• @cm0002
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    91 month ago

    I’ve eaten cooked bugs before, properly prepared, it’s pretty good

    Can’t remember what kind of bug it was specifically, but I do remember it was fried

    • @MutilationWave
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      41 month ago

      Small crickets maybe? I haven’t had them in years but they’re delicious with the right seasoning.

      • jawa21
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        51 month ago

        They seemed to be a common enough ingredient in tacos for the short while I was in Mexico. They are pretty good.

        • @MutilationWave
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          51 month ago

          Yeah the ones I had were in Mexico. So crunchy and good with salt, lime, and chili.

      • @cm0002
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        41 month ago

        Sounds about right, I keep thinking Cockroaches, but I’d be too grossed out about those bastards so it was probably crickets lol

        • @MutilationWave
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          21 month ago

          I would never eat a fucking cockroach. Disgusting things.

    • Flying Squid
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      31 month ago

      I’ve eaten multiple types of insects. All but one (giant water bug, tasted way too much like juniper, which I hate) have been decent. Ants are kind of citrusy because of the formic acid. Meal worms and the beetle larvae I had were kind of nutty. The crickets I had were the style they do in Oaxaca, Mexico, which is fried with chile and lime, so it’s basically just crunchy chili lime flavor.

      Incidentally, you can get cricket flour, which is exactly what it sounds like. You can either use it as a flour substitute (it also has a nutty flavor) or blend it with plant-based flours and use it in a standard baking recipe either way. And you won’t get little legs stuck in your teeth or anything.