• catsarebadpeople
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    349 months ago

    Oh I can explain it easily! One of them tastes good and the other one tastes bad. That’s pretty much it… Not sure how it’s so confusing though

    • @andy_wijaya_med
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      179 months ago

      Have you ever tried insects? Those who have have said that they taste good. They said it tastes like shrimp.

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        59 months ago

        Those who have have had a different day of taste buds. With insects you’re supposed to eat the exo skeleton, which is crunchy, but not nice. Then the meat is a bit nutty, is ok but the texture is off putting imho. Maybe eating your shrimp unpeeled would be a good equivalent.

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          79 months ago

          I eat shrimp unpeeled. Learned to do it from Vietnamese restaurants. It’s not bad! It saves a shitton of time peeling them, the spices are usually on the outside so you get more flavor, and the shell gives a nice crunch. I don’t eat the tailfins tho that’s dumb. They’re hard, pointy, and have no meat.

          That said… I advocate for finding ways to incorporate insects into western diets. I think we need to start a program to breed them for purpose though. Just like how bananas used to be small and full of seeds but were bred to what they are today. Breed a grubworm or something to be better eatin’ and grow them in huge quantities. But no way am I eating a roach.

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        39 months ago

        I’ve tried crickets and ants before and they were decent with a ton of seasoning but it sure as hell wasn’t as good as lobster.

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            69 months ago

            It’s a big deal in Oaxaca and they’re not bad. They add a ton of lime and salt and other seasonings. I had them when drinking Mezcal. The ants are really big too. Apparently they have like a spawning period where they’re just everywhere so you can just scoop them up and put them in a skillet really easily.

            Sorry to any actual big scientists. I’m sure I butchered that.

            • @andy_wijaya_med
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              29 months ago

              Can’t imagine if I were to eat ants. Grasshopper I can imagine. But ants… I come from Indonesia and there we have small ants that smell like shit…

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              29 months ago

              If I am to believe the tellings from It Came From The Desert, there could be ants as big as a house.

            • @andy_wijaya_med
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              19 months ago

              You’re right… Didn’t cross my mind. ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ