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How about some Mopane Worms? They're like Wichetty grubs, except covered in big spikes so they kind of hurt your soft palette, and they taste like dead leaves and mold. I ate these visiting family in Africa when I was six.
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ToxicSlurpee posted:It also doesn't help that a poo poo load of people are squeamish and think bugs are icky. A lot of them are mostly sugar so they can become candy. Chocolate-covered ants are pretty good. That's what I mean by making them seem appetizing. Most people can't get past the idea of eating bugs because they find them to be gross. Personally I don't mind most bugs but I still probably wouldn't eat them just because I don't typically like food that has a really crunchy exterior. So an exoskeleton probably wouldn't sit well with me. I don't want to eat anything alive them, even a grub. That's nothing compared to some of the things I've heard being eaten alive, like "Three Squeaks" mice. Not sure if that story is actually true and I don't care to find out.
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p-hop posted:They also don't have legs and mandibles and other pointy bits. I've had crickets and mealworms from a novelty store all cooked up and seasoned like potato chips or peanuts. The crunchy texture is pleasant but having sharp lil insect bits pierce your gums is not. You're meant to just eat those whole in one bite you heathen. But yes the head is the best part of shrimps.
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Mar 9, 2015 02:22
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Noslo posted:LA beast is a competitive eater/youtuber and a guilty pleasure in a The video of him eating (and then puking) whole unchewed hotdogs is amazing and deserves to be in a museum.
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Mar 9, 2015 02:29
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slingshot effect posted:The video of him eating (and then puking) whole unchewed hotdogs is amazing and deserves to be in a museum.  his recent one where he tried eating 54 eggs while hanging upside down then puked them all up in a skillet and made an omelette and ate it was close to being too much. baram. has a new favorite as of 02:37 on Mar 9, 2015 |
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Mar 9, 2015 02:34
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Rigged Death Trap posted:The Australian bush is one step away from being kindling. What if it's a day of total fire ban? 
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Rigged Death Trap posted:The Australian bush is one step away from being kindling. Because they taste fine and aren't dangerous to eat raw. The mark of the bad survivalist is unnecessary energy expenditure when gathering food - and building fire without matches or a lighter takes a lot of energy. On top of that, the witchetty grub is from central Australia, which you may recognize as being home to one of the largest and least hospitable deserts in the world, with a lot of areas of relatively little plant life and fuel for good fires.
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Mar 9, 2015 04:41
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Tiggum posted:What if it's a day of total fire ban? Which is like every day for most parts of the year here, really.
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Internet Kraken posted:Personally I don't mind most bugs but I still probably wouldn't eat them just because I don't typically like food that has a really crunchy exterior. So an exoskeleton probably wouldn't sit well with me. 
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How about some beondegi? Also known as stinky-rear end silkworm larvae: Sometimes they shoot goo in your mouth!  I...do not care for them. Also, I have contributed to the thread. I was forced to do a "cooking class" in last year's winter English camp. I refuse to let third graders near fire, and I don't see the point in forcing 25 kids to line up to use a single microwave, so I needed stuff that didn't involve actual cooking. Enter "pizza sandwiches": Ritz crackers, sliced ham, shredded mozzarella, ketchup, and a sprinkling of basil. Sadly, they were pretty drat tasty. EDIT: OH GOD THIS loving LIST http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelysanders/lowbrow-brilliant-bagels#.oo6RJ3nmg 
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bringmyfishback posted:Also, I have contributed to the thread. I was forced to do a "cooking class" in last year's winter English camp. I refuse to let third graders near fire, and I don't see the point in forcing 25 kids to line up to use a single microwave, so I needed stuff that didn't involve actual cooking. Enter "pizza sandwiches": Ritz crackers, sliced ham, shredded mozzarella, ketchup, and a sprinkling of basil. Sadly, they were pretty drat tasty. That's pretty ingenious. I bet the kids had a blast making them. THE MAID-RITE  If you're thinking "wow that looks like something poor folk eat in the Midwestern U.S.," you're correct! Maid-Rite is a chain of restaurants that specializes in "loose meat" sandwiches. They're pretty cheap and surprisingly tasty for being steamed Grade D ground beef on a plain bun. They make a Texas BBQ sandwich that has onions and pickles on it and is drenched in barbeque sauce. I'm not a messy eater, but I need a change of clothes and a shower after one of those things--it gets everywhere.
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This always, always, always comes up when people say they wouldn't eat bugs. You know what the big difference between bugs and shellfish is? You take the shell off the crab/lobster.
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PubicMice posted:You know what the big difference between bugs and shellfish is? A lifetime of being told that one is vermin and the other is food. Yes, logically insects are a great source of protein and have other things going for them as a food stuff, but (in the US at least) people are taught from a very young age that bugs are not food. People in this thread acting weirded out that a group of people who have been taught that "bugs!=food" dont find bugs appealing are either being intentionally dense or are genuinely stupid. That's also the reason why when I was overseas I'd just order whatever looked good without trying to get a translation. I've eaten and enjoyed things that I never would have eaten if I had known what was in it.
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grumplestiltzkin posted:A lifetime of being told that one is vermin and the other is food. Do you eat the shell?
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On soft shelled crabs, sure.
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Is there anywhere in the world where arachnids are raised and eaten right after they shed their exoskeleton? I'd try softshell scorpion or something.
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I mean yeah, shellfish are basically giant ocean bugs. But that's also kind of the point. A lobster is big enough where I can get decent cuts of meat off. With a grub or somethin it's so small that you're eating the whole body. Because I wouldn't eat the whole body of a lobster either. Or even a normal animal like a chicken for that matter.
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Mar 9, 2015 22:37
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Clotted Cream. I don't care if it tastes, looks, and smells delicious, every time I hear the name I want to throw up. Those are two words that should never be next to each other. And "clotted" really shouldn't be an adjective in anything I'm eating, thank you very much.
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Mar 9, 2015 22:48
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The best case scenario of eating a land bug is basically that they taste like a nut of some kind, which is made redundant by the fact that nuts exist. Land insects are just not a very good food
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Mar 9, 2015 23:47
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My only bug-eating experiences thus far have been a chocolate-covered scorpion bought online and some Madagascar hissing cockroaches boiled in chicken broth with some other spices. The scorpion tasted ok I guess, albeit I did cut the roof of my mouth on the chitin. The cockroaches had been fed apples and aquarium fish food, so naturally they ended up tasting like fish food.  I'd still like to try some fried ants or crickets or something, they always look so delicious in the pictures 
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Catpain Slack posted:My only bug-eating experiences thus far have been a chocolate-covered scorpion bought online and some Madagascar hissing cockroaches boiled in chicken broth with some other spices. Ants taste like formic acid, and suck no matter how they are prepared. I always get cricket legs stuck between my teeth. Baked mealworms with just a smigeon of cheese can taste like Doritos. The Goon's choice of insects.
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:That's pretty ingenious. I bet the kids had a blast making them. Well it's no Steak n Shake but thanks to them I do enjoy plain scrambled hamburger. Good stuff.
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Is....is that toothpaste??
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Mar 10, 2015 04:10
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Two mince pies? They spoil me.
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Mar 10, 2015 04:12
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I like to think the green layer is just a guess.
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Mar 10, 2015 04:17
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaICKru7DfQ this weirdo liked it I believe they also sold out. Pomp has a new favorite as of 04:31 on Mar 10, 2015 |
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Dinty Moore, or dog vomit? You decide!
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Wasn't that the one some guy made as a joke and then found out to his surprise that there was an actual demand for it?
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Mar 10, 2015 04:47
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Dienes posted:Ants taste like formic acid, and suck no matter how they are prepared. Why... why would an ant taste like formic acid... such mysteries....
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Mar 10, 2015 05:02
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I know, right? It doesn't taste like formica at all
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Mar 10, 2015 05:09
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Dinty Moore Beef Stew looks and smells like actual dog food, but I'd be a liar if I said I haven't eaten my fair share of it.
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Mar 10, 2015 05:38
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sirbeefalot posted:Dinty Moore, or dog vomit? You decide! Only one way to find out! [CHOMP] Oh, thank god, it's dog vomit!
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grumplestiltzkin posted:That's also the reason why when I was overseas I'd just order whatever looked good without trying to get a translation. I've eaten and enjoyed things that I never would have eaten if I had known what was in it. Where can I buy this? I'd probably only eat it once, but I want to try it.
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sirbeefalot posted:Dinty Moore, or dog vomit? You decide! Placenta.
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Low Desert Punk posted:Dinty Moore Beef Stew looks and smells like actual dog food, but I'd be a liar if I said I haven't eaten my fair share of it. I loved that poo poo as a kid. I still eat it once in a while, it's like a disgusting trip down memory lane.
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Pick posted:Why... why would an ant taste like formic acid... such mysteries.... Qui est iocus
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