Talonflame (she/her)@lemmy.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agoIf all meat was banned except for bugs, would you eat bugs?message-squaremessage-square153fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareIf all meat was banned except for bugs, would you eat bugs?Talonflame (she/her)@lemmy.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square153fedilink
minus-squareMatch!!@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agohopefully we start breeding meatier bugs because the insects I’ve eaten have been like 90% shell
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoPretty sure shellfish are pretty meaty in comparison. They are also often not very fussy over what you feed them.
minus-squareScrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoI’ve had crickets. As a snack, they’re not bad honestly with the crunch. Mine had a BBQ flavor added
minus-squareMothra@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·16 days agoI’ve tried them without flavoring just fried and they resemble a lot that crispy layer of connective tissue that you get on ribs. So BBQ is probably a great pairing with that.
minus-squarePyr@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·16 days agoAt that point just eat popcorn, you’re mostly eating it as a delivery device for the added sauces/spices.
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoCould say that about a lot of things. Rice is a delivery device for soy sauce
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·16 days agoI think larvae are usually pretty meaty but yeah, there’s a reason why shrimp and lobster are so much more popular than insects.
hopefully we start breeding meatier bugs because the insects I’ve eaten have been like 90% shell
Pretty sure shellfish are pretty meaty in comparison. They are also often not very fussy over what you feed them.
I’ve had crickets. As a snack, they’re not bad honestly with the crunch. Mine had a BBQ flavor added
I’ve tried them without flavoring just fried and they resemble a lot that crispy layer of connective tissue that you get on ribs. So BBQ is probably a great pairing with that.
At that point just eat popcorn, you’re mostly eating it as a delivery device for the added sauces/spices.
Could say that about a lot of things. Rice is a delivery device for soy sauce
I think larvae are usually pretty meaty
but yeah, there’s a reason why shrimp and lobster are so much more popular than insects.