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shrimp is bugs (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 44 points 6 months ago (5 children)

If land bugs were as meaty and tasty I’d be eating them too.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Dried grasshopper does really taste like prawn crackers.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Not sure whether this is about seafood or racism against District 9 residents.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

Well.. They are

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Feed meal worms oranges and then cook them up. Tasty!

[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Nah, they have parasites

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Perhaps, but you are aware that shrimp, lobster, crab and fish in general all have parasites too right? People get sick from seafood pretty often

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Those are sea parasites which cannot live in a human body for long. Land parasites are a different story.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I assume you mean they can have parasites, not they do. In which case, so can most things. People are fine with eating cows even though they can have parasites. I have never actually heard of any significant issue with eating insects. I've only heard of them being great protein options that require much fewer resources to produce.