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UN urges world to eat more insects

PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,962
edited May 2013 in A Moving Train
They've got a point... If someone can somehow make insects appealing to me as a food item or ingredient, I'll get on board.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-22508439
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  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    it's probably less gross nutritionally than bologna, but still.....bzzzzz.....BZZZZZZ....SWAT.......mmmm......snack time!

    no, not gonna happen.
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  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    And now the questions -

    Do I kill them?
    Become their friend?
    Do I eat them?
    Raw or well done?
    Do I trick them?
    I don't think they're that dumb

    (insects are beyond badass but I couldn't ingest them........tickle my nausea :) )
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,079
    I knew a guy in middle school who had a bag of french fried grasshoppers in his lunch one day. He kept pestering me to try one and it just freaked me out. I mean, they were grasshoppers for cryin' out loud! But I finally gave in and tried one and, oh my god, I've never had a tastier treat in my life. They were DELICIOUS! Really and true!
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  • JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    brianlux wrote:
    I knew a guy in middle school who had a bag of french fried grasshoppers in his lunch one day. He kept pestering me to try one and it just freaked me out. I mean, they were grasshoppers for cryin' out loud! But I finally gave in and tried one and, oh my god, I've never had a tastier treat in my life. They were DELICIOUS! Really and true!

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  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,962
    hedonist wrote:
    And now the questions -

    Do I kill them?
    Become their friend?
    Do I eat them?
    Raw or well done?
    Do I trick them?
    I don't think they're that dumb

    (insects are beyond badass but I couldn't ingest them........tickle my nausea :) )
    :D
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,962
    brianlux wrote:
    I knew a guy in middle school who had a bag of french fried grasshoppers in his lunch one day. He kept pestering me to try one and it just freaked me out. I mean, they were grasshoppers for cryin' out loud! But I finally gave in and tried one and, oh my god, I've never had a tastier treat in my life. They were DELICIOUS! Really and true!
    Well there you go.... I mean, just about anything deep fried and crispy is good, so.... I think that is restaurants started serving that, enough adventurous people would try them, and it could catch on... attitudes would slowly start to change. Eventually, the heebie-jeebies would fade out. It really does seem like a good idea to me..... that said, I'd be one of the people whose attitude would have to change. My first time eating bugs would likely be quite a scene. :lol: I did have chocolate covered ants once, but it doesn't really count ; they were just blobs of chocolate with a tiny ant inside that you couldn't see or taste really.
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  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    I knew a guy in middle school who had a bag of french fried grasshoppers in his lunch one day. He kept pestering me to try one and it just freaked me out. I mean, they were grasshoppers for cryin' out loud! But I finally gave in and tried one and, oh my god, I've never had a tastier treat in my life. They were DELICIOUS! Really and true!
    Well there you go.... I mean, just about anything deep fried and crispy is good, so.... I think that is restaurants started serving that, enough adventurous people would try them, and it could catch on... attitudes would slowly start to change. Eventually, the heebie-jeebies would fade out. It really does seem like a good idea to me..... that said, I'd be one of the people whose attitude would have to change. My first time eating bugs would likely be quite a scene. :lol: I did have chocolate covered ants once, but it doesn't really count ; they were just blobs of chocolate with a tiny ant inside that you couldn't see or taste really.
    But...deep-fried and crispy is fine, on the outside. I don't eat it often, but damned if I love some freshly fried stuff.

    However...as relates to bugs?

    THE INSIDES COULD BE WARM GOO.

    Oh god, talk about heebie-jeebies!

    (I am such a pussy when it comes to this)
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,079
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    I knew a guy in middle school who had a bag of french fried grasshoppers in his lunch one day. He kept pestering me to try one and it just freaked me out. I mean, they were grasshoppers for cryin' out loud! But I finally gave in and tried one and, oh my god, I've never had a tastier treat in my life. They were DELICIOUS! Really and true!

    Did you notice any increase in your vertical leap? :P

    :lol::lol::lol:
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  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    brianlux wrote:
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    I knew a guy in middle school who had a bag of french fried grasshoppers in his lunch one day. He kept pestering me to try one and it just freaked me out. I mean, they were grasshoppers for cryin' out loud! But I finally gave in and tried one and, oh my god, I've never had a tastier treat in my life. They were DELICIOUS! Really and true!

    Did you notice any increase in your vertical leap? :P

    :lol::lol::lol:
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  • ed243421ed243421 Posts: 7,659
    Cockroach breakfasts for everyone
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  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    Shoot a nuke down a bug hole, you got a lot of dead bugs.
  • guypjfreakguypjfreak Posts: 2,281
    yes please id have no worries eating insects i love the advert where the bloke gathers cockroaches then sells them to the young girl that then wants hundreds and thousands sprinkled o them :lol::lol:
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    insects are too fascinating to me for me to eat them.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,079
    Sometimes I want to eat worms. (Or pound sand.)
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    brianlux wrote:
    Sometimes I want to eat worms. (Or pound sand.)

    whats pound sand?
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
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  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,962
    catefrances wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    Sometimes I want to eat worms. (Or pound sand.)

    whats pound sand?
    Up your ass. :lol:
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    Sometimes I want to eat worms. (Or pound sand.)

    whats pound sand?
    Up your ass. :lol:


    that's gross.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,079
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    Sometimes I want to eat worms. (Or pound sand.)

    whats pound sand?
    Up your ass. :lol:

    Just what I need right now:

    "Um, Doctor, I think I've got impacted sand up my butt."
    "No need to sorry, son. Eat two pounds of worms and call me in the morning."
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  • callencallen Posts: 6,388
    brianlux wrote:
    I knew a guy in middle school who had a bag of french fried grasshoppers in his lunch one day. He kept pestering me to try one and it just freaked me out. I mean, they were grasshoppers for cryin' out loud! But I finally gave in and tried one and, oh my god, I've never had a tastier treat in my life. They were DELICIOUS! Really and true!

    Went to Mexico and hung with locals. Had a bowl of grasshopers and everyone was eating them with exception of me, They were spicy and seemed to go perfect with tequila, beer and lime. If I have the chance again, will try them. Well with the tequla and beer. :mrgreen:
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  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,962
    catefrances wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    catefrances wrote:

    whats pound sand?
    Up your ass. :lol:


    that's gross.
    :lol: It's the same as go F yourself - "Go pound sand." (Not you :lol: )
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  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,079
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:

    whats pound sand?
    Up your ass. :lol:



    :lol: It's the same as go F yourself - "Go pound sand." (Not you :lol: )

    Correctamundo!
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