I seriously don’t get this. I hate crabs (in the culinary sense), they look disgusting, couldn’t eat them. How are people not disgusted by them?
I’m also kind of a bug-phobe tbf
smk666 on
Arthropods, not anthropods.
ol-gormsby on
When the water police pull human bodies out the water, have a guess what they’re covered in……..
If you guessed prawns/shrimp, congratulations! Now you know what they feed on.
Don’t ever, ever, ever buy river prawns caught downstream of a town or city.
adamhanson on
I I’ve seen the giant worm parasites come out of crickets. It’s last on my list of radicle well behind straight grass.
I’ve been saying this forever. They are giant underwater bugs. They have an exoskeleton and goo on the inside. Some things should be off the menu, regardless of taste, because it’s “lowly”, parasite filled, disgusting, or intelligent (pigs).
ChaZcaTriX on
Sea arthropods have massive muscular tails and claws that are easy to chop off, clean, and they’re 95% delicious meat.
Land arthropods have a lot of armor and guts, and little meat.
not_ondrugs on
I don’t eat the sea cockroaches!!!
No_Pea1499 on
Sea bugs are large enough to have substantial meat in them, and once cooked, they have the texture/taste of actual meat. I haven’t eaten a bug, but I’d wager they don’t have much actual meat in them, and you’d be crunching on exoskeleton.
redsterXVI on
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cire1184 on
I’ve had crickets ants and scorpion. They taste fine. Edible I guess.
I’ve had Crab, Shrimp, Sea Urchin, Lobster, and crawfish. They taste fucking delicious! I don’t know if it’s the coming method but aquatic bugs taste way better than terrestrial bugs.
Edit: I’m leaving it but that should say cooking somewhere in there.
andrewens on
so people who do eat arthropods are not human?
ConfusionWrong2260 on
r/ShrimpsIsBugs
Sturmgewehrshit on
OHH SHUT UP, I’VE SEEN THIS SOO MANY TIMES SEA ARE YUMMY BUT THE LANDS ARE YUCKY BUT EDIBLE, WOULD I EAT IT? YEAH IF IT’S FOR SURVIVAL OR SOMETHING BUT MAN SHRIMP ARE FAR BETTER
hestalorian on
No accounting for taste
juuhokei on
Well the sea-ones taste good and the land-ones either poison us or are pests.
mejok on
I have often referred to crabs as “sea spiders.” I know if is not scientifically correct, but that’s what they look like.
ScrotesMaGoates13 on
Some cultures cook earth arthropods too
AdZealousideal4011 on
Scorpions, beetles, crickets. A delicacy in Thaïland… Also maggots are appreciated, little bit like chestnuts puree.
philnolan3d on
I don’t eat sea bugs if I can see the legs and all. Shrimp are fine if they’re already prepared.
HollowPhoenix on
It’s the salt water, gives em flavour
MakMayank on
The sea is not part of earth … Noted.
moniris on
Cropping pictures isn’t hard at all
bigfeetsmallpp on
Because unlike cockroaches lobster and shrimp and crab aren’t wont give me diseases
DeathRobotOfDoom on
What in the vegan propaganda is this??
First of all some groups of people do eat scorpions and other similar arthropods (with an R). One reason most of us don’t is lack of exposure, but also there’s the idea that we developed an evolutionary repulsion towards them and similar bugs to prevent consuming pathogens and parasites.
In contrast, marine arthropods are much safer and way more nutritious, and just an easy source of food if you live near the coast. Crustaceans have dense muscles that we can actually eat and enjoy because they’re delicious and probably because they’re delicious, they made their way to everyone’s table. Arachnids, scorpions etc need quite a bit more work to make them palatable.
Does that clear it up? This is at best interesting “funny”…
Mooptiom on
These are not remotely comparable as food.
SafariNZ on
Bear Grills ate a weta and said it was the worst thing he had *ever* tasted.
morbihann on
Anthropods are like vast majority of all animals though.
MeanEYE on
Yeah, same logic with chickens and finches.
Dainiad on
I scream at both.
daskalou on
Yeah but the sea ones come pre-washed
SillyLiving on
“restaurants hate this one simple trick”
DlpsYks on
Pound per pound, we pay less for the ones we eat.
itzyourmother on
Behold!! Throk….
Plus-Weakness-2624 on
racism
tanafras on
My girlfriend hates it when she’s eating shrimp and I call them “sea bugs”.
“How’s the sea bugs today dear? Would you like some grasshoppers, a little surf and turf?”
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I’ve heard fried crickets taste excellent. Grubs, too.
I seriously don’t get this. I hate crabs (in the culinary sense), they look disgusting, couldn’t eat them. How are people not disgusted by them?
I’m also kind of a bug-phobe tbf
Arthropods, not anthropods.
When the water police pull human bodies out the water, have a guess what they’re covered in……..
If you guessed prawns/shrimp, congratulations! Now you know what they feed on.
Don’t ever, ever, ever buy river prawns caught downstream of a town or city.
I I’ve seen the giant worm parasites come out of crickets. It’s last on my list of radicle well behind straight grass.
I’ve been saying this forever. They are giant underwater bugs. They have an exoskeleton and goo on the inside. Some things should be off the menu, regardless of taste, because it’s “lowly”, parasite filled, disgusting, or intelligent (pigs).
Sea arthropods have massive muscular tails and claws that are easy to chop off, clean, and they’re 95% delicious meat.
Land arthropods have a lot of armor and guts, and little meat.
I don’t eat the sea cockroaches!!!
Sea bugs are large enough to have substantial meat in them, and once cooked, they have the texture/taste of actual meat. I haven’t eaten a bug, but I’d wager they don’t have much actual meat in them, and you’d be crunching on exoskeleton.
_Asia (and others) have entered the chat_
I’ve had crickets ants and scorpion. They taste fine. Edible I guess.
I’ve had Crab, Shrimp, Sea Urchin, Lobster, and crawfish. They taste fucking delicious! I don’t know if it’s the coming method but aquatic bugs taste way better than terrestrial bugs.
Edit: I’m leaving it but that should say cooking somewhere in there.
so people who do eat arthropods are not human?
r/ShrimpsIsBugs
OHH SHUT UP, I’VE SEEN THIS SOO MANY TIMES SEA ARE YUMMY BUT THE LANDS ARE YUCKY BUT EDIBLE, WOULD I EAT IT? YEAH IF IT’S FOR SURVIVAL OR SOMETHING BUT MAN SHRIMP ARE FAR BETTER
No accounting for taste
Well the sea-ones taste good and the land-ones either poison us or are pests.
I have often referred to crabs as “sea spiders.” I know if is not scientifically correct, but that’s what they look like.
Some cultures cook earth arthropods too
Scorpions, beetles, crickets. A delicacy in Thaïland… Also maggots are appreciated, little bit like chestnuts puree.
I don’t eat sea bugs if I can see the legs and all. Shrimp are fine if they’re already prepared.
It’s the salt water, gives em flavour
The sea is not part of earth … Noted.
Cropping pictures isn’t hard at all
Because unlike cockroaches lobster and shrimp and crab aren’t wont give me diseases
What in the vegan propaganda is this??
First of all some groups of people do eat scorpions and other similar arthropods (with an R). One reason most of us don’t is lack of exposure, but also there’s the idea that we developed an evolutionary repulsion towards them and similar bugs to prevent consuming pathogens and parasites.
In contrast, marine arthropods are much safer and way more nutritious, and just an easy source of food if you live near the coast. Crustaceans have dense muscles that we can actually eat and enjoy because they’re delicious and probably because they’re delicious, they made their way to everyone’s table. Arachnids, scorpions etc need quite a bit more work to make them palatable.
Does that clear it up? This is at best interesting “funny”…
These are not remotely comparable as food.
Bear Grills ate a weta and said it was the worst thing he had *ever* tasted.
Anthropods are like vast majority of all animals though.
Yeah, same logic with chickens and finches.
I scream at both.
Yeah but the sea ones come pre-washed
“restaurants hate this one simple trick”
Pound per pound, we pay less for the ones we eat.
Behold!! Throk….
racism
My girlfriend hates it when she’s eating shrimp and I call them “sea bugs”.
“How’s the sea bugs today dear? Would you like some grasshoppers, a little surf and turf?”
“Stop it, that’s gross.”
“But accurate. So, was that a yes?”
<<sigh, eyeroll>> [munch munch munch] *glare*
She really loves her shrimp too.