Community Chat

[Sooner]

Squid, snails, mountain oysters, sheep's eyeballs, liver, snakes, oysters, tripe, eels, head cheese, haggis, chitin's, etc.  It's all good to someone!  

[Sunshine Kate]

There's a lot of "food" eaten in other countries that is much worse than this.  

[Carmie]

I have been to a few countries in Asia.  People in China and VIet Nam eat insects as a snack.  It is not unusual to see deep fried crickets being sold in paper cups and eaten like popcorn.

I have read that insects are a great source of protein and low in fat. They are a super food.  It is predicted that they will become a main source of food in the future.

In China, we went to a street market.  They sold all types of foods that were odd to me.  As we were leaving, we were sandwiched between a crowd.  I kept smelling something that made my mouth water.  It smelled so good.  I kept looking around to see where the smell was coming from.

Finally, I noticed two teen boys eating a small snake off of a wooden skewer.  " snake to go". They each had one. The smell was intoxicating, but I didn't bite.( pun )

I guess it depends what you grew up eating as to the normalcy of it.

I have a Jewish friend who actually gags at the look and smell of a cheeseburger. To him it is so gross and he has never had one, nor does he want one.   Because of religious reasons, he doesn't mix beef with dairy.

[suzyQ3]

Simply cultural differences. I bet they think some of our choices are pretty yucky.

[Kachina624]

People in other cultures eat some nasty stuff.  However they'd probably say the same of us if they read the label on a can of Vienna sausages.

[mistriTsquirrel]

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@goldensrbest wrote:

Gee, thanks for sharing!!!!!

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[Mominohio]

I guess we better get used to it, as eating insects it being pushed as a new normal. 

No thanks!

[lovesrecess]

eww
Wikipedia is not reliable and anyone can edit it...don't bother with it.

[beach-mom]

I taught in Japan and traveled around some of the country. I won't tell you some of the things I saw eaten. I did try some things I never thought I would. I never saw insects served though. I drew the line when I went on a trip to the mountains with a tour group. Dinner was provided. I sat down and watched as they served me a whole baby bird. That was the only time I actually felt physically sick after seeing something on my plate. I covered it with a napkin and didn't eat anything else on the plate. None of the gaijins (foreigners) sitting around me ate the bird. 

[pitdakota]

Well on the positive side, I guess that means there are fewer numbers of those critters flying around.