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Shrimp and roaches are pretty much the same thing..one lives in the ocean, the other on land...
by RmDen 8y ago
Shrimp and roaches are pretty much the same thing..one lives in the ocean, the other on land...
- devy 8y agoHonest question: how so?
- abawany 8y agoI am fairly sure I am not alone in a severe and visceral aversion to roaches whereas shrimp excite no such sentiment. I have always wondered why that is - it seems so irrational. Also, roaches have some capabilities that make them somewhat special [1] - let's hope the super-size trend that applies to other farmed products does not make its way to this creature. [1] http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141021-the-fastest-insect-in-the-world http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141021-the-fastest-insect-i...
- Johnny555 8y agoFew people turn on the kitchen light and see dozens of shrimp scurry away under the kitchen cabinets. If I thought shrimp was crawling all of my food, I might be more adverse to shrimp. Instead, I've only seen shrimp as food. Plus many people have never seen live or even raw shrimp - their only exposure is the tasty red shrimp body on their plate (or freezer bag), not the pale grey translucent body with many legs, big eyes and antenna. They are certainly a lot less appetizing in their natural state.
- mawburn 8y agoI've heard people refer to diving for lobsters in South Florida as diving for "bugs". It kind of makes you think of them differently.
- taigeair 8y agoInteresting fact - "Lobster was also commonly served in prisons, much to the displeasure of inmates. American lobster was initially deemed worthy only of being used as fertilizer or fish bait, and until well into the 20th century, it was not viewed as more than a low-priced canned staple food." Perception is key. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobster
- joncrane 8y agoI read that a big part of this sentiment was because it was all ground up, shell, guts, and all, when served.
- John_KZ 8y agoIt's not an accident. Roaches carry diseases that infect humans. They feed on human faeces when they get access to sewage, and they often do. Shrimps are bottom feeders too, but while I'm not an expert, I believe that the great difference of the pathogens common at sea and those found in land is the reason we're not very disgusted of shrimps. Personally I'm also not very disgusted by those meaty worms that people in Africa and the Amazon eat. They don't look appetizing, but also not very disgusting. Maybe it's an accident or cultural bias, but I strongly believe that cockroaches and similar incests are disgusting because we're hardcoded to find them disgusting. I'm sure even kids do, before any influence.
- leshow 8y agoThey aren't even close, shrimp have actual soft flesh and tissue. The only characteristic I can really see them sharing is they have an exoskeleton.
- ianamartin 8y agoShrimp don't fly around and chase you either.