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An evolutionary perspective is the wrong perspective; there exist plenty of cultures where bugs are not considered disgusting.
by Qwertystop 7y ago
An evolutionary perspective is the wrong perspective; there exist plenty of cultures where bugs are not considered disgusting.
- benj111 7y agoCochineal is generally acceptable in western cultures, so there are obviously certain insects acceptable to otherwise non insect eating cultures. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochineal https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochineal
- Falling3 7y agoIt's not acceptable in my experience. People are just ignorant to the fact that this is an ingredient.
- benj111 7y agoI think it occupies the same sort of place as factory farming and Turkey Twizzlers. People know about it but prefer not to think about it. You don't get the tabloids announcing the 'hidden insects in our food' either. I suppose you could argue the acceptability of it? people get on with their lives and diets though, it doesn't occupy the same space as eating maggots, can we agree on that.
- astura 7y agoTurkey Twizzlers?
- benj111 7y agoHighly processed, contain just 34% turkey, rose to (in)fame on the back of Jamie Oliver's series on school dinners in the UK. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_Twizzlers https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_Twizzlers
- Falling3 7y agoI talk to a lot of people about animal products in our food and the treatment of those animals. In my experience, I really disagree that we're talking about the same phenomenon.
- nickserv 7y agoI find it odd that some people will eat snails (culturally acceptable) but are disgusted by crickets.
- astura 7y agoYeah, like... Seattle? Toasted grasshoppers are fairly popular at Mariners games. https://www.si.com/eats/2017/07/06/seattle-mariners-grasshoppers-ballpark-food-safeco-field https://www.si.com/eats/2017/07/06/seattle-mariners-grasshop...