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What culture eats bats? It’s not a Chinese thing. So which ones do?

by tempsy 7y ago

_byed 7y ago
> What culture eats bats? > It’s not a Chinese thing. So which ones do? Upvote for asking without animosity. I appreciate you. Since you asked, > Bats are a food source for humans in some areas. Bats are consumed in various amounts in Seychelles, Indonesia, Vietnam, Guam, and in some other Asian and Pacific Rim countries and cultures.[1][2][3] In Guam, Mariana fruit bats (Pteropus mariannus) are considered a delicacy,[4][5] and a flying fox bat species was made endangered due to being hunted there.[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_as_food https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_as_food
- tempsy 7y ago
  So what is your point? That because a food source is considered by some people to be a delicacy means it’s racist to suggest that eating it is unwise given the public health risk? Foie Gras is banned in CA because it’s produced inhumanly and consider cruel. Is that action a form of racism against French culture?
  - _byed 7y ago
    Why do you keep suggesting racism here? Bigotry is the word, but if the food source isn't endangered (some bats are, some aren't) (edit: or produced cruelly, to your point), and if the education exists to safely prepare the food (e.g. cook it thoroughly to avoid pathogens), there's no real reason to dissuade routine consumption other than cultural biases or "ew that's gross," which frankly is the same thing. On the other hand, if the food tends to have high concentrations of compounds or substances that can cause harm with no easy mechanism to remove said compounds (think prions or e.g. mercury), then yes, now you have a substantial concern that justifies dissuading or banning consumption. Tldr: if you're gonna ban people from eating bats at all, do the same for chicken. Undercooked chicken can get you salmonella, live chicken might give you the flu, and you'll never know which bug might just be transmissible person to person, R0 > 1.
    - dang 7y ago
      Can you please stop now? It's just repeating itself, and we don't need more flamewar about bat eating.
      - _byed 7y ago
        Please delete (not [dead]) my comments on this thread.

What culture eats bats? It’s not a Chinese thing. So which ones do?

by tempsy 7y ago

What culture eats bats? It’s not a Chinese thing. So which ones do?

> What culture eats bats? > It’s not a Chinese thing. So which ones do? Upvote for asking without animosity. I appreciate you. Since you asked, > Bats are a food source for humans in some areas. Bats are consumed in various amounts in Seychelles, Indonesia, Vietnam, Guam, and in some other Asian and Pacific Rim countries and cultures.[1][2][3] In Guam, Mariana fruit bats (Pteropus mariannus) are considered a delicacy,[4][5] and a flying fox bat species was made endangered due to being hunted there.[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_as_food https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_as_food

tempsy 7y ago
So what is your point? That because a food source is considered by some people to be a delicacy means it’s racist to suggest that eating it is unwise given the public health risk? Foie Gras is banned in CA because it’s produced inhumanly and consider cruel. Is that action a form of racism against French culture?
- _byed 7y ago
  Why do you keep suggesting racism here? Bigotry is the word, but if the food source isn't endangered (some bats are, some aren't) (edit: or produced cruelly, to your point), and if the education exists to safely prepare the food (e.g. cook it thoroughly to avoid pathogens), there's no real reason to dissuade routine consumption other than cultural biases or "ew that's gross," which frankly is the same thing. On the other hand, if the food tends to have high concentrations of compounds or substances that can cause harm with no easy mechanism to remove said compounds (think prions or e.g. mercury), then yes, now you have a substantial concern that justifies dissuading or banning consumption. Tldr: if you're gonna ban people from eating bats at all, do the same for chicken. Undercooked chicken can get you salmonella, live chicken might give you the flu, and you'll never know which bug might just be transmissible person to person, R0 > 1.
  - dang 7y ago
    Can you please stop now? It's just repeating itself, and we don't need more flamewar about bat eating.
    - _byed 7y ago
      Please delete (not [dead]) my comments on this thread.