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> Does being a “bug” justify being boiled alive? It's quite a leap to go from "crabs and lobsters are basically bugs" to "being a bug justify being boiled aliv
by inportb 5y ago
> Does being a “bug” justify being boiled alive?
It's quite a leap to go from "crabs and lobsters are basically bugs" to "being a bug justify being boiled alive."
No. Please don't boil your arthropods alive. Kill your crabs and lobsters, swiftly, before cooking them. Be thankful for their sacrifice. I promise you it doesn't change the flavor or texture or nutrition.
- ClumsyPilot 5y ago"Kill your crabs and lobsters, swiftly, before cooking them" How do you actually do that? I mean it as a practical question
- barsonme 5y agoStick a knife in the base of the lobster’s neck. Literally.
- ofrzeta 5y agoI don't know about crabs but there's something called "high pressure lobster" where the animal is killed very swiftly through very high pressure soon on the boat. While I am not sure about this is being more humane than throwing it in boiling water (cf. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29301843 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29301843) there's also the question of keeping lobsters alive for a long time all the way from catch through the market while keeping their claws tied etc.