3 ms·
If you're ever in Tokyo, the Meguro Parasitological Museum is genuinely worth a visit although maybe don't go straight out for sushi afterwards as we did. Pict
by rwmj 2y ago
If you're ever in Tokyo, the Meguro Parasitological Museum is genuinely worth a visit although maybe don't go straight out for sushi afterwards as we did.
Pictures of parasites: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/meguro-parasitological-museum https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/meguro-parasitological-m...
- throwup238 2y agoNow you’ve got me curious… are parasites part of any culture’s diet? I’m assuming human parasites are a hard no since it’d be like mainlining the eggs, but are there any parasitic species that we eat? There’s probably more plant ones like huitlacoche but I can’t think of any edible animal parasite. I know there’s Ophiocordyceps sinensis which attacks caterpillars but that’s more traditional medicine than food.
- xyzzy_plugh 2y agoI think you mean parasites that we purposefully eat, but there are parasites everywhere. If you eat raw, or cooked fish, there's a reasonable chance you've eaten (hopefully dead) parasites. But not all parasites are harmful to humans, so you tend to hear less about those.
- philshem 2y agoHere are some examples of parasites that are purposely eaten by humans: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/five-parasitic-species-some-people-love-eat-180951340/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/five-parasitic-spe...
- Pompidou 2y agoBécasse paté with tapeworms in France ??? I m french and never Heard of this. And I can't find anything in french about this on internet. I'm sceptical...
- WillyF 2y agoI asked a French friend who comes from a long line of hunters. He'd never heard of it either. There are quite a few French woodcock preparations that include eating the guts, but I've never heard anything about tapeworms. I've also cleaned quite a few American woodcock, and I have never seen a tapeworm in the innards.
- rwmj 2y agoThere's an excellent answer already, but I would like to add mushrooms, since some of them are parasitic (eg ones that grow on trees). So I think: shiitake mushrooms.