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>Lobster tasting good is a construct. I'm not really sure what this even means. I enjoy the taste of lobster, and the fact that it is no longer peasant food do
by ziddoap 2y ago
>Lobster tasting good is a construct.
I'm not really sure what this even means. I enjoy the taste of lobster, and the fact that it is no longer peasant food doesn't play any part in that.
- jamster02 2y agoThe fact that it is no longer peasant food doesn't consciously play any part in that.
- ziddoap 2y agoI ate lobster maybe 100+ times (and enjoyed it) before I learned that it used to be peasant food.
- suriya-ganesh 2y agoI think what the parent comment is saying is that, lobster was likely introduced as an elite/rare dish to people in the current century increasing the appeal
- cortesoft 2y agoThat is exactly the point they are trying to make... that you enjoyed it BECAUSE you thought of it as a delicacy and not as peasant food. I think the point is a little overwrought, really... while our expectation is part of what makes it taste good, it doesn't completely change what we think... there are a lot of foods that are considered delicacies that a lot of people don't like.
- ziddoap 2y ago>that you enjoyed it BECAUSE you thought of it as a delicacy and not as peasant food When I was a child, I didn't even know the word "delicacy" let alone have any concept of whether what I was eating was a delicacy or not.
- cortesoft 2y agoLike I said, I disagree with the person's overall thesis, just pointing out what they were trying to say.
- IOT_Apprentice 2y agoDoes that mean JD Vance will consume it? :)
- saghm 2y agoI think the point is that given the right social dynamics, some bugs that already are edible today could probably be considered fancy and tasty in a century or two. I might be the wrong person to ask though because I already find pretty much all seafood nauseating.