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Some insects are delicious. Tarantulas taste like shrimp or lobster, without all the shell [1]. Ants taste great with flour [2]. You can't tell the difference a

Some insects are delicious. Tarantulas taste like shrimp or lobster, without all the shell [1]. Ants taste great with flour [2]. You can't tell the difference after cooking and spicing. [1] http://www.thedailymeal.com/deep-fried-tarantula http://www.thedailymeal.com/deep-fried-tarantula [2] http://flavorsofbrazil.blogspot.com.br/2011/11/recipe-ica-farofa.html http://flavorsofbrazil.blogspot.com.br/2011/11/recipe-ica-fa...

ceejayoz 12y ago
Congratulations, you've contested the point by completely ignoring it.
- blisterpeanuts 12y ago
  So what? He provides interesting material. Why the need to attack?
  - ceejayoz 12y ago
    The thread started with: > You would never know the difference between say, a sausage patty, a veggie sausage patty, and an insect sausage patty. The argument is not "insects can't be tasty", the argument is "insects may indeed be tasty but people can taste that it's not beef/chicken". Given that people can tell the difference between, say, grass fed and grain fed beef, the claim that an insect or vegetable-based alternative will be indistinguishable needs more evidence than "nuh uh!"
    - hcarvalhoalves 12y ago
      I'm pointing some insects can be indistinguishable from other kind of meat, if not sausages. Tarantulas taste like shrimp or lobster, ants with flour taste like pork because it's fried in fat. And I've eaten those if that's enough evidence, it's available in my country. Seriously, that response of yours was uncalled for. This is not a pissing contest.
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lisper 12y ago
The Typhoon restaurant (http://typhoon.biz/ http://typhoon.biz/) serves insects. They have a whole insect section on their menu. I tried the Taiwanese crickets once. They were quite tasty: crunchy and nutty. I highly recommend giving it a whirl if you're in Santa Monica.
GFK_of_xmaspast 12y ago
Tarantulas aren't insects.
- hcarvalhoalves 12y ago
  Right, my mistake. In my native language "insect" is common name for any bug. "Some arthropods are delicious" then.
  - hga 12y ago
    But that's too wide: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malacostraca http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malacostraca (shrimp, crabs, lobster!) "Insect" is acceptable for those willing to be a little loose for the sake of this sort of discussion. "Bug" is better.

ceejayoz 12y ago

Congratulations, you've contested the point by completely ignoring it.

blisterpeanuts 12y ago
So what? He provides interesting material. Why the need to attack?
- ceejayoz 12y ago
  The thread started with: > You would never know the difference between say, a sausage patty, a veggie sausage patty, and an insect sausage patty. The argument is not "insects can't be tasty", the argument is "insects may indeed be tasty but people can taste that it's not beef/chicken". Given that people can tell the difference between, say, grass fed and grain fed beef, the claim that an insect or vegetable-based alternative will be indistinguishable needs more evidence than "nuh uh!"
  - hcarvalhoalves 12y ago
    I'm pointing some insects can be indistinguishable from other kind of meat, if not sausages. Tarantulas taste like shrimp or lobster, ants with flour taste like pork because it's fried in fat. And I've eaten those if that's enough evidence, it's available in my country. Seriously, that response of yours was uncalled for. This is not a pissing contest.
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lisper 12y ago

The Typhoon restaurant (http://typhoon.biz/ http://typhoon.biz/) serves insects. They have a whole insect section on their menu. I tried the Taiwanese crickets once. They were quite tasty: crunchy and nutty. I highly recommend giving it a whirl if you're in Santa Monica.

GFK_of_xmaspast 12y ago

Tarantulas aren't insects.

hcarvalhoalves 12y ago
Right, my mistake. In my native language "insect" is common name for any bug. "Some arthropods are delicious" then.
- hga 12y ago
  But that's too wide: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malacostraca http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malacostraca (shrimp, crabs, lobster!) "Insect" is acceptable for those willing to be a little loose for the sake of this sort of discussion. "Bug" is better.