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Dec 22nd, 2016: Yummy Protien
Nobody loves me, everybody hates me, guess I'll go eat... bugs.
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By now, you’ve probably heard that eating bugs is in your future. Insects are protein-rich and efficient to farm, and the UN has predicted we’ll largely be surviving off of beetle bites and caterpillar consommé by 2050. Chefs are already whipping up recipes for curried grasshoppers, buffalo worm nuggets, and chocolate mealworm spread—although, of course, the easiest way of tucking in to these delicacies is just eating the insects whole. So what’s stopping you? |
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Promotional pictures depict a perfect hipster picnic: diners spear grubs and scarf scorpions alongside hummus, red wine, and a cream-cheese-and-mealworm sandwich. |
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So Kobayashi decided to make it easier to imagine. The BUGBUG starter set contains five utensils: two sets of spear-ended chopsticks (one long pair and one short), a paddle for crushing and scooping, a fork with tiny tines. |
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Most intriguingly, a set of extremely precise pincers that fit over the bearer’s thumb and middle finger. |
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Griff Thursday Dec 22 07:30 AM
grim
Snakeadelic Thursday Dec 22 08:38 AM
I'm not the pickiest eater in the world...but no. I already can't abide things that get stuck between the few teeth I have left, and the thought of crunching down a scorpion and then having to pick exoskeleton chunks outta my teeth kills the whole idea for me no matter how they taste or how unavailable traditional meats are by then.
Snakeadelic Thursday Dec 22 08:44 AM
Come to think of it, now that I've had to dart off momentarily on other business, I don't feel so bad about my major objection. My sweetie, for example, will not eat tofu because he finds the texture loathsome. I've had like 3 friends over the years who feel the same about onions. And I've known 3 or 4 people--interestingly enough, all men--who won't eat anything with ginger in or on it because they say to them ginger tastes like soap. I'm thinking it's genetic, like the ability to smell cyanide.
MtnDsrt Thursday Dec 22 10:45 AM
It's actually cilantro, not ginger, that tastes like soap to some folks. I'm one of 'em, but not a man. It's quite common actually - and you're right it is genetic. They've actually identified the gene that those of us who don't like it carry. Go figure. Money well spent on that research?
glatt Thursday Dec 22 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by MtnDsrt
Money well spent on that research?
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classicman Thursday Dec 22 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by MtnDsrt
It's actually cilantro, not ginger, that tastes like soap
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BigV Thursday Dec 22 09:57 PM
OK
the taste of my own hot blood is preferable to the taste of those green leaves of soap
xoxoxoBruce Thursday Dec 22 10:05 PM
At least your blood has alcohol content. 
BigV Thursday Dec 22 10:43 PM
TRUE!
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