It literally means something else. Yes symbols are made up, but the concepts they exist to convey are very much real and we have certain expectations when using them. Have higher standards, holy fuck.
man if scorps was even just on par, hell even close, with the taste of ol' lobby boys we'd have mass factory farms gen-breeding them sting bugs as large as like Merican farm turkeys vs wild turkeys
Grasshoppers and locusts have a nice earthy taste, similar to shrimp but also not exactly the same. They lack the slightly fishy taste that shrimp has.
Yeah, Humans. Stop being such hypocrites. Arthropods from the sea and ones from land are both delicious when prepared right, and a great source of protein, you should give them a try. I know there are some people who aren't hypocritical and do enjoy both but many are.
The logic of eating bugs is undeniable, but so is the revulsion. I need it in a form where I can tell myself it's just anonymous protein. If we can turn a blind eye to what goes on in factory farms and slaughterhouses, we should be able to not look at where our bugburgers come from as well.
but also here's the thing: there's no fucking need to have that protein flour come from insects, legumes exist! We already have about as good of an alternative protein source as we're ever going to get, Textured Vegetable Protein is an amazing substance.
You'd have to give it the ol' Jamie Oliver treatment. De-everything it, until it's just meat, then blend it up, coat it with breadcrumbs, and serve it as chicken* nuggets.
It's a texture thing for me. Prawns and crab etc have a texture that makes me want to puke. I have tried many times in the past to learn to be okay with different types of shellfish and I have failed everytime. Even ordered scallops on a fancy restaurant once and they tasted really nice, but the texture made my skin crawl.
I'm sure landbugs would be the same for me. Nice tastes, repulsive texture.
My people can make anything that can taste good, taste good. If roaches could be spiced to taste delicious, we would have done it and I would have no problems eating them.🦞👈🏽🪳✋🏽