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troyunrau@lemmy.ca · 57 pts · 1y (6 replies)
CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social · 28 pts · 1y (4 replies)

I hate to break it to people, but this universe is the one where people occasionally eat spiders.

Consider: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fried_spider

adarza@lemmy.ca · 20 pts · 1y (1 reply)

nope. nope. a bazillion times nope.

these spiders, though....

recipe

neatobuilds@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 1y

Awesome, how do you find enough spider eggs to fill it though

__nobodynowhere@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 1y (1 reply)

fried alongside the garlic until "the legs are almost completely stiff, by which time the contents of the abdomen are not so runny."

not so runny.

neatobuilds@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 1y

Like how people eat eggs or drink cow milk, things are weird but people do it anyway

Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

The relevant xkcd strikes once more!

ekZepp@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y

Call me Mr. Frog then, because I fkng love those wet bugs. Especially fried 🍤🍤🍤🍋

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ineffable@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Sea_pop@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

Man, three body problem is such a good show! I cannot wait for the second season and I just got the books

kitnaht@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y (2 replies)

I'd be fine with eating bugs too if they grew large enough for me to not have to eat the exoskeleton as well.

PaintedSnail@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y (1 reply)

And can be properly gutted and de-veined.

azi@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 1y

I don't really see the point of deveining. It doesn't change the flavour and the digestive tract is entirely safe to eat

CetaceanNeeded@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y

shrimps is bugs

azi@mander.xyz · 5 pts · 1y

I'm a firm bug centrist—non-hemipterans can be bugs but they have to be from a terrestrial lineage.

yesman@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I'm making tempura bugs for dinner. On a night when everyone else gets nachos and pizza. Don't you feel sorry for me?

neatobuilds@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 1y

Add some rolly polly chowder on the side

stupidcasey@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

psud@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y

Australia calls one of our salt water crays "Balmain bugs"

They're especially popular as a Christmas food