No but seriously I often think about what Cambrian cuisine would taste like. Maybe it would be completely bony and inedible and taste horrible... But if I know anything about seafood, and I do, then there is good probability that it is either magnificently delicious or could be used well in soup or a stew!
Just imagine, trilobite soup with garlic and cream. Hallucigenia skewer with cherry tomatoes and zucchini. Frutti di mare!
One of their living distant relatives, the velvet worm, is readily eaten by invasive hedgehogs and rats. Hedgehogs are insectivores and rats will eat just about anything but the article I read mentioned they shoot "bitter, sticky slime" so yeah that probably leaves a taste. I would expect anomalocaris would have similar chemical defenses to velvet worms so expect an unfamiliar astringent or ammonaical flavor if you do someday get the chance.
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Atlusb@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 264d
It did its best
tomiant@piefed.social · 17 pts · 264d
Taste like shrimp. Sautee in butter and white wine and garlic and spring onion. Garnish with chives.
bryophile@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 263d
Wish it was still here to be part of the Christmas dinner
tomiant@piefed.social · 6 pts · 263d
No but seriously I often think about what Cambrian cuisine would taste like. Maybe it would be completely bony and inedible and taste horrible... But if I know anything about seafood, and I do, then there is good probability that it is either magnificently delicious or could be used well in soup or a stew!
Just imagine, trilobite soup with garlic and cream. Hallucigenia skewer with cherry tomatoes and zucchini. Frutti di mare!
bryophile@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 263d
Cambrian cuisine would have to exclude the garlic, tomatoes and zucchini though. No land plants yet. And no mammals so no cream.
But otherwise, totally agree! If it lived in these times I would be up for these dishes.
Had to look up hallucigenia but they sure do look like they'll provide an interesting texture to a dish.
tomiant@piefed.social · 3 pts · 263d
The five eye-stalks are considered a delicacy in some parts of the ocean!
Asidonhopo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 262d
One of their living distant relatives, the velvet worm, is readily eaten by invasive hedgehogs and rats. Hedgehogs are insectivores and rats will eat just about anything but the article I read mentioned they shoot "bitter, sticky slime" so yeah that probably leaves a taste. I would expect anomalocaris would have similar chemical defenses to velvet worms so expect an unfamiliar astringent or ammonaical flavor if you do someday get the chance.
tomiant@piefed.social · 2 pts · 262d
Oh man, they are SO CUTE!
That is fascinating though, I didn't think they would have any extant relatives!
bumblefumble@mander.xyz · 14 pts · 264d
Forgot we celebrated Christmas in the B.C. era. Or Mas, as it was just called back then.
Bouchtroubouli@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 263d
Ha yes, the Last Ordovician Mas Extinction.
Una@europe.pub · 11 pts · 264d
:(
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 263d
So like.
Isn’t that the thing that tried to take over starfleet by gau’ulding the command staff?
tomiant@piefed.social · 2 pts · 263d
Yes, and it is delicious!
SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 263d
Woke fake news! Real Americans know Gawd 'n' Jeezus made the universe as-is, 6000 years ago, and all humanity came from two white people!
hansolo@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 264d
Never forget 😭😭😭😭😭😭
kubica@fedia.io · 4 pts · 264d
Under-feathered fossils again SMH. /jk
tomiant@piefed.social · 4 pts · 263d
Dinosaurs with feathers, fish without scales, what is the holocene coming to!
multifariace@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 262d
Hold on. If we can count birthdays previous to our day of birth, does that make us immortal?
I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 262d
You always were, little star child.