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> In the past, the distillery produced a whiskey with the secretion from beavers’ castor sacs.
Mmmm, castor sacs. I mean, what’s not to like?
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I mean - to be fair lobster is basically a giant sea cockroach. ------ Although these organisms appear to be very different, plenty of evidence suggests that the lobster and the cockroach are more similar than many people might think! They are both arthropods with segmented bodies, exoskeletons made of chitin, and a need to molt as they grow. Both groups have compound eyes, jointed legs, and muscle fibers gathered in…
I'm weirdly intrigued by the idea of tasting a Giant Isopod. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_isopod
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Lobster was once thought of as gross poor people food. Same with escargot in France
I mean - to be fair lobster is basically a giant sea cockroach. ------ Although these organisms appear to be very different, plenty of evidence suggests that the lobster and the cockroach are more similar than many people might think! They are both arthropods with segmented bodies, exoskeletons made of chitin, and a need to molt as they grow. Both groups have compound eyes, jointed legs, and muscle fibers gathered in…
I realized this once while eating one, but to my surprise I was not nauseated. Quite the opposite. I had been enjoying the lobster so much that I wondered how cockroaches taste.
Big fan of the "eat the invaders" movement. Kudzu leaves, roots, flowers and vine tips are all very common ingredients in dishes in SE Asia where its native. Some invasive seaweed species can be a rare vegan source of omega-3s and are quite edible. Asian carp can be a great dish. Dandelion greens are some of the most delicious greens I've ever tried Lobster, escargot, and many other foods were looked at with disgust…
No picture of the crab or the whiskey in the article, just some guy pulling up a huge metal cage into his boat. And why is this on Hacker News anyways?
eww. just eww. I can't even.
Lobster was once thought of as gross poor people food. Same with escargot in France
Green crabs are perfectly good to eat -if, and only if- they are caught in a non contaminated area.
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Lobster was once thought of as gross poor people food. Same with escargot in France
I mean - to be fair lobster is basically a giant sea cockroach. ------ Although these organisms appear to be very different, plenty of evidence suggests that the lobster and the cockroach are more similar than many people might think! They are both arthropods with segmented bodies, exoskeletons made of chitin, and a need to molt as they grow. Both groups have compound eyes, jointed legs, and muscle fibers gathered in…
Big fan of the "eat the invaders" movement. Kudzu leaves, roots, flowers and vine tips are all very common ingredients in dishes in SE Asia where its native. Some invasive seaweed species can be a rare vegan source of omega-3s and are quite edible. Asian carp can be a great dish. Dandelion greens are some of the most delicious greens I've ever tried Lobster, escargot, and many other foods were looked at with disgust…
I really want to like this idea, but then there’s murder hornets.