Edible insects are a novelty today, but they'll be mainstream tomorrow

Post by pvaldes » Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 11:36 PM UTC

jotux wrote: post #73

vamur wrote: post #40

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Lobsters, shrimps or mussles are actually delicious, and are thus expensive. Insects or dog/cat meat on the other aren't, as otherwise they would have been adopted into worldwide diet long time ago. So today they still remain a cheap source of food in some third world countries.

>Lobsters, shrimps or mussles are actually delicious, and are thus expensive. Insects or dog/cat meat on the other aren't Deciding something is delicious or not has more to do with culture and upbringing than actual taste.

Post by pvaldes » Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 12:19 AM UTC

maxerickson wrote: post #112

pvaldes wrote: post #111

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Tongue receptors are the same in all humans. If fresh , properly prepared and cooked by a competent cook, lobsters, shrimps and mussels are one of the finest foods available. If an insect or spider can taste like this I will try it. Cats are said to taste pretty much like rabbit. Edible, but nothing really special.

The ability to taste some compounds varies. For example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenylthiocarbamide So everyone can taste bitter, but not always from the same things. A similar thing is probably at work in people who find raw tomatoes extremely unpleasant.