When I was small, I sometimes ate stir-fried silkworms (pupa). At first, I had a horror of it as it looked terrible. But after trying it, I found that it was delicious. It tasted of nuttery and buttery flavor. it was really interesting.
I heard that many people enjoy eating insect food such as ants, worms.. even scorpions. and how about U? can U share your experiences, your feeling about this?
Insect food, have you ever tried?
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Ew no... thank you... I find it disgusting, but I know it's something related to culture. I'm sure that as well as I find eating insects gross, in other cultures, the typical and most popular dish of my town, which is all kind of seafood, would be considered as disgusting as I find insects.
(I find seafood disgusting too, by the way)
(I find seafood disgusting too, by the way)
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I had tried some grilled worms and lombrics.
Good but not so nutritivo. If you want to eat a great plate of worms, you have to search and take many...
With nothing, it tastes like rice.
But why not fritos gusanos ! Knowing that they are ded, you can put them in a vegetable soup or mixing them with spices (pimento, pizco for example ).
But the sine qua non condition : you must not think that they are alive.
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Good but not so nutritivo. If you want to eat a great plate of worms, you have to search and take many...
With nothing, it tastes like rice.
But why not fritos gusanos ! Knowing that they are ded, you can put them in a vegetable soup or mixing them with spices (pimento, pizco for example ).
But the sine qua non condition : you must not think that they are alive.
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Re: Insect food, have you ever tried?
I remember, a friend (an officemate) asked me to taste something that looked like a shrimp. I then asked her to taste it first and so she tasted some enjoyably. I took a piece. It was really delicious, cooked to its crispiness and sweet too...after I swallowed my last piece she then told me that's a locust dish.
And then I ended our lunch with a loud laugh!!! I'm still alive!!! :)
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LOCUST
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And then I ended our lunch with a loud laugh!!! I'm still alive!!! :)
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LOCUST
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Re: Insect food, have you ever tried?
neveer..how can very disgusting..
btw i've funny story about my sister.One day she felt very sleepy,when her mouth open, a mosquito in to her mouth, she was startled but the mosquito was in.then she try to vomit it..but the mosquito still in..i think the mosquito was in until her intestine and will adsorbing by her body
finaly she was tasted a mosquito..emm i want to know what the taste it??is delicious
btw i've funny story about my sister.One day she felt very sleepy,when her mouth open, a mosquito in to her mouth, she was startled but the mosquito was in.then she try to vomit it..but the mosquito still in..i think the mosquito was in until her intestine and will adsorbing by her body
finaly she was tasted a mosquito..emm i want to know what the taste it??is delicious
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Re: Insect food, have you ever tried?
She was still lucky!!! The mosquito is only one... :P :Pmiss wrote:neveer..how can very disgusting..
btw i've funny story about my sister.One day she felt very sleepy,when her mouth open, a mosquito in to her mouth, she was startled but the mosquito was in.then she try to vomit it..but the mosquito still in..i think the mosquito was in until her intestine and will adsorbing by her body
finaly she was tasted a mosquito..emm i want to know what the taste it??is delicious
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Re: Insect food, have you ever tried?
yeah you right krisi..my sister was lucky..cause she was help the mosquito from aloneKrisi wrote:She was still lucky!!! The mosquito was alone... :P :Pmiss wrote:neveer..how can very disgusting..
btw i've funny story about my sister.One day she felt very sleepy,when her mouth open, a mosquito in to her mouth, she was startled but the mosquito was in.then she try to vomit it..but the mosquito still in..i think the mosquito was in until her intestine and will adsorbing by her body
finaly she was tasted a mosquito..emm i want to know what the taste it??is delicious
Maybe, if you alone..please visited to my sister mouth..welcome :P
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Re: Insect food, have you ever tried?
Wrong word!miss wrote:yeah you right krisi..my sister was lucky..cause she was help the mosquito from aloneKrisi wrote:She was still lucky!!! The mosquito was alone... :P :Pmiss wrote:neveer..how can very disgusting..
btw i've funny story about my sister.One day she felt very sleepy,when her mouth open, a mosquito in to her mouth, she was startled but the mosquito was in.then she try to vomit it..but the mosquito still in..i think the mosquito was in until her intestine and will adsorbing by her body
finaly she was tasted a mosquito..emm i want to know what the taste it??is delicious
Maybe, if you alone..please visited to my sister mouth..welcome :P
--just kidding--- :)
I'm sorry I didn't think in that way (and didn't get what you mean)...maybe your level of thinking is different from mine.
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hehe me tooRory wrote:...
Yukky !
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I Can't even look at these things .. how about eating them ..
oh GOSH ..
they r disgusting , detestable !
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even I can't imagine if we are bless with alot of natural things than what's the need of...?
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Re: Insect food, have you ever tried?
Sorry krisi i was wrong cause i reply yr msg with...i don't read yr msg before, i was just quoted yr words and shows not only one but alone, please see my last quotation.Wrong word!
I'm sorry I didn't think in that way (and didn't get what you mean)...maybe your level of thinking is different from mine.
i don't know how can or maybe something error abt my comp..
yuup u're right abt your level of thinking is different from mine it because my english is not good. isnt'it..okey i will hard study in english..thanks you want corrected my faults :)
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Re: Insect food, have you ever tried?
Ooh yeah I do and it's snail !!!! but to be honest it's delicious and tasty. Here in Morocco we cook it with lot of spices and we almost eat it outdoors, because 1 bol is enough it's not a complete meal just to taste especially if you got flu .. it's eaten hot !
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Re: Insect food, have you ever tried?
I tried some when I was in Cambodia. I can't remember the exactly taste now since I had it when I was only four or five years old, but I think it tasted like popcorns.mozic wrote:When I was small, I sometimes ate stir-fried silkworms (pupa).
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A lot of Vietnamese would agree with you on this one. We eat snails like others eat snacks. Beside pate and bread an appetite for snails is a nice influence the French bestowed it on us.meinenglish wrote:Ooh yeah I do and it's snail !!!! but to be honest it's delicious and tasty.
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Re: Insect food, have you ever tried?
Snails are very popular in Catalunya as well. My dad loves them. In fact, there are some in the fridge right now. (I hate them, though).
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Re: Insect food, have you ever tried?
You and I can go eat buffet together, then. There's less chance we'll be fighting over the food. I'll take the snails and crabs while you can eat anything else. I might share the shrimps and lobsters with you, though, depending on how much I love you. Yet, there's no promise.
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Re: Insect food, have you ever tried?
Don't worry Lennye you can eat all the shrimps and lobsters. I don't like seafoodLennyeTran wrote:You and I can go eat buffet together, then. There's less chance we'll be fighting over the food. I'll take the snails and crabs while you can eat anything else. I might share the shrimps and lobsters with you, though, depending on how much I love you. Yet, there's no promise.
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Re: Insect food, have you ever tried?
It's look disgusting but delicious......
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Re: Insect food, have you ever tried?
I had a Korean friend who had me tasted this dish..It's canned pupa. I'm no surehow they call that dish.I forgot. It's spicy and I liked the smell of the soup.. not bad.
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Re: Insect food, have you ever tried?
I think that I will never try that,it`s so disgusting .
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