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[–]Haylstorm 14 insightful - 1 fun14 insightful - 0 fun15 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

How'd they taste though?

Like I don't object to the idea of this if they're labelling it and it's safe. Crickets are common to eat in a fair few cultures.

More importantly what's the shellfish/cricket allergy crossover? That sounds weirdly interesting.

[–]GrilledTofuIdentifying as a block of tofu 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Crickets apparently don't taste much beyond "crunchy". If you want tasty bugs, you'd have to go to Vietnam or North Thailand.

Two of the most notable one was what the locals call "clam worms". They appear for a short season between September to November in the paddy fields. Those are so prized because the really taste like clams.

The other insect was a kind of waterbug. They're raised mainly for their green-apple like perfume.

You can see some of the stuff and descirptions here. https://youtu.be/3Ti3jPkVyDc