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24 points ohjeez | 1 comments | 12 Nov 25 15:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source
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raybb ◴[17 Nov 25 21:38 UTC] No.45958630[source]▶
I know people like to talk about edible insects mainly in terms of environmental outcomes but having tried insects from many cuisines and cultures I think the new world of flavors they come with is underrated. There's a big ick factor for many but if you can get yourself to try it you just might be surprised.

My favorite was freshly prepared (no roasted in a factory long ago) hormigas culonas in Colombia. We tried them rare, medium, and well done with different dishes and the flavors were wonderful but very hard to compare.

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1. HeinzStuckeIt ◴[17 Nov 25 23:20 UTC] No.45959596[source]▶
Sometimes I wonder about the survival of insect cuisines in non-Western countries if the West keeps holding out in its general disgust. Will this cuisine fade in the face of the West’s cultural juggernaut, just as traditional music in so many countries has been marginalized by imported hip-hop, or traditional clothing was replaced by the suit-and-tie or other Western dress? All people need to get is a subconscious message that this is poor-people food and uncool, and then it goes.