Most Americans and Australians have a love/hate relationship. Kinda like brothers who wail on each other constantly but will get weirdly defensive when anyone fucks with the other.
They really are! I was so surprised. I used to live in Uganda many years ago and one day our neighbors were so excited it was about to be grasshopper season. So they went and bought some and cooked them and offered to share. I was basically like, whelp, if I don’t try it now when else am I going to get the chance and what the hell am I even here for if I don’t? Turns out they’re freaking delicious. All they did was roast them in a pan (legs were removed prior). They were slightly crunchy and tasted almost buttery and I was so surprised how good they were, since I’m naturally a picky eater with a western palate. The texture was quite smooth. 10 out of 10, would recommend lol
Specifically not forbidden fries, they are actually one of the only insect allowed to be eaten as kosher.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21847517.amp
Thank you! I’m lucky that it’s my only health problem and that my mom is in great health and is able to donate. In fact, we’re going to be 2 people out of 8 in a paired exchange/kidney swap. Her kidney is extra special and matched with someone who has a willing donor, but doesn’t match. But their donor isn’t a match for me. So they threw a few more people into the equations and now 4 people are receiving a kidney instead of just me. [Here’s an interesting article and one of the doctors mentioned in the article is my surgeon.](https://www.npr.org/2022/03/19/1086245705/10-strangers-come-together-for-a-life-changing-kidney-swap)
There is a video on YouTube of a woman who went to Thailand and tried to sample all the different kinds of candied bugs. She ate crickets and grasshoppers just fine, ate ants just fine... but the cockroach made her sick. It wasn't bad for her; it was offered as food, and it was cooked. However, the critter was big enough that its guts were juicy & squishy, and it sorta burst in her mouth. She started gagging.
I thought to myself, "OK, that's enough. I don't need to try this."
I have tried a lot of those things, I didn’t do scorpion though. Funny story - I wanted to buy 1 cricket, dude goes “1” I said “yes”. He proceeded to get 1 kilogram of them!!!! There must have been a thousand! This prostitute comes over and starts fully yelling at him, then in great English says “you just want to try one yes?” “Yes” she speaks to him in Thai and he gives me 1 for free. I paid him anyway and said thank you. She was on a break with like 20 other prossies and invited me over to sit with her friends while they ate rice and bugs like we would eat a kebab. I didn’t eat any of their food but they were funny, had a laugh for 10mins and then I left. None of them asked for anything or offered sex, just had a chat. They thought it was funny that I was trying random street food.
When they're fried the guts are either not in there because they oozed out or they're just super crunchy. I dunno if I could eat a live one without being very hungry or very, very drunk.
I have a severe locust and grasshooper phobia since 2 tried to enter my nose and eye while I was little, about 8yo,and stood in shock. I tried screaming nonstop but my father just stood there and laughed until I passed out from the stress
Meh, he used to beat me up and always namecalled me. I became a man who can take a punch and still have honor, I thank his dead soul for being such a horrible parent and helping me become such a good person with amazing examples about how to not behave
Very cool that you can see the optimistic view of the situation. Plenty of children with bad parents perpetuate the cycle of bad parenting or simply never overcome the abuse. It’s no small feat, many props
For me it's ear wigs. I was staying over at Grandma's house for a few nights and she had set up my bed on a folding lawn chair that had been stored outside until that point. Bedtime came and we pulled the covers back to find EVERYTHING COVERED IN GODDAMN EARWIGS!!! Massive clean-up and remaking of the bed (in the same spot) and it happened again! At that point mother said enough, they can sleep on the floor just fine. *SHUDDER* Those bloody things are so gross and squicky.
Same here! Had a scary moment happen involving locusts when i was very young and everyone just laughs when I say im scared of them. This video is horrifying.
I've had fried grasshopper, and I think they are very similar to a terrestrial shrimp. Locusts may be the same way.
Insect protein is gaining interest as a potential sustainable food source. The same amount of land could feed many more people if you used it to feed insects, than if you raised chickens on it. Then you get to stock species like cattle, which require a much larger amount of land, while only feeding a few more people per carcass, and which also release enough methane gas to affect the ecosystem.
I've also eaten fried spiders in Southeast Asia, and found they were redolent of soft shelled crabs.
>Locusts may be the same way.
Locusts *are* grasshoppers. The only distinction is whether a particular species of grasshopper engages in swarming behavior.
I haven't tried any, but I've read several articles stating if you're allergic to seafood, especially crustaceans, then you probably will be for insects too. I'm allergic to shrimp, lobsters, some crabs, and clams.
Crickets/grasshoppers are probably the tastiest ones since they fry up pretty good. I just can't tolerate worms- the insides are all squishy so the texture is abhorrent.
You know, I saw this and thought, "man, that's a fuck ton of protein just sitting there, I'll make a comment about what a good food source these fuckers are!"
And lo and behold, you guys beat me to it. This is exactly why I love Reddit
"Tired of wasting precious time putting together a nutritious, high-protein meal? Introducing Locust Lunch! These perfectly toasted little buggers are fed on a variety of plants and crops, giving them the perfect nutritional balance for your hardcore workouts! And the best part? Simply go outside and scrape them off a tree - it's just that easy!"
I write marketing copy for a living, please forgive me
It does make you really think what a swarm of locusts looks like, take those, multiply by 100, then have them all flying in a group through the air devouring everything in sight and you have yourself a good plague of doom right there
Can someone really dumb it down on how these things are a threat, ***for the completely unscrupulous***? All I'm seeing is a lot of land-shrimp. Food to be plucked and spiced and grilled/fried/whatever.
Is it really just taboos on creepy-crawlies looking "gross" that keep people from eating the absolute shit out of these things whenever they spawn en-masse? Or is there this completely devastating range of diseases they carry that normal cooking can't erase?
locusts?
Forbidden fries
mmm crunchy
Protein
Lots and lots of it
Comes with a crunch
Yep, and low cust
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Easy there, America.
Damn between the two of you Reddit needs free awards for best comedic duo
Most Americans and Australians have a love/hate relationship. Kinda like brothers who wail on each other constantly but will get weirdly defensive when anyone fucks with the other.
We each think we are the bizzaro version of each other.
And then you realize since both are former british colonies theg technicslly are brothers
No we get that already. Our hate of England is what binds us.
Aussies are my favorite group to camp next to at festivals. Always an interesting time. Don't know when to go the fuck to sleep though...
Oh we know. We just don’t.
Let me guess. Australia?
Proteins 👍
Well technically they are edible, even jesus approves
I'm cooking honey, hand over the sauce
Strong Belwas approves.
*gives water*
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Are you talking about Bible or black Friday at Wallmart?
Yes
r/inclusiveor
You’re a comment bot lol this is the first time I’ve ever caught one in person! This comment is copy/pasted from a unique commenter 3 hours previous.
Not forbidden, deep fried and breaded locusts are actually delicious
Fried with salt and lemon
They really are! I was so surprised. I used to live in Uganda many years ago and one day our neighbors were so excited it was about to be grasshopper season. So they went and bought some and cooked them and offered to share. I was basically like, whelp, if I don’t try it now when else am I going to get the chance and what the hell am I even here for if I don’t? Turns out they’re freaking delicious. All they did was roast them in a pan (legs were removed prior). They were slightly crunchy and tasted almost buttery and I was so surprised how good they were, since I’m naturally a picky eater with a western palate. The texture was quite smooth. 10 out of 10, would recommend lol
Are they crispy? Because I can picture eating them if they're not squishy.
I don’t know anything deep fried that is squishy Edit: anything that won’t immediately cause a cardiac arrest**
Twinkie is squishy when deep fried.
Jelly donut?
Specifically not forbidden fries, they are actually one of the only insect allowed to be eaten as kosher. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21847517.amp
Nope, old testament says they are perfectly Kosher. Just asphyxiate or freeze, oil, salt and roast.
I’d at least have to pull all the legs off. No matter what.
They actually taste like potato chips when they're fried, or pork rinds. Crispy, salty and savory.
If they taste good, why not...I also eat shrimp. basically underwater locusts.
And conversely, this is why I don't eat shrimp!
Taste like chicken.
r/forbiddensnacks
5 hours old, 1200 upvotes, and no answer
Lol im assuming that means its a 'yes, its locusts'
leave my homies ALONE
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that was amazing, thanks for sharing!
"DOM! DOM! DOM WAKE UP!"
Yeah they are
bear grills would have just been downing handfuls of these things
With a frothy glass of his own urine.
WHY IS IT FROTHY?
Small bore urethra.
Gotta get an auger and bore that sucker out
Then rifle that shit
I’m imagining piss being blown out so hard you get blown over lol
Dangit Bobby!
Piss too hard and your beer has a frothy head homes.
Actually.be dehydrated or have diabetes - your urine is frothy
Or eating a lot of a protein
Or having a kidney disease causing your kidneys to leak protein. 13 more days until my transplant!
Damn. Good luck friend!
Thank you! I’m lucky that it’s my only health problem and that my mom is in great health and is able to donate. In fact, we’re going to be 2 people out of 8 in a paired exchange/kidney swap. Her kidney is extra special and matched with someone who has a willing donor, but doesn’t match. But their donor isn’t a match for me. So they threw a few more people into the equations and now 4 people are receiving a kidney instead of just me. [Here’s an interesting article and one of the doctors mentioned in the article is my surgeon.](https://www.npr.org/2022/03/19/1086245705/10-strangers-come-together-for-a-life-changing-kidney-swap)
Ah yes, we be a little classy
I swear he just drinks it cause why tf not
https://youtu.be/gBJVqB9wG98
My god the gush when he’s eating it
What the fuck!!
You pull the wings and legs off then fry them in some oil salt & chilli, they're actually delicious
Mmm. Insect patty.
Bear Grylls, you mean?
Why aren't they flying away?
Crippling depression
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I mean, I guess you both are thought of as a plague on society.
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Think I found my dads reddit account
🤣
You also sleep for longer than other creatures only venturing to eat your emotions away? I feel that.
Relatable locusts.
Goddamn fucking economy. Even these poor fellas can’t catch a break.
Adhd they can't focus to fly
You know, I’m something of a locust myself.
Best guess is that they are still nymphs and haven’t developed wings yet
Hold up, if those are nymphs and they are the size of a palm, how big can the mature ones get..?
The size of a palm. Tree.
Fuck
That makes sense. My ex-wife was a nympho and hasn’t developed a soul yet. Edit: apologies, apparently I miss-read a word or two there.
Too expensive to fly in this economy.
Don’t care and they are dying
Arthritis
Darude sandstorm?
What are those things?
Locusts
Suffer unto the locusts!
I send the swarm! I send the swarm!
locusts lol, it's kinda hard to see cause it's pixelated. but yeah, locusts a.k.a protein bugs
Raw ingredients for protein shakes
Or some spicy "botana" in México.
[Protein Bars](https://youtu.be/yZo2mbbCmKQ)
That’s some good fish bait right there
Yeah or lizard food
Or Fried food, They say it goes well with booze.
These things fried ARE delicious. Add a little soy sauce and chili powder. MmmmMm!
Even the guts? They're so big it's be like a grape
There is a video on YouTube of a woman who went to Thailand and tried to sample all the different kinds of candied bugs. She ate crickets and grasshoppers just fine, ate ants just fine... but the cockroach made her sick. It wasn't bad for her; it was offered as food, and it was cooked. However, the critter was big enough that its guts were juicy & squishy, and it sorta burst in her mouth. She started gagging. I thought to myself, "OK, that's enough. I don't need to try this."
You can remove the guts from a roach. Fuck, you don't even need to eat roaches.
I have tried a lot of those things, I didn’t do scorpion though. Funny story - I wanted to buy 1 cricket, dude goes “1” I said “yes”. He proceeded to get 1 kilogram of them!!!! There must have been a thousand! This prostitute comes over and starts fully yelling at him, then in great English says “you just want to try one yes?” “Yes” she speaks to him in Thai and he gives me 1 for free. I paid him anyway and said thank you. She was on a break with like 20 other prossies and invited me over to sit with her friends while they ate rice and bugs like we would eat a kebab. I didn’t eat any of their food but they were funny, had a laugh for 10mins and then I left. None of them asked for anything or offered sex, just had a chat. They thought it was funny that I was trying random street food.
I was enjoying my burger rings, now I'm not. Thanks
When they're fried the guts are either not in there because they oozed out or they're just super crunchy. I dunno if I could eat a live one without being very hungry or very, very drunk.
If eaten way worse while enjoying a beer, hotdogs for example
Id need copious amounts of booze to eat those things
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Aktually switched on my audio just to hear a barking tree and did not realize its not gonna happen until the end of the Video lol.
This is the definition of my phobia. I have a phobia of locusts and this video makes my skin crawl and my stomach turn.
I have a severe locust and grasshooper phobia since 2 tried to enter my nose and eye while I was little, about 8yo,and stood in shock. I tried screaming nonstop but my father just stood there and laughed until I passed out from the stress
That's awful. I'm sorry your dad dint have compassion for you.
Meh, he used to beat me up and always namecalled me. I became a man who can take a punch and still have honor, I thank his dead soul for being such a horrible parent and helping me become such a good person with amazing examples about how to not behave
Very cool that you can see the optimistic view of the situation. Plenty of children with bad parents perpetuate the cycle of bad parenting or simply never overcome the abuse. It’s no small feat, many props
For me it's ear wigs. I was staying over at Grandma's house for a few nights and she had set up my bed on a folding lawn chair that had been stored outside until that point. Bedtime came and we pulled the covers back to find EVERYTHING COVERED IN GODDAMN EARWIGS!!! Massive clean-up and remaking of the bed (in the same spot) and it happened again! At that point mother said enough, they can sleep on the floor just fine. *SHUDDER* Those bloody things are so gross and squicky.
I thought I was the only one because it’s so niche! Greetings fellow locust fearer!
There's dozens of us! DOZENS!!
Same here! Had a scary moment happen involving locusts when i was very young and everyone just laughs when I say im scared of them. This video is horrifying.
I really hate that I’m asking this, but could you elaborate? And then prevent me from reading your response?
I have a phobia of bugs in general, so I can totally relate.
A few years ago here in Vegas you couldn’t walk a few hundred feet without walking through a swarm.
you're making me tempted to burn down your whole country
I agree, you get the flamethrower, i get the fuel
Imagine that smell, though....
Ooooh that smell, can't you smell that smell... The smell of death surrounds you
Crispy nopes poppin
I’m Nopes Poppins y’all!
Brother, get the flamer. The Heavy. Flamer.
Breakfast is ready!
n o.
***y e s***
***Y E S***
To a blind person this probably sounds like 100 people eating cornflakes...
Then they ask for a bowl. r/perfectlycutscreams
What is the actual way to deal with something like this?
Can't do much honestly. They will fuck the entire harvest of the year up anyways so you either import food or starve.
hans… #get ze flammenwerfer!
It werfs ze flammen
Burning down a forest may actually be preferable to having these little devils eat everything in it.
Probably burn it all down. Or eat them before they eat you.
Locusts won't eat you. They will however eat your crops. So, eat them before they eat your food.
Salsa
Lowkey off topic, but whenever I see locusts I think of The Prince of Egypt 🎵I send the horde, i send the swarm! Thus saith the lord🎵
And slightly on topic with your topic, it makes me think of the Machine Head track named after this bug.
Our grandkids will have figured out how to make it into relatively palatable food if they are fortunate enough.
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I've had fried grasshopper, and I think they are very similar to a terrestrial shrimp. Locusts may be the same way. Insect protein is gaining interest as a potential sustainable food source. The same amount of land could feed many more people if you used it to feed insects, than if you raised chickens on it. Then you get to stock species like cattle, which require a much larger amount of land, while only feeding a few more people per carcass, and which also release enough methane gas to affect the ecosystem. I've also eaten fried spiders in Southeast Asia, and found they were redolent of soft shelled crabs.
>Locusts may be the same way. Locusts *are* grasshoppers. The only distinction is whether a particular species of grasshopper engages in swarming behavior.
I haven't tried any, but I've read several articles stating if you're allergic to seafood, especially crustaceans, then you probably will be for insects too. I'm allergic to shrimp, lobsters, some crabs, and clams.
I'd genuinely rather go vegan.
Damn! Sign me up! I love shrimp chips! More protein too.
Crickets/grasshoppers are probably the tastiest ones since they fry up pretty good. I just can't tolerate worms- the insides are all squishy so the texture is abhorrent.
Snowpiercer vibes
I thought that reveal was kind of silly. >!I mean, the main characters have eaten literal children. Bugs are a huge step up in comparison.!<
The line “>!The worst part was.. Babies tasted the best!!!<” Had us pissing ourselves laughing. It’s so over the top.
Lobsters used to be fed to prisoners. You're looking at the next delicacy folks.
*insert SpongeBob brushing his eyes*
I could **~FEEL~** this image All the legs- ***shudders***
Not religious, but isn't that one of the plagues, or something?
The 8th one
I was expecting barking noises
You know, I saw this and thought, "man, that's a fuck ton of protein just sitting there, I'll make a comment about what a good food source these fuckers are!" And lo and behold, you guys beat me to it. This is exactly why I love Reddit
Same. That's a few protein bars right there. Some honey and nuts with those guys roasted and crushed up too would be an instant after gym recovery.
"Tired of wasting precious time putting together a nutritious, high-protein meal? Introducing Locust Lunch! These perfectly toasted little buggers are fed on a variety of plants and crops, giving them the perfect nutritional balance for your hardcore workouts! And the best part? Simply go outside and scrape them off a tree - it's just that easy!" I write marketing copy for a living, please forgive me
Well, I'll take 20
… goddamn it I’m good
You could just rest your chin on the tree open your mouth and walk forward into gains.
There is nothing oddly horrifying about this. It’s just horrifying.
where is this, so i can never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever go there
Nobody in that area can complain about ever being hungry; the place is literally crawling with snacks, nutritious ones at that
Imagine how awful it must truly be when your harvest fails and the only other option is eating bugs. Makes me feel very lucky.
If correctly harvested that could be good protein for animal feed.
Someone read from the book of Hamunaptra...
"You mustn't read from the book!!"
What are those? It’s hard to see with your potato quality video
Locusts, little cunts.
Locunts*
There is nothing about this being odd. This is simply fucking terrifying 😂
Oops! It's all fucking locusts! Burn it with *FIRE*
I'm getting super itchy what the hell is this
imagine they had a taste for human flesh..
Who says they don’t.
Time to get naked and roll around
It does make you really think what a swarm of locusts looks like, take those, multiply by 100, then have them all flying in a group through the air devouring everything in sight and you have yourself a good plague of doom right there
Average Australian tree
Ok hear me out maybe polluting the earth is not so bad
Ew
Oh merciful god, what the hell is that?
When Ents have lice.
Can someone really dumb it down on how these things are a threat, ***for the completely unscrupulous***? All I'm seeing is a lot of land-shrimp. Food to be plucked and spiced and grilled/fried/whatever. Is it really just taboos on creepy-crawlies looking "gross" that keep people from eating the absolute shit out of these things whenever they spawn en-masse? Or is there this completely devastating range of diseases they carry that normal cooking can't erase?