I mean - to be fair lobster is basically a giant sea cockroach.
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Although these organisms appear to be very different, plenty of evidence suggests that the lobster and the cockroach are more similar than many people might think! They are both arthropods with segmented bodies, exoskeletons made of chitin, and a need to molt as they grow. Both groups have compound eyes, jointed legs, and muscle fibers gathered into bands. (Is that why they taste good?) On a more superficial level, lobsters and cockroaches are both active at night and omnivorous, consuming a wide variety of foods. And while the arthropod phylum contains lots of other creatures, such spiders and centipedes, anatomical and DNA evidence all support the idea that insects and crustaceans are more closely related to one another than to the other arthropods.
I’m canceling our lunch appointment. When you said “This is going to be something you’ll never forget” I should have followed up with a question or two
I realized this once while eating one, but to my surprise I was not nauseated. Quite the opposite. I had been enjoying the lobster so much that I wondered how cockroaches taste.
Pick up some dried shrimp from a Thai/Chinese grocery and chuck a bunch in a bottle of vodka for a week. Store it in the freezer and take shots - Highly recommended for your next party, very unique and memorable flavor, nice digestif/aperitif but also excellent for drinking games
How much is a bunch? Had a lot go bad in the freezer after I didn't immediately have a use for them after hosting an okonomiyaki party. Would love a secondary use.
I may resort to this alternative because the crab whiskey apparently does not ship outside of New Hampshire. It's a bummer because I'm actually enthusiastic quite interested in trying it.
Big fan of the "eat the invaders" movement. Kudzu leaves, roots, flowers and vine tips are all very common ingredients in dishes in SE Asia where its native. Some invasive seaweed species can be a rare vegan source of omega-3s and are quite edible. Asian carp can be a great dish. Dandelion greens are some of the most delicious greens I've ever tried
Lobster, escargot, and many other foods were looked at with disgust once. Brassica oleracea is basically a weed that humans eventually decided to cultivate to give us broccoli, cabbage, kale, kohlrabi, and much more
If we can just be a LITTLE more open minded about our diets we could really adapt to the new ecosystems we're creating
No picture of the crab or the whiskey in the article, just some guy pulling up a huge metal cage into his boat. And why is this on Hacker News anyways?
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 79.2 ms ] threadGabriela Bradt should stop spreading those invasive green crabs around.
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Although these organisms appear to be very different, plenty of evidence suggests that the lobster and the cockroach are more similar than many people might think! They are both arthropods with segmented bodies, exoskeletons made of chitin, and a need to molt as they grow. Both groups have compound eyes, jointed legs, and muscle fibers gathered into bands. (Is that why they taste good?) On a more superficial level, lobsters and cockroaches are both active at night and omnivorous, consuming a wide variety of foods. And while the arthropod phylum contains lots of other creatures, such spiders and centipedes, anatomical and DNA evidence all support the idea that insects and crustaceans are more closely related to one another than to the other arthropods.
I realized this once while eating one, but to my surprise I was not nauseated. Quite the opposite. I had been enjoying the lobster so much that I wondered how cockroaches taste.
I still do actually.
Green crabs are perfectly good to eat -if, and only if- they are caught in a non contaminated area.
Lobster, escargot, and many other foods were looked at with disgust once. Brassica oleracea is basically a weed that humans eventually decided to cultivate to give us broccoli, cabbage, kale, kohlrabi, and much more
If we can just be a LITTLE more open minded about our diets we could really adapt to the new ecosystems we're creating
Unfortunately, pesticide use may make them too toxic to eat now:
https://theconversation.com/swarming-locusts-people-used-to-...
I really want to like this idea, but then there’s murder hornets.
Stop overfishing cods and you will have less green crabs.
Vim Captain's Blend
Effects
+600 Hit Points
+100 Action Points
-2 Charisma
Sea creatures are more reluctant to attack you for 120s
See: https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Vim_Captain's_Blend
> In the past, the distillery produced a whiskey with the secretion from beavers’ castor sacs.
Mmmm, castor sacs. I mean, what’s not to like?