I guess if a waiter served grasshopper in one of those dishes, Andrew, one could just yell out, "That's not cricket!"
I suppose I will try cricket one of these days, just out of curiosity. I think one of the things these websites don't take into account re. reluctance to eat insects is, the fact that it's rare in modern society to eat any animal whole, guts, skeleton (or exoskeleton) and all in one mouthful..
Well not entirely. 'Twas a brave man who first ate an oyster.
Yeah, well then there's whitebait and sardines (mostly). So I guess it isn't entirely a taboo. And I suppose powdering and drying them makes it less obviously insect eyeballs and guts, and calling it flour makes it seem more familiar as food.
Now tell me this though, can you shear wool for clothing from them, or tan leather for shoes? Gelatin and glue from bones? Edible protein isn't everything. Do they eat briars and poison ivy to clear land like a goat? I'm thinking cricket milking is labor intensive for little tangible result, so what will happen to our cheeses, and cheese shops? It'll be Monty Python all over again!
In other news, Darlene is now 5 months older than that picture and 20 lbs instead of 6. She's a rescue(d) dog from a high-kill animal shelter in Alabama. She's half Dachshund and half Catahoula Leopard Dog (I hadn't heard of them either).
She's got a long body, a long neck, a long face and long legs. Even weirdly long toes. She's super fast, and can jump vertically straight up to your waist, with all 4 legs pointing down, just like she's been levitated. She seems to think she can fly, chasing sparrows, and jumping once off our 6 foot high porch to do so.
She's amazingly strong for a little dog. Possibly her cattle-herding background, but unmatched by her overall small size. If cows were 200 pounds, she'd knock them the way she wanted them to go. She's a very brave little dog, loves people, and unfortunately has absolutely no fear of anything. We love her dearly, but hope she won't kill herself in her future endeavors.
