On 2006-04-04, Otto Bahn > wrote:
> wrote
>
>> I know a couple of people who are just the opposite--they can't do
>> fish unless it's sushi, but they love lobster, shrimp, etc.

That's because sushi is raw!


> Some people are grossed out by the fact that shrimp
> and lobster are the ocean's version of insects. Soft
> shell crab is pretty weird. I can eat it but rarely
> end up at a seafood joint where that is the best option.
> I'm a scallops man myself. Lobster is good but over-
> rated.

I've heard that woodlice taste just like shrimp, but I haven't had the
opportunity to test this. (You need a lot of woodlice to make it
worthwhile.)

In rec.food.cooking Adam Funk > wrote:
> I've heard that woodlice taste just like shrimp, but I haven't had the
> opportunity to test this. (You need a lot of woodlice to make it
> worthwhile.)

I didn't know what woodlice are, so I did a google. Eeeewww.
http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Eu.../photo4015.htm

They look a bit crunchy, and I can't imagine they taste like shrimp.
I bet they are bitter, like most bugs.

J

Adam Funk wrote:
> On 2006-04-04, Otto Bahn > wrote:
>
> wrote
>>
>>
>>>I know a couple of people who are just the opposite--they can't do
>>>fish unless it's sushi, but they love lobster, shrimp, etc.
>
>
> That's because sushi is raw!
>


Not quite, sashimi is raw and sushi is a method where "something" is
presented with vinegared rice. The "something" could be cooked/uncooked,
vegetable/fish/egg whatever.


>
>
>>Some people are grossed out by the fact that shrimp
>>and lobster are the ocean's version of insects. Soft
>>shell crab is pretty weird. I can eat it but rarely
>>end up at a seafood joint where that is the best option.
>>I'm a scallops man myself. Lobster is good but over-
>>rated.
>
>
> I've heard that woodlice taste just like shrimp, but I haven't had the
> opportunity to test this. (You need a lot of woodlice to make it
> worthwhile.)