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[Grinchy]

When I see a lobster, crab or shellfish I cringe at the sight. It's revolting just like all bugs are revolting.

Yeah I've always pretty much had the same thought but everyone I've ever known has considered me weird for having it. I'm pretty grossed out by most seafood. Fish are different since I buy them much like I'd buy a steak, already butchered for me. But damn, I don't even like shrimp. It's like eating water rats in my mind.

 

[Starfish_Oxide]

Isn't there some sort of evolutionary limit on the size that an exo-skeleton can reach i think i remember hearing this in my zoology class but anyway no godzilla size crustations.

 

[Willkiller]

Reminds me of these creatures, I want to taste one too

I for one welcome our new overlords!

 

[Stet]

If your cocktail sauce doesn't have horseradish in it, you're not eating cocktail sauce.

 

[daviyoung]

We have this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Rose_sauce

It has about 30 different names in England.

 

[AlimNassor]

Reminds me of these creatures, I want to taste one too

go to Taiwan. They taste like Crab/Shrimp, but, sweeter.

 

[Johnlenham]

Yeah I've always pretty much had the same thought but everyone I've ever known has considered me weird for having it. I'm pretty grossed out by most seafood. Fish are different since I buy them much like I'd buy a steak, already butchered for me. But damn, I don't even like shrimp. It's like eating water rats in my mind.

I never really thought about it that way before.. but thank fuck I dont like any of that stuff now that its been mentioned.

 

[DerZuhälter]

Thank god we humans can real-time weapon change.

Hit the weak spot!

 

[Boss Doggie]

NO NO NO NO NO.

Isopods are the one thing that I'm deeply afraid of due to an incident I had with one when I was a kid. I caught a fish, it swam around in a bucket and died. I picked it up out of the bucket and a huge isopod crawled out from behind its eye. Never again. I can't even eat fish anymore.

You mean NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM

 

[andycapps]

I just don't understand where people enjoy ripping open the exoskeleton of a giant bug and eating the innards. Then again, there are parts of the world where people eat LAND bugs and love them but I'm referring to our culture where the majority of people despise land bugs but seem to love sea bugs. I can only assume people who enjoy lobster switch their brains off at seafood restaurants when thinking about what their eating.

I agree. I think that eating lobsters, crabs, and shrimp is strange and disgusting. They're bottom feeders that eat the garbage of the animal world and to me, it's equivalent to eating vultures or sewer rats. Fish I'm cool with, as long as they're not scavengers.

 

[Akuun]

If I saw it in real life while it was dead: "ooh, cool..."
If I saw it in real life and it moved: "OH FUCK"

 

[Boss Doggie]

Technically they eat microorganisms like krill and plankton, at least some of them.

 

[AlimNassor]

I agree. I think that eating lobsters, crabs, and shrimp is strange and disgusting. They're bottom feeders that eat the garbage of the animal world and to me, it's equivalent to eating vultures or sewer rats. Fish I'm cool with, as long as they're not scavengers.

Who cares? They taste amazing.

 

[andycapps]

Who cares? They taste amazing.

It's all a matter of personal preference. I don't like them because of what they are. In some cultures, they think that rats are a normal thing to eat.

 

[shinobi602]

Fooking prawns

 

[AlimNassor]

It's all a matter of personal preference. I don't like them because of what they are. In some cultures, they think that rats are a normal thing to eat.

So you won't eat them because they're predators? That's silly.

 

[hertog]

go to Taiwan. They taste like Crab/Shrimp, but, sweeter.

what are they called?

 

[Stet]

I agree. I think that eating lobsters, crabs, and shrimp is strange and disgusting. They're bottom feeders that eat the garbage of the animal world and to me, it's equivalent to eating vultures or sewer rats. Fish I'm cool with, as long as they're not scavengers.

Cows eat cow vomit.

 

[andycapps]

So you won't eat them because they're predators? That's silly.

They're mainly scavengers, they eat dead and rotting things on the ocean floor that predators have left for them, as well as other bottom dwelling creatures or plant life. It may seem silly to you, but it seems gross to me to eat them.

 

[Stet]

They're mainly scavengers, they eat dead and rotting things on the ocean floor that predators have left for them, as well as other bottom dwelling creatures or plant life. It may seem silly to you, but it seems gross to me to eat them.

But it's okay to eat animals that eat the animals that feed on detritus?

 

[windz]

Cows eat cow vomit.

Going to eat my steak I have in the fridge. MMMM

 

[balladofwindfishes]

It's all a matter of personal preference. I don't like them because of what they are. In some cultures, they think that rats are a normal thing to eat.

People eat rats?

I've never really heard of that...

 

[Neuromancer]

I somehow read this as Super Giant Croissants, clicked thread was super sad, then Googled and was happy again.

Mmmmmmmmm

 

[Red Liquorice]

I knew sooner or later scrolling down this thread would be a bad idea :/

 

[Ghost_Protocol]

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Don't know man, it looks too pale.

 

[andycapps]

People eat rats?

I've never really heard of that...

Was on Bizarre Foods, I think it was in Vietnam or something. They would catch them out in their rice fields and then eat them. Problem was that they cooked everything, but didn't clean out the intestines all that well. I think it was one of the rare foods that Andrew Zimmern actively disliked, and said was pretty horrible.

Cows eat cow vomit.

Mmmmm I could go for a burger right now.

 

[ccbfan]

LOL at the whole shellfish is disgusting because they are basically water bugs.

Pretty much every food we eat can be comparable to something "disgusting".

Think about what really eggs and milk are in the biological sense? Is there anything more disgusting?

 

[Askani]

Isn't there some sort of evolutionary limit on the size that an exo-skeleton can reach i think i remember hearing this in my zoology class but anyway no godzilla size crustations.

I didn't actually know this, so I did some reading. Interesting stuff.

 

[ffdgh]

Resident evil was the first thing to some to mind when I saw that pic.

 

[HeySeuss]

You guys are missing the bigger picture. Those things are way down on the food chain. How big and delicious must the things that eat that be? Or the next step up. Damn I need me some fish sticks.

 

[RoboPlato]

I somehow read this as Super Giant Croissants, clicked thread was super sad, then Googled and was happy again.

The funny thing is that doesn't look too different than the pic in the OP.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

If boiled spider tastes like lobster, pass the arachnid.

 

[NintendoGal]

Reminds me of these creatures, I want to taste one too

Is it wrong that I want one as a pet now?

 

[Nizz]

We probably haven't seen anything yet. I can't imagine what secrets the ocean has that remain uncovered!

That's the scary thought right there.

 

[JerzeyDevil]

This whole mayo on seafood thing is bothering me.

The two tastes don't go together, at all. Thats like eating a bowl of cereal with a can of coke instead of milk in the bowl.

 

[zaccheus]

They're mainly scavengers, they eat dead and rotting things on the ocean floor that predators have left for them, as well as other bottom dwelling creatures or plant life. It may seem silly to you, but it seems gross to me to eat them.

you should look into what factory farms feed cows and chickens and pigs. it's worse than what those things eat.

 

[Blablurn]

I somehow read this as Super Giant Croissants, clicked thread was super sad, then Googled and was happy again.

omg, can i have one?

 

[samus i am]

The funny thing is that doesn't look too different than the pic in the OP.

I thought the same thing.

 

[FooTemps]

C'mon folks... really?

Eating bugs isn't that disgusting. There are tons of things people eat everyday that can be considered just as weird. Stuff like cheese and yogurt and basically the whole spectrum of dairy products should be considered bizzare. Sourdough bread? Freaking yeast cultures and bacteria. McDonalds dyes their meats so they look edible. You worry about bugs when there are much more weird and disgusting ideas out there just because it doesn't fit your cultural paradigm.

I fucking love seafood, rats, and reptiles. Also, everyone should kill and butcher at least one animal in their life. It's humbling to meet your food eye to eye, you learn what it really means to eat.

 

[Door2Dawn]

Lobsters, crab, and shrimp aren't "water bugs". They're crustacean. Big difference.

 

[andycapps]

you should look into what factory farms feed cows and chickens and pigs. it's worse than what those things eat.

This is true, that's why I prefer not to eat meat from those sources.

 

[Clydefrog]

I don't love shrimp but I'll eat it. I, however, don't like prawn or lobster. Crab is delicious though!!!!

why am i so different

 

[Mushroom021]

Its to big to look good.

 

[Alx]

This whole mayo on seafood thing is bothering me.

The two tastes don't go together, at all. Thats like eating a bowl of cereal with a can of coke instead of milk in the bowl.

Sometimes I wonder what people do with mayonnaise, if they don't eat it with seafood or with fries. That's the only occasions when I would eat some, anyway.

 

[Extra Sauce]

I just don't understand where people enjoy ripping open the exoskeleton of a giant bug and eating the innards. Then again, there are parts of the world where people eat LAND bugs and love them but I'm referring to our culture where the majority of people despise land bugs but seem to love sea bugs. I can only assume people who enjoy lobster switch their brains off at seafood restaurants when thinking about what their eating.

lol, if you were to visit the facilities where they breed and produce animals for consumption, your fancy idealistic views about the meat you eat would fly out the fucking window.

 

[Wthermans]

Sometimes I wonder what people do with mayonnaise, if they don't eat it with seafood or with fries. That's the only occasions when I would eat some, anyway.

Sandwiches. Ham & Swiss with some dijon & mayo = nomnomnom Spicy Chicken breast with tomato & mayo = nomnomnom

 

[Dynamite Ringo Matsuri]

If boiled spider tastes like lobster, pass the arachnid.

I was watching an episode of Bizarre Foods where Andrew Zimmern was in Thailand sampling wok fried tarantulas. They just seasoned them with the poultry stock powder that comes in bags of ramen noodles. He proclaimed them to taste just like soft shelled crabs and said anyone who enjoyed soft shelled crabs would be amazed to find how delicious the tarantulas were. So... There you go.

 

[Teknoman]

Off-topic, but I really cant understand how he can eat all sorts of grubs and crazy stuff, yet gags at the taste of almonds lol.

Anyway, get your plates ready after Russia finishes the Antarctic drill. Probably all sorts of ultra giant stuff down there.


Mayo tastes decent on burgers if you dont slather it all over.

 

[Mdk7]

I disagree. It's not that it's alive but that it's a bug. Most people hate bugs, alive or dead. They find bugs disgusting to look at or touch. I agree, being "surprised" by a bug is what causes them to shout but what I'm really referring more to is the bizarre disconnect people have between a land bug and a sea bug where people seem perfectly fine with looking at and eating sea bugs. If someone can explain to me how a giant sea bug is any less revolting looking than a giant land bug, I'm listening. When I see a lobster, crab or shellfish I cringe at the sight. It's revolting just like all bugs are revolting.

And don't give me that "it's already prepared" argument. There are seafood places and grocery stores all over where people gladly point at the living lobster or crab they want to appear boiled on their plate.


I have NEVER butchered my own steak. Most people living in modern society have ever butchered their own meat. However, millions of ordinary people who would otherwise cringe at the idea of butchering a cow or dissecting a beetle will gladly look forward to do the following on a hot plate:

I just don't understand where people enjoy ripping open the exoskeleton of a giant bug and eating the innards. Then again, there are parts of the world where people eat LAND bugs and love them but I'm referring to our culture where the majority of people despise land bugs but seem to love sea bugs. I can only assume people who enjoy lobster switch their brains off at seafood restaurants when thinking about what their eating.


In this we heartily agree.

I REALLY love the taste of shrimps, lobsters and every other crustacean, yet honestly i've never thought about this whole comparison with bugs...

And fuck, in a horrifying way it kinda makes sense, so now i'm a little freaked out at the idea of eating a lobster. And i also kinda hate you for that, despite your reasonable post.

Anyway, what's even MORE disturbing to me is that by looking at that Giant Isopod thing (a creature i didn't even know it existed until 5 minutes ago) i get that repulsion feeling you get when you look at bugs, so the comparison makes even more sense now.

So fuck me and fuck this topic, really. :/

Spoiler

i know i'll click again and again on the next creepy animal thread i'll see on GAF, i love 'em!