ai6yr, (edited )

Oh look, I've been ignoring a plentiful, edible food source in my garden! 🤔 "Land Shrimp!"

Although.... 😱

"Let’s stick with Pillbugs for two good reasons. Those are the only ones that roll themselves into a ball, and they are the most edible of the lineup... "

(h/t @mzedp ) https://www.eattheweeds.com/armadillidium-vulgare-land-shrimp-2/

suuuuconk,
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@ai6yr @mzedp my Mom told me that when I was a toddler I’d play with these for hours and then I’d eat them. I’m 70 so didn’t hurt me too bad - and I ate them raw 🥴

ai6yr,

@suuuuconk @mzedp 😂 Land shrimp!

skyfaller,
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@ai6yr I don't think I could bring myself to toss living pillbugs directly into boiling water, even if I weren't a vegetarian; that just seems like a terrible way to go. But I'll admit I can't think of a better, less painful way to kill them.

Guess I'll just have to let them live.

rustoleumlove,
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@ai6yr @mzedp

you reminded me of an old photo i took at a Cambodian bus station...

i'm pretty sure these were roaches?
(i'm happy to be vegetarian 😜 )

ai6yr,

@rustoleumlove @mzedp Hmm, roast roaches would make me vegetarian, too.

KanaMauna,
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@ai6yr @mzedp Hard to call that edible if they had to drown it in a sea of corn and eggs.

mzedp,
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@KanaMauna @ai6yr I mean, these guys say they're not terrible on their own. That's probably true for most proteins too.*

ai6yr,

@mzedp @KanaMauna Very good point, LOL. One of the other recipes drowns them in bacon... I mean, you can eat cardboard cooked in bacon and it would taste good 😂

ai6yr,

"Scrambled pillbugs" for breakfast, anyone? 😂

ai6yr,

"All You Can Eat Land Shrimp!" 😂

greene,
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@ai6yr Oh, I’ve got to try this now. Somehow it had never occurred to me that they would be edible.

ai6yr,

@greene I may have to see how they taste.

cookiesinheaven,
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@ai6yr 🤮

DEDGirl,
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@ai6yr I ate one once, for a 5$ dare. 😂

DEDGirl,
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@ai6yr I’m sorry vegans. 😣

ai6yr,

@DEDGirl LOL not that great?

DEDGirl,
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@ai6yr @DEDGirl Crunchy! Not as meaty as a cricket. I think half a pound would be like rice crispies. 😂

ai6yr,

@DEDGirl Hmm, pillbug rice krispies! 😂

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