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Why so many people find eating insects disgusting
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giuliomagnifico
2 days ago
2 comments
delaminator
2 days ago
Because it is rational to reject potentially introducing allergen exposure to populations with no acquired tolerance.
JoeAltmaier
2 days ago
Lobster though. Lots of folks overcome the disgust for lobster.
gus_massa
2 days ago
Lobsters are crustacean, not insects. Shrimps and roolly pollies too. It's a nice fact to tell in your next cocktail.
vunderba
2 days ago
Funny enough, lobster was basically the cup-of-soup of early colonial days.
https://www.history.com/articles/a-taste-of-lobster-history
delaminator
2 days ago
Yet don’t eat the shells.