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The wings totally helped with presentation
Is this a recession signal?
This is a facebook bs repost. There are no articles from ‘authorities’ encouraging anyone to eat the moths.
Sir this is a shitpost
Remember, everything we see on the Internet is totally true. If we find out otherwise, we need to shout it from the mountaintops rather than just rolling out eyes and moving on
Sir, a lot of ppl in these comments seem to have missed that. Just providing context that it is, in fact, not true
The world is a shitpost. Hard to find the truth today.
Aren’t these moths endangered?
plague
That sounds like a self-sustaining population that might actually endanger other species
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogong_moth They are listed as “endangered” on the IUCN red list 🤷♂️
The Ngunnawal people came to Canberra specifically to harvest Bogong moths during the migration as they are a valuable source of protein and fats.
All the people here having a crack at Australian cuisine don’t have a clue. These moths are quite tasty.
What do they taste like?
A light nutty taste. Very moreish with a bit of salt
Mothy
I don’t think the vegans would like that, kill 2000 endangered moths or one hundredth of a cow?
Depends… if you don’t eat meat for environmental reasons insect protein is a good replacement. Also, if the moths are appearing as a plague they don’t sound endangered to me.
It’s their migratory cycle to reproduce, storms blew them into Sydney from the mountains
I know this is privileged but if it comes down to needing to eat insects, just put me down.
I went from being a typical omnivore to vegan within the span of a week and it was the easiest thing I’ve ever done in my life. So when I see people resorting to eating insects it’s really bewildering to me. Like, you’d rather eat bugs than just eat plants?
The problem with insect plagues is they easy all the plants
Don’t know about these moths though
The big problem with eating fried insects is that you need to rinse your mouth with something or the bits stay around. Flour made from insects may be better, but it is 5-10 as much cost, and since it is mostly proteins you would need special recipes for it, I guess.
Most insects probably have similar mouth feel issues.The words “insects” and “mouth feel” do not belong in the same sentence.
JFC
This guy insects!
I’ve eaten thai-style fried crickets, they really weren’t that bad. I think you just have to turst that they indeed are edible, so its easier to think of them as food rather than bugs
“really weren’t that bad” is not the recommendation you think it is.
NOT HELPING
Bro I can barely eat crayfish. They look too much like insects.
Are people getting mad at a shitpost? Again?
This is only like one degree away from the protein bars in snowpiercer
Wheren’t those actual humans?
You’re thinking of Soylent Green
in the book it’s people, in the movie it’s bugs
That explains why they announced it with such horror. I never really understood that.
I feel the same way! My reaction was like “okaayy, that seems resourceful, not horrific to me; but everyone on this train hates it I guess.”
Exactly!
Gotcha
eat your bugs
It’s a different sort of moth to one you might enjoy on a sandwich.
Write that down in your copy book.
How is 40 billion moths, considered “scarcity”?
honestly looks delicious
You can have mine, pass me your steak.
Dunno about the wings tho.
