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    A Glimpse Into a Gourmet Bug Tasting

    by YumSugar in Savory Sights
    It's one thing to say you'll try any sort of food, but another entirely to truly follow through on your promise. That's why, right before an eight-course gourmet bug tasting this week, I started bugging out over it. If I screamed when I saw insects in my apartment, how was I going to bring myself to eat them?

    The one-of-a-kind dinner was organized by the Stanford Club of San Francisco, and featured everything from grasshoppers to dung beetles. Read on to find out how I fared throughout the meal.  
     

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    I'd like to think I'd be brave enough to eat these things, since my philosophy is "try anything once," but looking at these pictures and thinking of *actually* eating food with bugs mixed in... I don't know if I could handle it! The thought of getting grasshopper wings stuck in between my teeth makes me gag, I can't imagine what would happen if I were actually in that situation!

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    Fri, 11/06/2009 - 8:30am Report Comment
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    Yikes, I have entomophobia (a seriously debilitating condition when you like the outdoors!) and I will never, EVER be able to do this. You are incredibly brave!!

    Do you know if anyone has gotten physically sick during these tastings? I sure hope they had buckets nearby for the fainthearted.

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    Fri, 11/06/2009 - 10:09am Report Comment
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    Eww, no thanks. In China and Japan vendors sell bugs on a stick. Like their simple lollipops or kabobs.

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    Fri, 11/06/2009 - 1:03pm Report Comment
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    OH Hell NO!

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    Fri, 11/06/2009 - 4:30pm Report Comment
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    No thanks!

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    Sun, 11/08/2009 - 8:16pm Report Comment
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    online keno

    some very interesting points... but i think your research and bias leaves a lot to be desired... then of course, that's just my opinion...
    have a great day... definitely a thought-provoking post!

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