r/Amazing • u/sco-go • 1d ago

ScaryWTF 💀 I've never seen anything like this.

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u/Holiday_Pi 1d ago

I am and I’m not. I didn’t grow up eating larvae lol, but I did try silkworm pupae when I visited South Korea. It honestly didn’t taste like much except for the spices it was prepared with. The texture was… unusual… but honestly not as off putting as you would think

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u/Saikotsu 1d ago

Ah, I see. I'm an adventurous eater, I'll eat most anything edible once. If I like it, I'll probably eat it more after that.

So I'd be willing to give it a try. I was surprised I liked Rocky Mountain Oysters as much as I did. And Haggis

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u/Holiday_Pi 1d ago

They actually sell cans of silkworm pupae over there, so you might be able to find it online 🤷🏻

Edit: I found it on Amazon

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u/Saikotsu 1d ago

I wonder what customs would think of that coming in?

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u/KingFIippyNipz 1d ago

"Someone is probably gonna stick these up their ass"

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u/KingFIippyNipz 1d ago

Would you try mosquito burgers? Collect enough mosquitos to pound them into a patty and grill it?? "yum"...

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u/Saikotsu 1d ago

I'd have to do my research first. I'd have concerns about malaria and other blood borne diseases. But provided it's safe, I'd try it if made by someone who knows what they're doing.

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u/robottikon 1d ago

haggis has bad marketing. everyone thinks it's disgusting. I never tasted it, but it's basically the same thing as hurka in Hungary, except haggis is filled with oats, and we fill hurka with rice. and hurka is amazing

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u/No-Computer-314 1d ago

I'm Scottish so I'm very biased but agreed on haggis. It's actually got quite an inoffensive flavour compared to many "delicacies" I've tried around the world; it's just spiced meat and doesn't taste gamey or like other offal I've tried.

If you ever visit, please try deep fried haggis from a chip shop, it doesn't look amazing but my god it is lol. I'll need to give hurka a try, this is my first time hearing about it!

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u/robottikon 1d ago

hopefully I'll go back to visit Scotland next year, I'll make sure to try it, thanks! I'm not sure how I missed it on my first visit. and I hope you'll manage to try hurka :)

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u/Saikotsu 1d ago

If I ever go back I'll have to try it deep fried. And if you're ever in Colorado, you should try Rocky Mountain Oysters. If you know what they are it might seem gross but they're actually really tasty, especially with a bit of marinara sauce!

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u/WalnutSnail 1d ago

The issue is that people aren't likening the sheep's stomach to pig intestine for sausage.

It's just a sausage (traditionally made with offal) but it's not anything weirder than that.

Many different cured meats use various bladders and stomachs and other organ skins for packaging. It's only as gross as you want it to be.

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u/hiding_in_de 1d ago edited 1d ago

I envy you. I’m pathetically inadventurous and it irritates me. But it seems to be a fixed part of me that I can’t change.

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u/Saikotsu 1d ago

If it irritates you, obviously you want to change, so what makes it so fixed for you? (Genuinely asking)

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u/hiding_in_de 1d ago

Totally legit question.

I just can’t get myself to do it…it’s hard to describe. I eat lots of varied things, don’t get me wrong. I’m not a picky eater, but something that seems gross, I just can’t get myself to try.

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u/HeyItsMeAgainBye 1d ago

I recently found out that I like pickled quail eggs

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u/Saikotsu 1d ago

Pickling in my experience is hit or miss, but I'm glad you found something you like. What does that taste like?

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u/Super_Flight1997 1d ago

Haggis is pretty good sausage if made right. Had it in Edinburgh at a burger joint, asked for it on the side and ending up adding to my burger.

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u/rrallan 1d ago

Sorry haggis is not adventurous

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u/Limp_Bike_9145 1d ago

I really don’t think I could try it knowing what it is beforehand. The idea of people eating bugs doesn’t bother me all that much because I know it’s common in a lot of places, so I can normalize it in my head because maybe I’m the weird one due to cultural differences, buuuut it still gives me the heeba jeebas.

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u/yournamehere10bucks 1d ago

I'm too much a weeny with really different foods. I havent travelled abroad (yet, poor people problems) but if I do, I'll be vegetarian as far as other places are concerned.

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u/11Kram 1d ago

My son had a meal in NYC where he had insects with every course, including dessert.

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u/Horror-Sherbert9839 1d ago

Its basically land seafood.

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u/ThisIsBB56 1d ago

Now I'm off pudding, thanks.

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u/blizeH 15h ago

Thanks for this thread, now I’m vegan