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minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoSo are pillbugs, but people don’t seem to be eating those (at least in the US)
minus-squareramble81@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoHow much meat can you get from a pillbug and how does it taste?
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoDepends on the species, some wood lice are up to 3.8cm in length! They are edible, apparently, with a flavor similar to shrimp.
minus-squareturdcollector69@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoPeople do eat larger isopods, we don’t eat pill bugs or silverfish because they’re 90% shell by volume and taste bad. I think people don’t like bugs because you can’t peel them like you can shrimp or crab. Thankfully there are not many bugs big enough to peel and eat so it’s not really a thing.
So are pillbugs, but people don’t seem to be eating those (at least in the US)
How much meat can you get from a pillbug and how does it taste?
Depends on the species, some wood lice are up to 3.8cm in length!
They are edible, apparently, with a flavor similar to shrimp.
People do eat larger isopods, we don’t eat pill bugs or silverfish because they’re 90% shell by volume and taste bad.
I think people don’t like bugs because you can’t peel them like you can shrimp or crab.
Thankfully there are not many bugs big enough to peel and eat so it’s not really a thing.