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Future of food: what's on the menu in 2050(newsroom.unsw.edu.au)

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Should insect protein become the dietary norm of the future, how will our descendants feel about our reactions to the first insect aisle in the local supermarket? Could we perhaps be the last generation to be seen as true meat eaters?

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Fleur__@lemmy.world
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People will do anything to avoid going vegan lmao

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gringo_papi@lemmy.world
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Lab grown meat > bugs

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pc_admin@aussie.zone
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I’ve never eaten bugs… but if they’re cooked properly I’ll give it a go. Might taste nice, wtf do I know?

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Asstronaut@lemmy.worldOPM
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Could you imagine if that was offered up in bread outside Bunnings in the future

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Asstronaut@lemmy.worldOPM
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Now summer is upon us you can sneak a wichetty grub under the hood of the Weber when nobody is looking

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fruitleatherpostcard@lemm.ee
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No. Eating insects, spiders etc is utterly disgusting.

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smeg@feddit.uk
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Is it really though, or is it just what you’re used to? Prawns are basically sea woodlice and everyone loves them.

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Huxleywaswrite@lemmy.world
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Yes its still disgusting. In reality, eating prawns and most shellfish in general is disgusting. If that thing lived on land we would not eat it. But it doesn’t and we’re used to it and it tastes really good, so we do it anyway.

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Asstronaut@lemmy.worldOPM
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I honestly can’t stomach the idea of eating insects, but I do love prawns! Looks like the two halves of my brain are sleeping in separate beds tonight.

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fruitleatherpostcard@lemm.ee
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I can’t eat them due to allergies. I’ve tried lobster and thought it was nothing to write home about. Luckily didn’t really react.

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smeg@feddit.uk
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But you don’t find them utterly disguising?

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Thteven@lemmy.world
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fruitleatherpostcard@lemm.ee
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I haven’t seen this movie sorry.

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Asstronaut@lemmy.worldOPM
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Pretty sure that’s from Snowpiercer

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Asstronaut@lemmy.worldOPM
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Mmmm McLocusts

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JoeKis@lemmy.world
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Mmmm, extra crunchy salad 🤌

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