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The North Carolina Museum of Natural Science holds an annual festival featuring which culinary treat?

Correct answer: Edible Insects

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What people think about it: 36 Comments

Queenofnacht

I'll pass thanks

Nutshell

People eat and wear insects ALL the time they just don't know it, red dye #4 (cochineal or carmine) is literally crushed beetles. It's been used in food and makeup for centuries.

StationaryStreet4

Anyone eat any by-product of bees lately? That stuff is pretty tasty.

Player #1489294

If people were asked to try a new snack and were not told they were insects/bugs they probably try it. I think if spices, or flavoring were used in the preparation one would not know the difference.

Tur D'ferguson

this kinda bugs me

Robster

I'm still dealing with sushi.. leave me alone...

Player#MaBe

my 1st husband was a survival instructor, SO I just think of them as protein

Player #10628065

I'm in the long pass line.

Birdiemom

spicy, crispy, crunchy grasshoppers are a specialty of Oaxaca. Very tasty snack, but avoid the raspy hind legs!

quicksilver

ate a chocolate covered grasshopper one time

Tony

Robster, raw fish, Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Jackie

i would not purposely eat bugs. now if I didn't know I'd try it. I just don't want to know until after I eat it. ex frogs legs, calamari, alligator, rabbit, raccoon, deer. yes I've had all of those.

Player #87342334

Actually, I read somewhere that they allow a low percentage of insects/spiders in through our produce. If this is true, we’re bug eaters, unfortunately.

Player #70889758

NOOOOO, NOPE, NO WAY!

Player #58092313

Nutshell, Cleopatra used crushed beetles for eye makeup

Callie

Queenofnacht, me too. my husband loves them

TJ SISTA

Try it covered in chocolate; just don't tell me what I'm trying 😑!

Player #49575959

Is called Bug Fest. Is in Raleigh where I live. No way I would eat any bugs, fried, or on the side.

HarlemzFlyGirl

I suffer from an extreme case of "Entomophobia" No thanks.

Beatlefan

Slimy yet satisfying lol

Ktkk

just Dawn, I don’t think so.

RockNRollMama82

quicksilver, on a dare?

RockNRollMama82

I'll take a medium rare COW steak, please.

Player #25603427

Nutshell, good to know thats very interesting 😀

Player #21374632

Nutshell, I have lived in North Carolina all my life and never heard of that, what town does this ? Would like to know, but no thank you I do not want any of the insect food,,

Mari

you can eat some insects (mealworms and crickets) at the Audobon Insectarium in New Orleans. Insects are high in protein, but, having fried and eaten a large cockroach and finding it too crunchy, I think insects would be best made into protein powder and added to a shake

slomogeo

Player #1489294, i never ate a spider, but they are supposed to taste liketheir ocean cousins: crabs

Bunny

Player#MaBe, great protein without killing animals and polluting the environment.

just Dawn

if you eat any candy with the candy shell (Skittles m&M's etc) you are eating bug shells.

Player #14993519.

Queenofnacht, I live in the beautiful state of North Carolina, but I do not go to that place and eat bugs,,yuck

Player #14706931

Queenofnacht, I'm with ya Queen

Pitchalady

Player #1489294, When I was in French club in high school, I went through initiation. Part of that was to reach into a small paper bag and eat whatever was in it. I did. It was a chocolate covered ant. It was good. It tasted like chocolate covered raisins but crunchy.