I actually wanna try those crickets I heard they sell at a baseball stadium somewhere in the Eastern side the states. Apparently, they are the most popular concession there and they come in a variety of flavors like sour cream & onion.

[–] SlutbunWalla@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Crickets actually aren't bad on their own. We did a "Fear Factor" themed fundraiser for Katrina relief back in high school. We made cricket sugar cookies, cricket-covered chocolate strawberries, flavored mealworms, things like that. Things weren't selling as well as we would have wanted, so, being the weird kid with an extra bag of crickets, I stated that I would eat a live cricket for every $20 that was pledged. That ended up raising an old extra $140, and I ate 7 crickets in front of my classmates. They were relatively tasteless, and, since I found that it didn't gross me out, years later, when I was an educator at our local aquarium, I would use, "Wanna see me eat a live bug?" strategically to bribe my summer camp kids into staying calm. If they were well behaved for an hour after lunch, I would pop one of the feeder crickets into my mouth. It brought much joy and disgust to the 10 year olds.

[–] dudewitbow@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Crickets when fried are basically like chips, but with more texture (crunchier)

Definately a level 1 level of trying insects.

[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That kinda makes me want to try them

[–] Podo_Danderfluff@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You can buy them online if you just wanna try them. This seller has a YouTube channel too.

[–] ox0r@jlai.lu 2 points 1 year ago

Grilled crickets taste like chicken with walnut imo

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

They are decently popular in Mexico. From what I have heard it tastes like the fry batter and seasoning so basically delicious.