Roasted Scorpions
:eek: Is all I gots to say.
You know what’s really weird – 15 minutes ago I was looking at a picture puzzle that had a scorpion sitting in the middle of a dinner table, and thinking, “ew, scorpions, that’s not something you’ll see on a dinner table.”
Barf out! Gag me with a spoon!
Three words: Soft. Shell. Crab.
So what’s the diff?
I wonder if they classify as meat products for agri-ship purposes.
Oh, and EW.
I’ve had them. They taste a lot like fried fish… the finbits that are all crispy and good. They were a lot smaller than that though.
I once brought home a “scorpion in amber” goodie as a gift to my Cherished Spouse; the “amber” was clear crystal barley-sugar, the scorpion real. Or so the label said. It came with this informative info sheet saying the scorpion was completely edible.
I think he still has it hidden somewhere, though.
I wonder what you do with the stinger. Is it removed? Is it poisonous? Does the roasting denature the toxic proteins? Would you possibly get a scorpion stinger stuck twixt your tooth and gum like a popcorn husk and have to explain to your dentist why you have a terrible inflammation caused by eating spiced scorpions?
That said, I’d give 'em a go.
The noble savages of sSouth America eat tarantulas roasted over a fire. They use the fangs as toothpicks. Supposed to taste like smoked lobster or something. BS. They taste like roasted tarantulas!
Anyways, you’d probably be able to use the scorpstinger as a toothpick. That’s what I was getting at.
And don’t forget, you got to brush the hairs off a tarantula before you eat it.
I’d probably eat one if I got it at a restaurant or from a vendor. No way am I eating a scorpion or anything else I get from ebay.
Don’t know if you noticed, but they’re “Tom Yum” flavor. As if that makes a difference. “But honey, they didn’t have the cool ranch flavor!”
“Roasted Scorpions - they’ll rock your taste buds like a hurricane.”
I’m just not eating anything from anybody who tells me that scorpions evolved from amphibians. At least, I’m not eating scorpions from them. How am I to trust that they’re really providing me with an edible species?
Built-in toothpick.