# WTF recipe? Live grubs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 1, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-recipe-live-grubs/479508 "2009-01-01T21:40:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JimmyFlair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce7236/32.png) [@JimmyFlair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimmyFlair)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-recipe-live-grubs/479508/1 "2009-01-01T21:40:03Z")
OK, So I’m looking around for some somewhat healthy recipes for the new year. I was browsing around on Shape magazine’s website and found this little gem… [http://www.shape.com/healthy\_eating/recipes/27886094.html](http://www.shape.com/healthy_eating/recipes/27886094.html) Is this for real? Something about it seems akin to Wiki-vandalism, like this:“Note: check every five minutes or so to make sure that none of the grubs have crawled off and fallen to the oven floor (their blood is corrosive to metal surfaces)” I just can’t imagine Shape magazine touting pan roasting live grubs as a sensible diet choice to their readership!😕 On the same page I found this: [http://www.shape.com/healthy\_eating/recipes/27886049.html](http://www.shape.com/healthy_eating/recipes/27886049.html) , which suggests that someone has been messing around. I hope. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-recipe-live-grubs/479508/2 "2009-01-01T22:34:24Z")
What!!! You mean that’s a **hoax**? I ate that last night! ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-recipe-live-grubs/479508/3 "2009-01-01T22:47:59Z")
Well, the recipe calls for serving the grubs with ketchup. That’s a sure sign right there it’s a hoax. Everyone knows you serve grubs with hot mustard. Ketchup just covers up the taste with sugary tomato gloppiness. ---
**Author:** ![Fubaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-recipe-live-grubs/479508/4 "2009-01-01T22:53:17Z")
Yeah but the recipe is for free range grubs. Hot mustard is good for grubs from corporate grub farms like Tyson, but ketchup is just fine for the more flavorful free range grubs. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-recipe-live-grubs/479508/5 "2009-01-01T22:55:46Z")
You can taste the difference between free range and corporate-raised? :dubious:😉 ---
**Author:** ![JimmyFlair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce7236/32.png) [@JimmyFlair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimmyFlair)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-recipe-live-grubs/479508/6 "2009-01-01T23:13:16Z")
So, is grub blood really corrosive to metal or not? (NEED ANSWER FAST!!!)😛 ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-recipe-live-grubs/479508/7 "2009-01-01T23:42:40Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > You can taste the difference between free range and corporate-raised? :dubious:😉 Only a complete philistine couldn’t. I suppose your unrefined palette can’t even tell what region a grub is from by taste… ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-recipe-live-grubs/479508/8 "2009-01-01T23:48:22Z")
No, I’m not that much of a connoisseur. I do know, however, that you must serve them with chilled white wine. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-recipe-live-grubs/479508/9 "2009-01-01T23:50:06Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > No, I’m not that much of a connoisseur. I do know, however, that you must serve them with chilled white wine. Not always. A pub grub is served with beer. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-recipe-live-grubs/479508/10 "2009-01-01T23:55:53Z")
Clearly it’s fake, as they don’t specify which species of grub they are. [Witchetty Grubs](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchetty_grub) [Huhu grubs](http://tpo.tepapa.govt.nz/ViewTopicExhibitDetail.asp?TopicFileID=0x000a49be) [Mealworms](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mealworm) ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-recipe-live-grubs/479508/11 "2009-01-01T23:59:06Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Not always. A pub grub is served with beer. What kind? Stout, ale, light beer? For a delicacy such as grubs, you must be careful what you drink with it. What about sides? I’ve found a nice salad with spinach and feta cheese is a nice complement, but some people swear by pasta or dirty rice. ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-recipe-live-grubs/479508/12 "2009-01-02T00:55:47Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > What about sides? The traditional accompaniments are a baked potato and creamed spinach. Problem is, though, you have to pay for it in advance. Because, after all, it’s a grubsteak. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-recipe-live-grubs/479508/13 "2009-01-02T02:12:25Z")
Obviously spoken like a bunch of people who’ve never eaten grubs. Best roasted on sticks, with a scotch-bonnet pepper powder marinade. Spicy as all get out, but not as bad as you’d think it was. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-recipe-live-grubs/479508/14 "2009-01-02T03:13:44Z")
It’s clearly a fake. Grubs (or any other insects) do not have blood! ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-recipe-live-grubs/479508/15 "2009-01-02T03:30:38Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > What kind? Stout, ale, light beer? For a delicacy such as grubs, you must be careful what you drink with it. You, of all people, should know it’s Slug-o-Cola or eelwasser. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-recipe-live-grubs/479508/16 "2009-01-02T09:14:39Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Well, the recipe calls for serving the grubs with ketchup. That’s a sure sign right there it’s a hoax. Everyone knows you serve grubs with hot mustard. Ketchup just covers up the taste with sugary tomato gloppiness. I’ve also tried a tangy cocktail sauce. Not too spicy, or it overpowers the grub flavor. And the little “jumpers”\* that wound up on the bottom of the oven: just mix them with the others; they provide a little crunchy texture. - Hey, from their point of view, it’s like 9/11.