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The wings totally helped with presentation
This is a facebook bs repost. There are no articles from ‘authorities’ encouraging anyone to eat the moths.
Sir this is a shitpost
Remember, everything we see on the Internet is totally true. If we find out otherwise, we need to shout it from the mountaintops rather than just rolling out eyes and moving on
Sir, a lot of ppl in these comments seem to have missed that. Just providing context that it is, in fact, not true
The world is a shitpost. Hard to find the truth today.
Is this a recession signal?
The Ngunnawal people came to Canberra specifically to harvest Bogong moths during the migration as they are a valuable source of protein and fats.
All the people here having a crack at Australian cuisine don’t have a clue. These moths are quite tasty.
What do they taste like?
A light nutty taste. Very moreish with a bit of salt
Mothy
I don’t think the vegans would like that, kill 2000 endangered moths or one hundredth of a cow?
Depends… if you don’t eat meat for environmental reasons insect protein is a good replacement. Also, if the moths are appearing as a plague they don’t sound endangered to me.
It’s their migratory cycle to reproduce, storms blew them into Sydney from the mountains
I know this is privileged but if it comes down to needing to eat insects, just put me down.
I went from being a typical omnivore to vegan within the span of a week and it was the easiest thing I’ve ever done in my life. So when I see people resorting to eating insects it’s really bewildering to me. Like, you’d rather eat bugs than just eat plants?
The problem with insect plagues is they easy all the plants
Don’t know about these moths though
I’ve eaten thai-style fried crickets, they really weren’t that bad. I think you just have to turst that they indeed are edible, so its easier to think of them as food rather than bugs
“really weren’t that bad” is not the recommendation you think it is.
Yea i get it. But like i’d rather eat them bugs than olives, for example, thats just how I feel
NOT HELPING
Bro I can barely eat crayfish. They look too much like insects.
The big problem with eating fried insects is that you need to rinse your mouth with something or the bits stay around. Flour made from insects may be better, but it is 5-10 as much cost, and since it is mostly proteins you would need special recipes for it, I guess.
Most insects probably have similar mouth feel issues.Is it not customary to have a drink with your meals?
The words “insects” and “mouth feel” do not belong in the same sentence.
JFC
This guy insects!
This is only like one degree away from the protein bars in snowpiercer
Wheren’t those actual humans?
You’re thinking of Soylent Green
in the book it’s people, in the movie it’s bugs
That explains why they announced it with such horror. I never really understood that.
I feel the same way! My reaction was like “okaayy, that seems resourceful, not horrific to me; but everyone on this train hates it I guess.”
Exactly!
Gotcha
Are people getting mad at a shitpost? Again?
eat your bugs
Aren’t these moths endangered?
After the Aussies found out how tasty they are
plague
That sounds like a self-sustaining population that might actually endanger other species
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogong_moth They are listed as “endangered” on the IUCN red list 🤷♂️
honestly looks delicious
You can have mine, pass me your steak.
Dunno about the wings tho.
How is 40 billion moths, considered “scarcity”?
Has anyone ever said “Hey babe let’s go to the Australian restaurant tonight”
I don’t think Australians even say that.
Outback Steakhouse
I’m guessing Outback Steakhouse doesn’t really count lol
They opened during that dumb Australia fad after Crocodile Dundee was such a big hit, then they were stuck with that lame theme when the fad died.
It’s a viable placeholder until Australia produces a cuisine good enough.
What, you don’t want to go to a restaurant where the only things on the menu are fairy bread and cans of VB?
They mass produce Wagyu cattle and yet aren’t famous for their steak. (Their Wagyu is my favourite beef too)
I’m not hating or rage bait, I truly believe in their chefs. I want them to get creative.
There are some amazing restaurants in Australia
I’ve had meals here in unassuming places that shit all over wanky Michelin starred spots in New York
You seem ignorant, and yet, somehow proud of it
There are incredible restaurants in Australia for sure, but there isn’t really a national cuisine identity overall, distinct from the Anglosphere in general. Of course there are some distinctly Australian foods, but the largest category is basically “European dish with some native/local ingredient” - which can be extremely delicious but isn’t really that different from e.g. NZ, or even North America, and basically all comes from French and English restaurant culture. Aboriginal food culture isn’t really celebrated at all (beyond what I mentioned above) and even the immigrant food cultures which are more beloved (e.g. Greek and Italian) haven’t really fused into the mainstream, but are still largely relegated to the “cheap takeaways” category. So idk. On the one hand, you’re totally right that you can get awesome food, but I think the criticism stems from a valid place even if the people who parrot it don’t really know what they’re talking about.
There is a lot of cuisine bashing on this site.
-English food is bland.
-German food is just cabbage.
-Scottish cuisine is just deep frying.
It’s xenophobic and tiresome.
I wouldn’t go so far as to say xenophobic. Ignorance is probably a better description in many cases. It is also ok not to like types of food, or be disgruntled if the only thing to eat was food that was not to your liking.
Xenophobia could absolutely be an issue in some cases, but applying it broadly is a bit harsh.
I can agree that most people who make jokes about other cultures cuisines are just being a bit ignorant.
But on Lemmy (especially at the moment for some reason) this joke/meme is made pretty much every day, and is becoming less of a one off joke and more of a constant insult to other cultures.
It’s just tiresome, lazy and it smacks a bit of xenophobia to me; but I see where you are coming from and agree it may be a bit of an overreaction.
I get it. Many people have a hard time separating a single experience from an entire population, culture or cuisine.
While I am absolutely not a fan of the Russian government at the moment, I have to force myself to remember that many of the Russian people are no different than you or I. It’s all to easy for me demonize and generalize an entire population as much as the next person, if I am not careful. (This is exploited heavily by state propaganda to foster xenophobia, in many cases.)
Still, a culture couldn’t be defined as a “culture” of it didn’t have distinctive and common traits. The same goes for regional cuisine.
After thinking about this a bit more (and also deliberating if I myself was overreacting) what we have is a fine line of context. Me exclaiming that “that countries food is crap” wouldn’t be the same as “if you let those people in this country, our food will turn to crap”.
My reaction is exactly that same as yours when I see out-of-place comments bashing Americans. I never go out of my way to troll or spread hate against any common person and it sucks when I get pulled into a generalization for no reason. Trust me when I say I hate our government as much or more than most of Lemmy and more power-hungry slobs are not what this world needs right now.
So, after considering your position a bit more and reflecting on how I react to similar situations, it’s just as easy to portray being xenophobic as it is to be perceived as xenophobic. Both could be true or false, and the only hints we have as to the actual nature of it is context. Context, unfortunately, is something that isn’t expressed well in text on social media.
I haven’t read what you have read and probably might interpret it differently anyway. So, if you think something is xenophobic there isn’t much I can say about that other that what I already have. Perception is what tips the scales in one direction or another, it seems.
Lord of the Fries is pretty awesome for a fast food place. Good prices, tasty burgers and hot dogs, 100% vegan.
There’s an Australian restaurant in my neighborhood (USA). My Australian ex-gf was SHOCKED. They just have like burgers and beers and stuff lol it’s not any different from American bar food.
