A recent study suggests that insects branched out from crustaceans

Re:A recent study suggests that insects branched out from cr... by burkaman on Friday April 11, 2025 @06:09PM (#43659219)

I think this is sort of a myth. There was a relatively brief period of time in the US when lobster was considered poor people's food, but in the rest of the world and the rest of history it has generally been very popular and often associated with the upper class.

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobster#History

I also think it's pretty common for historical "peasant" foods to be popular today, like tacos or potatoes for example. If anything, "poor people love it but rich people won't touch it" is probably evidence that the thing not tasting good is a social construct.

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Re:A recent study suggests that insects branched out from cr... by conductr on Friday April 11, 2025 @10:19PM (#43660737)

Poor people have an incentive to find ways to make unwanted (aka cheap/available) food taste good, this simple fact is responsible for peasant food all over the world being generally amazing and why even a lot of upper class dishes have some origin as a lower class food.

I’m in Texas and we’re pretty well known for brisket and fajitas which are sourced from fatty/undesirable cuts of beef.

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Re:A recent study suggests that insects branched out from cr... by pfdietz on Saturday April 12, 2025 @01:18PM (#43666285)

I've always been surprised how good the "bad" cuts become when cooked long and moist to convert the cartilage to gelatin.

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