Your thoughts on Vegitarianism

timothy leary wrote: Dean wrote: Evolver wrote: How do you cook a honeybee? Deep fried - apparently "No real taste, just very crunchy"   Omnivores can eat practically anything but that does not mean we will or we should, and cultural differences play a large role in what we will eat and won't eat. There are a few reptiles and insects that are poisonous and it's not a good idea to eat dog liver but most animals are edible. Eating most plants will either kill you or make you very ill, most are indegestible, one thing we are incapable of doing is over-grazing. Any time you want to come over and grab some bees out of the hive to cook let me know and I will oblige.

I never said I ate deep fried bees, not saying I would, not saying I wouldn't, what I did say was, cultural differences play a large role in what we will eat and won't eat - western culture generally does not eat insects on purpose, crustaceans and mollusks yes, but insects are more the accidental thing, (not that we really swallow spiders in our sleep, that old chestnut's been laid to rest, it could happen, but it's just not that likely), but as an ex-cyclist, ex-motorcyclist and ex-canoeist,  I can confirm I've munched my way through a few small flying insects in my time, nothing as large as a bee and never deep fried, but there you go... sometimes we don't get to be picky about what we eat. However, the question was, "How do you cook a honeybee?", not "Have you eaten a honeybee?" or "Would you cook a honeybee?" and the internet in its ineffable depths provided an answer, not the answer mind, but an answer - in Thailand they deep fry them. Myself, having a family history of bad anaphylactic reactions to bee stings, I will tend to avoid them whenever possible, but thanks for the offer.

I never wanted to read about bees. Or know that you kept them.

smartpatrol wrote: Oh, not again! Threads always turn into huge ass arguments

timothy leary wrote: Yeah, I never claimed to eat bees either nor was i interested in cooking them, or even knowing how to cook them.

True, that was Scott:

lol

I have an $800 gas grill in the backyard. Let me tell you, lettuce does not cook well on it.

Edited by The Dark Elf - January 15 2013 at 20:37

smartpatrol wrote: Oh, not again! Threads always turn into huge ass arguments

Considering the potential for foolish trolling this subject matter presents, the thread has thus far been very mild mannered. I still have not seen the jerky reply, "for every animal you don't eat, I will eat two."

At this point most clinical data will point out that animal proteins are easily substituted with vegetable protein, primarily from legumes. Is it as tasty? Well, all depends on the consumer and the preparer. Do I have a problem with the consumption of either. It is also becoming apparent that the quantity of protein required in a healthy diet has been greatly overestimated. We know from liver failure patients that have difficulty digesting protein that the body can function on very little protein.

I think we have reached the point that the key is not what we consume, but how it is produced. The meat factory mass production practices that have been so pervasive in the last 50 years are unsustainable, as are monoculture that leaches soil of nutrients and require artificial fertilization.

I fully support meat eaters and vegetarians. Both can be done in a conscientious and sustainable manner.  Buy locally from a source that you know what practices are used. 

timothy leary wrote: Snow Dog wrote: I never wanted to read about bees. Or know that you kept them. I never wanted to know that you wanted to kick a duck up it 's ass but every time you post I have to see it. Of course it does not surprise me seeing where it comes from.

Ady Cardiac wrote: alot of talk on the news this morning about horsemeat found in burgers this morning.....pah.......not that bothered......ya its worrying that its only just been found out so where are those who are suppose to keep an eye on what goes in?.....i'm not that bothered as i'll try anything once......i've eaten various meats over the years and i've never tried horsemeat.....i'd give it a go.