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by kibwen 949 days ago
The same cultures that recoil from eating bugs also pay top-dollar to eat shrimp, crab, and lobster, the latter of which used to be considered garbage food unfit to be served even to prisoners.
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Cultural value plays a major role even with traditional kinds of food. Tuna was considered garbage catch in the US, only good for cat food, until sushi became popular, and tuna became premium, on par with trout.