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Edinburgh Gaga Over Choco Scorpions
Hindustan Times ^
| October 11, 2010
Posted on 10/10/2010 4:57:52 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A range of insect-based food products, including worm crisps, chocolate covered scorpions, and toasted ants, has been launched in Harvey Nichols' Edinburgh store. The unusual range, priced from 2.95 pounds for a packet of worm crisps to 15.95 pounds for a tin of toasted ants. The line also includes Thai green curry flavoured crickets, toffee scorpion candy, Tequila lollipops with real worms inside and civet coffee, which is made from coffee beans that are prepared for roasting by being passed through a civet cat.
There is also a type of tea, which claims to have been picked by trained monkeys.
The range, called Edibiles, was also on sale on Saturday at Harvey Nichols' new Glasgow Pop Up shop, which will be open in the St Enoch's centre until Christmas.
"People are always looking for something different and the selection of Edibles from all over the world could not be any more different," the Scotsman quoted a spokesperson for Harvey Nichols as saying.
"We picked the favourite treats on offer from around the world. The sales are doing really well, and top of the list is the chocolate covered scorpions, followed by the Civet coffee," the spokesperson said.
TOPICS: Food; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: candy; chocolate; scorpions
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I wonder how a date would feel if I brought her a box of chocolate scorpions?
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
10/10/2010 5:02:43 PM PDT
by
DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
(A liberal is one who has both feet firmly planted in the air -----Anonymous)
To: nickcarraway
Couldn’t be any worse than hagus.
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posted on
10/10/2010 5:02:55 PM PDT
by
counterpunch
(End the Government Monopoly!)
To: nickcarraway
A range of insect-based food products, including worm crisps, chocolate covered scorpions, and toasted ants...Batting .333 (worms and scorpions are not insects).
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posted on
10/10/2010 5:03:26 PM PDT
by
rfp1234
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
10/10/2010 5:04:29 PM PDT
by
counterpunch
(End the Government Monopoly!)
To: nickcarraway
Why not offer poop on a platter?
I dont get the bugs thing
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posted on
10/10/2010 5:09:20 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: nickcarraway
I wonder how a Scotsman would say “scorpions”.
To: All
Any FReeper eat bugs by choice?
Check in if you do
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posted on
10/10/2010 5:10:27 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: nickcarraway
roasted giant ants:
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posted on
10/10/2010 5:11:29 PM PDT
by
DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
(A liberal is one who has both feet firmly planted in the air -----Anonymous)
To: rfp1234
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posted on
10/10/2010 5:12:02 PM PDT
by
DemforBush
(You might think that, *I* could not possibly comment.)
To: nickcarraway
chocolate crickets:
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posted on
10/10/2010 5:15:45 PM PDT
by
DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
(A liberal is one who has both feet firmly planted in the air -----Anonymous)
To: nickcarraway
bug buffet:
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posted on
10/10/2010 5:17:59 PM PDT
by
DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
(A liberal is one who has both feet firmly planted in the air -----Anonymous)
To: mylife
I’ve had ants before - chocolate covered ones - in Japan. A little funky, but not much to them, really.
From what I’ve been told, the bigger the bug, the harder it is to deal with for the unaccustomed. Ants and the like just get crispy and mostly taste like the seasoning they are cooked with. But since they aren’t cleaned/gutted like a fish (or what have you), the larger ones tend to be, well, “gooshy” inside even after being baked/fried. I’m told the big water beetles popular in some Bangkok markets are especially so.
That said, I’d rather eat a half-dozen gooshy water beetles than one shellful of “Balut” (google at your own risk).
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posted on
10/10/2010 5:20:03 PM PDT
by
DemforBush
(You might think that, *I* could not possibly comment.)
To: nickcarraway
Icky:
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posted on
10/10/2010 5:20:07 PM PDT
by
DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
(A liberal is one who has both feet firmly planted in the air -----Anonymous)
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
jiminey cricket says: "eat me pal"
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posted on
10/10/2010 5:20:26 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: nickcarraway
Cicadas on a stick:
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posted on
10/10/2010 5:21:04 PM PDT
by
DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
(A liberal is one who has both feet firmly planted in the air -----Anonymous)
To: mylife
Balut- Zimmern loves that stuff...Bizarre Foods is a a hoot.
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posted on
10/10/2010 5:22:29 PM PDT
by
Mmogamer
(I refudiate the lamestream media, leftists and their prevaricutions.)
To: DemforBush
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posted on
10/10/2010 5:22:51 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
I’ve had Chapulines. (Mexican grasshoppers) Not bad.
To: mylife
More bug Delicacies:
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posted on
10/10/2010 5:24:49 PM PDT
by
DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
(A liberal is one who has both feet firmly planted in the air -----Anonymous)
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