Pickles by Brian Crane for May 29, 2021

And it was delicious

My dad’s theory was that while cows were vegetarians, they ate a fair number of bugs by not caring about bugs on their food.

but, Nelson, bugs contain protein… just like chicken!

I have been told that on average every person swallows about 8 spiders a year. In their sleep.

PS: The rules for most food products include a maximum amount of “insect parts” which is larger than zero.

My wife and I went to a wedding and at the reception they played a game of Trivia. If you did not answer the question correctly you had to eat a bug. Of course the bugs were dead and salted. But gee, I thought that it was a weird thing to do at a reception. To each their own, I guess.

Always nice to add a little meat to our diet!

Uh…imitatable behavior, anyone?

And almost all vegies grow in the ground ….

I’ve read that cicadas taste a bit like shrimp

Nelson, compared to what some humans drink, a bug may not seem so bad!

VOMITROCIOUS!

Thank you , Brian for todays cartoon . There is nothing better that the Precious Roscoe in all of the four frames . The eyes say it all , especially in the fourth frame . Thanks again . : )

Hey, Roscoe, you’re not supposed to eat the garnish.

Squeems are do humanlike.

At least it was the water bowl and not the “other” bowl with a floater.

I guess squeemish people belong to the squeem relogion.

What do you think all those little black spots in pepper are..?

Okey dokey! EW

My sister took a cooking class in Paris. There was a big deal in American media at the time about insect parts discovered in food. The French thought this was hilarious. Those Americans think their food is sterile!

My sister’s reacton was the same as Nelson’s when her cat caught and ate an insect. Her reaction was made stronger because the cat seemed to be enjoying the treat.

Oh, it’s worse than that, much worse: https://youtu.be/YW2eGaUzq7E

I think my dog ate a lizard the other day.

One of my friends used to take his cat “hunting” by picking him up and carrying him over to bugs on the walls, ceilings, high shelves – which the cat would quickly dispatch.

I’ve never tried them myself, but insects have been part of traditional Mexican cuisine since ancient times: https://entomofarms.com/eating-insects-mexican-history/