Flipboard Culture Desk on Nostr: Before the late-1800s, lobster was viewed as food for the poor. That changed when ...

Before the late-1800s, lobster was viewed as food for the poor. That changed when railroad chefs began offering the creepy-looking bottom-feeders to wealthy train passengers. Eating lobster then became chic. In the past decade or so, food startups and sustainability advocates have been hoping that a similar cultural renaissance might be possible for other edible arthropods: insects. nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqpnzk0e290n5xvpxzktw9rd7v07j8edz5hsw5metr9rdu4h8v8jvqlhzc9u (nprofile…zc9u) explains:

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