I was ready for this delicacy until I saw the inclusion of baby bees. In a world where food was scarce and bees were plenty, I wouldn’t care. And maybe bees are more plentiful there and it isn’t a big deal. But…I dunno. It doesn’t sit right with me.
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Thr amount of bees that an average colony loses every day to natural hazards is way higher than would be lost with a serving of this.
Okay. Let’s add to the natural loss of baby bees by eating more of them. We don’t need bees anyway.
News item here in US claimed recently that food inflation is partly due to bees* dying. I believe the last part, not sure how much it contributes to the first part.
Let's redo that math after a couple million servings
'The amount of bees that a couple million average colonies loses every day to natural hazards is way higher than would be lost with a couple million servings of this.' Or 'The amount of bees that an average colony loses every couple million days to natural hazards is way higher than than would be lost with a couple servings of this'
Now we're comparing apples to apples. I accept
It sounded good until it got to the part where they leave the bee larvae in it
Would you prefer adult bees?
I bet they go pop
Like roe.
No, just squish. You don't really notice them textureally because of how crunchy the honeycomb is.
Why would a wax honeycomb be crunchy?
Because it's grilled
It's not clear to me how grilling would turn wax crunchy, but I haven't attempted it.
The grilling is the powerhouse of the crunch
idk man, thats just how it works.
I am uncertain as to what this phrase intends:
The bee larvae are voluntarily kept within the honeycomb during the preparation…
Maybe they meant "intentionally"
I feel like that’s the same thing just from a different perspective?
The baby bees need to sign a waiver in order to stay
Oh that’s good to hear, based on another person’s comment it seemed like maybe the queen was just offering them up without their consent
as opposed to doing it on accident or by chance, I think is the intent. They are choosing to keep the bee larvae in.
Are you saying that the Queen Bee is in on it? Like, she just volunteers her little larvae babies to be human snacks?
Sacrifices made as an offer to their God who keeps them safe and provides them with housing. An honourable exchange!
If only us humans would follow their example. Then we could solve the housing problems we have all around the world with ease!
This sounds like a great way to burn the hell out of your mouth.