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A green flying bug picked the wrong time to fly over my coffee filter, as in, just as I was pouring boiling hot water over the grinds. I tried to save him, but, it was to no avail. I'm pretty sure he was DOA before I could find a spoon to fish him out.
I know the government has regulations as to how many insect parts can be found in one's food and I know they have statistics as to how many insects the average person eats in a year, so eating bugs is nothing new.
Still, I'm wondering if I should toss the grinds or tell myself the boiling water disinfected whatever nasties he may have been harboring.
What would the BHO do?
Does knowing it was the last of my coffee factor into it?
If it happened in a restaurant you would never know.
I'd make another pot if company were involved.
I'd probably just fish the carcass out and carry on. If somebody was watching, I'd probably mumble something about an ancillary to the 5-second rule and then carry on. After I'd/we'd enjoyed (?) my/our coffee I'd toss it [into the compost] or more likely, down the drain. Being the last of the coffee on hand wouldn't matter.
I don't know, but I'll guess that the folks on this forum will lean towards drinking it, while folks on a mandolin forum might say "throw it out."
Edited by - rcc56 on 10/01/2024 15:08:15
My dear woman!
You speak of eating bugs as if it were a BAD thing!!
Now play yor banjo, and RELAX!
I'd say just strain it through your teeth, but then this is a banjo player forum...
Rick
Yuck! I would throw it all out. The idea of drinking bug juice makes me sick!
People can over react..
Here..in a loco resivour..
A few teenaged boys were found peeing in the lake..
The loco leading pollahticktion..
Actually wanted the entire resivour drained..
N the parents of the boys charged with the..bill..
Me..i'm Irish..
If a fly landed in me beer..
Why i would grab it by the wings tightly ..exclaiming..
Spit it out..! SPIT IT OUT..!
:0)
time.com/66459/portland-reservoir-pee/
Yeah...but bird poop is..A-OK...
What's a bug/fly/etc. between friends!?!?!
While looking for an article re. the body found in Melville Saskatchewans water tower https://www.riderfans.com/forum/forum/lounge/976710-small-town-saskatchewan/page7, I came across this report from Princeton, WVa. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/08/02/Water-complaints-lead-worker-to-find-body-in-tank/1543618033600/
It looks like it's 'way more prevalent than I'd thought. 
If it was the last of my coffee on hand, I would definitely drink it - unless it was a stink bug.
Kopi Luwak is coffee made from coffee beans that are excreted whole by an animal called a civet cat. 1 lb is over $500. Id savor the bug coffee..you might have a new product!!
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Originally posted by Mad HornetIf it was the last of my coffee on hand, I would definitely drink it - unless it was a stink bug.
Ha!...
Igzactly what Liz said...! :0)
Didn't Honey West have a civet?
I wonder how many bugs we eat while we're sleeping.
I've bored you guys with this before, but ............
'Way back a brother-in-law regaled us with a story from his rural, closer-to-poor-than-to-rich childhood. He and one of his brothers were playing in the yard when they noticed a jam tin sitting on the window sill. They snuck up, each helped himself to a couple of finger swipes, set it back and went about their business. Later that day/evening their mother made some off-hand remark about how successful [or maybe it was unsuccessful?] her fly trap had been. In telling us, my BIL said that at the time they thought the jam seemed a little crunchier than usual, but, as kids they soon had their minds on more important stuff. He did mention that decades later, so far as he knew, neither brother had spilled the beans within their family.
Edited by - Owen on 10/02/2024 14:29:22
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Originally posted by rcc56I don't know, but I'll guess that the folks on this forum will lean towards drinking it, while folks on a mandolin forum might say "throw it out."
I don't care who y'are. That's funny, right there.
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Originally posted by eagleislandquote:
Originally posted by rcc56I don't know, but I'll guess that the folks on this forum will lean towards drinking it, while folks on a mandolin forum might say "throw it out."
I don't care who y'are. That's funny, right there.
N..probly true...
We haven't heard much from the female members. So far, I think I'm the only one and I think other females would pretty much think as I do: throw it out, yuck!
Ladies? Care to comment?
Good taste isn't reserved for just the ladies.
It all depends on it being the last of the coffee and how far away the store is.
Of course there's always that pound of (mistake) decaf in the freezer,but we can't go there.
Make sure to pick up a couple extra when you go shopping so that this never happens to you.
Edited by - steve davis on 10/03/2024 09:28:16
I only eat bugs that come out of the ocean. They are as ugly as any, but very tasty.
My granddaughter enjoys chapulines (fried crickets with salt and lime) at home in Mexico. Her brother told me of a lunch of turtle tacos. I stick to the regular tacos and burritos when I visit.
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Originally posted by steve davisGood taste isn't reserved for just the ladies.
It all depends on it being the last of the coffee and how far away the store is.
Of course there's always that pound of (mistake) decaf in the freezer,but we can't go there.Make sure to pick up a couple extra when you go shopping so that this never happens to you.
I hear that...
Loud n clear.... :0)
Edited by - STUD figmo Al on 10/03/2024 16:17:45
I’ve consumed one entire grasshopper taco. Not my favorite dinner experience, but I survived without ill effect. I’ve also swallowed live bugs inadvertently on long bicycle rides.
The nature magazines are trying to convince us that insect protein is the future.
It’s already the norm in certain cultures.
Now let's all grab our banjos and sing the HARLEY SONG!
(Tune: Going Down the Road Feeling Bad)
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I'm roaring down the road, on my hog!
I'm roaring down the road, on my hog!
I've got joy beyond belief,
I've got bugs between my teef!
As I'm roaring down the road on my hog!
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