Would You Eat a Scorpion?

December 13, 2007

I recently went to China, and while in Beijing I stopped at the infamous street food market. I wasn't sure what to snack on, but since I'll try anything once, and had a slight obsession with Survivorman, I eventually settled for a deep fried scorpion. It was warm and crunchy, with a little tender meaty morsel in the center. And, most surprisingly, it wasn't that bad. In fact, I'd eat it again. How about you, would you ever eat a scorpion?

China Poll Beijing Food On A Stick Scorpion Would You Eat This Street Food

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4 years 6 weeks

i tried it, its not bad it kinda tastes like crunchy popcorns. yummyyyy = p

hanmeng 4 years 43 weeks

When I had them they had been deep fried whole, with the stingers still on. I don't know if they were treated in any special way, but I assumed the stingers had lost their sting. The problem with the stinger is that it was the hardest part to crunch through. Otherwise I recall that the rest of the body was crunchy like a potato chip and slightly fishy.

amber_castaldo 5 years 22 weeks

No way, it's not for me - I am chicken

cocomademoiselle 5 years 22 weeks

You're brave! I can't pass the fact that it's a.... Scorpion!! But when it comes to spicy food, I'm in! hooh Hot hooh Hot!

Valynn 5 years 22 weeks

I'd try it, no money involved as long as the person doing the cooking knows what they are doing. I'll try anything once..isn't life about the adventure?

BRANDYNICOLE730 5 years 22 weeks

No way. I seen a scorpion for the 1st time this past summer, it was dead, and that was all the closeness I need with them.

calamari 5 years 22 weeks

Sitting here safely at my desk, I can say that I would. But if it was right in front of me, I might wimp out.

darlene 5 years 22 weeks

nope

amkc 5 years 22 weeks

I'm a vegetarian. No animals are being eaten by this chick.

Tiinnaaaa 5 years 22 weeks

NO!!

Le Etiana 5 years 22 weeks

Oh my goodness NO! Just the thought makes my skin crawl....ewwwwwwww.

Powerpuffgirl 5 years 22 weeks

I'm with blairbear...I live in AZ too and see enough of these. It'd be kinda weird too since I'm a scorpio...bad karma if I ate one?? Both my sisters have been stung by scorpions so I know to STAY AWAY! I voted "probably not, but if coerced..." because I might do it for money. Curiosity and adventure are not enough to make me try them with no cash as an incentive!!

leztnerp 5 years 22 weeks

Will someone elaborate on the poisonous factor? Do they take that part off? Are they seasoned, or is it just crunching up a cooked scorpion? Not sure. If coerced properly, I could be made to. Sounds better than grasshoppers in Oaxaca.

haze1nut 5 years 22 weeks

YES! totally! as long as the stingers are gone...

chynablue 5 years 22 weeks

I hear they are crunchy... I would eat one, but not the stinger. Does that count?

mamaseacat 5 years 22 weeks

Sure, I'll eat anything as long as: 1. someone else has eaten it and didn't die 2. someone else has eaten it and liked it 3. and, it's cooked.

veronicaraye 5 years 22 weeks

2 words: HELL NO!

ylatan 5 years 22 weeks

i'm veg, so no way. and yes, they count as meat. totally counts. totally.

emalove 5 years 22 weeks

Wouldn't even consider it...

GiggleSugar 5 years 22 weeks

When I went to Cambodia, these women had deep-fried tarantulas for sale and let's just say their furry little bodies did not make my mouth water. Scorpions, though? I love soft-shelled crab and other creepy-crawlies, why not? It's protein!

colormesticky 5 years 22 weeks

Wait, do you eat the stinger too?

colormesticky 5 years 22 weeks

I wouldn't do it. I'm horribly unadventurous when it comes to food. My best friend has a picture very similar to this one, only it's one scorpion and one potato bug on a stick. :sick: Pass.

javsmav 5 years 22 weeks

Caterpillar girl: Yes, a bug would be considered meat. There would not be a lot of meat on a scorpion, but bugs are not part of a vegetarian diet. Just google "scorpion meat" if you are curious.

Kaciegrrl 5 years 22 weeks

I thought scorpions were poisonous?

dannysf 5 years 22 weeks

EEK!

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