I think a lot of people think seaweed is slimy and fishy. (Which it is, but it's also yummy.) You have less ick than these people, I'd guess.
Most cochineal these days isn't made of dead beetles, but you'd be amazed how many people don't even know that it used to be, let alone that it isn't any more.
My sister refused to lick envelopes or stamps throughout the BSE scare years because somebody told her the glue was made of cow bones. I liked the taste of envelope glue too much to give it up. Not to mention STEAK.
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Date: 2005-09-16 03:14 pm (UTC)Most cochineal these days isn't made of dead beetles, but you'd be amazed how many people don't even know that it used to be, let alone that it isn't any more.
My sister refused to lick envelopes or stamps throughout the BSE scare years because somebody told her the glue was made of cow bones. I liked the taste of envelope glue too much to give it up. Not to mention STEAK.