We’ve all made the embarrassing mistake of ordering 6 orders of spiders, thinking it was 6 individual spiders, and succumbing to a ego belly encumbered with as many as 36 spiders for sake of seeming ignorant of how spider restaurants work. And since it’s usually a mistake made on nascent visits in unfamiliar cultural territory, we’re already acting inured to the strangeness of eating raw spiders, so it’s often a double-whammy.
It was intended to be an example of a ridiculous “false fact” that went on to become widely believed.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/swallow-spiders/
Also, I can barely eat 6 spiders in one sitting.
6 orders of spiders, maybe.
We’ve all made the embarrassing mistake of ordering 6 orders of spiders, thinking it was 6 individual spiders, and succumbing to a ego belly encumbered with as many as 36 spiders for sake of seeming ignorant of how spider restaurants work. And since it’s usually a mistake made on nascent visits in unfamiliar cultural territory, we’re already acting inured to the strangeness of eating raw spiders, so it’s often a double-whammy.
And the worst part is that they charge extra for any leftovers, so you can’t leave even a single leg unmasticated.
Thanks for the link! Was an interesting read.