In message , Andy Dingley
writes
On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 21:25:24 +0100, Owain
wrote:

They're edible though aren't they - if cooked?

No. Most UK beetles will taste _disgusting_ (they do it deliberately).

In general, adult insects aren't edible,

I remember seeing fried cockroaches for sale at the Sunday market in
Bangkok

One case where I declined to taste the local delicacy

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geoff