Since the beginning of barnacles, each one only gets to make one decision in its life. They hatch, free floating plankton carried by the currents until the desire to latch onto something and hang on forever can no longer be denied. While time, tide and circumstance play a role, it's the barnacle who chooses.
Have you ever travelled in China with Chinese? Because then you would know, it’s a Chinese joke I picked up from my friends and travel buddies there. And, yes, I am proud I ate everything they got me during my trips. Most unexpected surprise was scallops. I thought: that’s easy, turns out you eat everything in China not just the muscle, but all innards, luckily except the shell 😄
Yes. Flash boiled, pull the flesh out of the shell, sautée in butter, a little fresh garlic, squeeze of lemon and a splash of white wine. Taste like scallops.
Lol yeah. I am game to eat a lot of things, but I do draw the line at some of the things in Japan like raw fish liver etc. I understand that many Mediterranean countries such as Spain, Portugal and Morocco also eat barnacles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose_barnacle
ThatOneFriendWhoTriesTooHard
bannedagain80
Dude that thing is going to eat your face.
dewblew
There’s something wrong with your ice cream.
evildadunit
Since the beginning of barnacles, each one only gets to make one decision in its life. They hatch, free floating plankton carried by the currents until the desire to latch onto something and hang on forever can no longer be denied. While time, tide and circumstance play a role, it's the barnacle who chooses.
just4thelolz
Buttholeo
*sigh* everything reminds me of her..
EDoPur
baby Sarlacc
Voric13
notblubber
Semibalanus? What does a whole belanus look like?
RalphH
Darwin did hate them!
spidermenz
I was in the pool!
ThanosTaint
BagOfPrayers
Muunk
*waits for facehugger to jump out
FlashHardwood
Bless the maker and his water
forResearchPurposesOnly
“We’ll this doesn’t look good” - thing probably
MyWifeMadeMeJoin
Kind of cute in a... creepy sort of way.
TheRiattAct
Its a graboid egg
lostinamapfactory
I like your dog!
westPAguy
lostinamapfactory
That's the gif I was looking for!
PutinGivingYouANeckMassage
galapas
BagOfPrayers
Acorn barnacle
dobroweigh
Barnacle
TheCHIinChicago
Daverson
Are those edible?
CptTacolicious
At least once
blumpk1npie
Yes
BagOfPrayers
Surprisingly, yes.
egoAristippos
Are you Chinese? Because that’s always the first question you hear from a Chinese when he sees something new.
Daverson
Are you a racist piece of shit? Because that's the kind of question a racist piece of shit would ask.
egoAristippos
Have you ever travelled in China with Chinese? Because then you would know, it’s a Chinese joke I picked up from my friends and travel buddies there. And, yes, I am proud I ate everything they got me during my trips. Most unexpected surprise was scallops. I thought: that’s easy, turns out you eat everything in China not just the muscle, but all innards, luckily except the shell 😄
SometimesTheresAMan28
Yes but I've heard they are pretty terrible even for a "delicacy"
charondaboatman
Yes. Flash boiled, pull the flesh out of the shell, sautée in butter, a little fresh garlic, squeeze of lemon and a splash of white wine. Taste like scallops.
firlefranz
No, but for them y o u are edible….
TheSilverSeraph
"Barnacles are considered edible by some people, especially in Japan" - https://www.arrancoast.com/barnacles/
Mxlespxles
Japan is not where I look to decide if something's edible. Those folks will eat anything
Corrodias
Well, if they don't experience any significant downsides from doing so, that's kind of the definition of it being "edible", man.
TheSilverSeraph
Lol yeah. I am game to eat a lot of things, but I do draw the line at some of the things in Japan like raw fish liver etc. I understand that many Mediterranean countries such as Spain, Portugal and Morocco also eat barnacles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose_barnacle