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I ate a tarantula for dinner once. It wasn’t so bad
Most of us squirm at the idea of eating critters but, as a food-crazed nation that has tried and loved many strange things, is this really a bridge too far to cross?
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Travel correspondent Clara Lock is squeamish about bugs when they are alive and crawling, but will gladly eat them when they are cooked and seasoned.
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Guess what deep-fried tarantula tastes like?
Surprisingly, like soft-shell crab.
