So Yummy , Awesome Food

Scorpions can be cooked in many different ways -- roasted, fried, grilled or even consumed live. Fried scorpions have generally only popped up in the U.S. as shock value items at state fairs (scorpions have been voted Travel & Leisure's Strangest State Fair Snacks). Scorpions have stingers that aren't removed but are not poisonous when exposed to heat (double yickes!). Who knew their legs would be still moving even when skewered on a stick? It's pretty safe to say that Americans generally do not like to see their food move a second or two before they eat it.
Out of eight Americans, how many were willing to try the scorpion? Four. Watch the video showing four of our brave participants and see their candid responses. You'll notice uncomfortable giggles, grimacing, a little bit of trepidation and a whole lot of surprise. Can you guess what a scorpion would taste like? They answer this question hands down.

How willing are you to try a new food? Are you the first to say, "yes" to a new and exotic meal -- one from a different culture, a new fruit, or an unfamiliar spice. Even buying a different brand of your favorite cereal can feel wild and crazy sometimes. Maybe you stick close to your tried and true favorites, no deviation.

Most people are unlikely to try new things. In fact, we generally eat a limited scope of foods on a daily basis. Research indicates that we often tend to choose foods based on habits to minimize the cognitive effort we have to put into it. In our own antidotal discussion, everyone admitted to some repetitive food habits -- a brown sugar Pop Tart every morning, drinking out of a favorite coffee mug, snacking on Cliff bars daily at work, or grocery shopping every Thursday morning at Costco. Let's face it, we are creatures of habit. The new sounds exciting but it is actually more difficult than one would imagine to do something different.