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>Lobster tasting good is a construct.

I'm not really sure what this even means. I enjoy the taste of lobster, and the fact that it is no longer peasant food doesn't play any part in that.

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I think the point is that given the right social dynamics, some bugs that already are edible today could probably be considered fancy and tasty in a century or two. I might be the wrong person to ask though because I already find pretty much all seafood nauseating.

The fact that it is no longer peasant food doesn't consciously play any part in that.

I ate lobster maybe 100+ times (and enjoyed it) before I learned that it used to be peasant food.

I think what the parent comment is saying is that, lobster was likely introduced as an elite/rare dish to people in the current century increasing the appeal

That is exactly the point they are trying to make... that you enjoyed it BECAUSE you thought of it as a delicacy and not as peasant food.

I think the point is a little overwrought, really... while our expectation is part of what makes it taste good, it doesn't completely change what we think... there are a lot of foods that are considered delicacies that a lot of people don't like.

>that you enjoyed it BECAUSE you thought of it as a delicacy and not as peasant food

When I was a child, I didn't even know the word "delicacy" let alone have any concept of whether what I was eating was a delicacy or not.

Like I said, I disagree with the person's overall thesis, just pointing out what they were trying to say.

Does that mean JD Vance will consume it? :)

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