Dinner Plate Invasion: Lionfish, Tiger Shrimp, and Feral Pigs, Oh My!

Gastropod

Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley

Science, Arts, History, Food

4.7 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Across America, feral pigs are on the rampage, wrecking fields of crops, hunting local wildlife to extinction, and even attacking humans. In the United Kingdom, Japanese knotweed is taking over the landscape: banks deny mortgages to infested properties, and the government regulates its disposal with the same precautions it takes for low-level nuclear waste. Humans are to blame—we introduced invasive species such as these to their new homes. But some conservation biologists and chefs think humans can also be the solution: by eating the invaders. Are we ready for a menu of Asian shore crab and bullfrogs—and can our appetite really make a difference, or might the approach lead to unforeseen consequences? This episode, we forage an invasive menu with chef Bun Lai, and then argue the case with conservation biologists Joe Roman and Sara Kuebbing. Listen in now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:25.6	It smells incredible.
1:33.4	It feels a little bit cartilaginous.
1:34.4	It's a very accurate description of that.
1:39.4	Some kind of like an invertebrate adjacent thing.
1:44.8	What is it?
1:45.8	What is it?
1:46.8	Are we in the jellyfish realm?
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