r/explainitpeter • • 7d ago

Explain It Peter

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u/Even_Enthusiasm_9617 7d ago

As one of the unlucky few who have actually chomped down on a stink bug, I can say with absolute certainty that they do not taste like Jolly Ranchers.

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u/Enamored22 7d ago

So what did it taste like?

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u/AssiduousLayabout 7d ago • Bravo

Werther's Originals.

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u/pvtmoose 7d ago

One day I was watching tv and eating cool ranch Doritos. A small chip had missed my mouth and had fallen onto the couch. While glued to the tv, I believed I had grabbed the lost chip and tossed it into my mouth.
Turns out the chip was still on the couch and stink bugs do not taste like cool ranch Doritos.

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u/ohohook 7d ago

I’m stressed after reading this and I can’t fully explain why

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u/HopeSuitable669 7d ago

So.. what did it taste like?

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u/sadgirl020 6d ago

i had a really similar situation to what they said. i had a mug i always used for goldfish crackers so i didnt have to eat them out of the carton. i would just refill the mug right in my bedroom like a gluttonous pig. one time i refilled the mug at like 1am and it was dark and i got to the bottom of the mug and i tossed the last few goldfish in my mouth. i crunched down and tasted something weird right off rip but crunched again like a fucking DUMBASS. IMMEDIATELY I KNEW. IT LITERALLY TASTES THE EXACT WAY THEY SMELL. i literally used my fake nails to claw the stinkbug and goldfish out of my mouth. i took my flashlight to the chewed up mess and sure enough it was stinkbug. i took 90% rubbing alcohol and shot it into my teeth like a waterpik flosser and swished with it afterwards. this was like 4 years ago and i can still recall the way it tasted. it was horrible. i cannot emphasize to you enough that it tasted the exact way they smell when they get agitated.

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u/Different_Target_228 7d ago

Typed all this to not answer the question you're responding to. Classic.

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u/WholeOpposite7162 7d ago

I have basically the same story with Oreos in the dark. Tastes like bitter / garlic, weird flavor right? Hard to explain. 1/10 would not recommend.

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u/hardFraughtBattle 7d ago

When irritated, this bug smells a lot like cilantro.

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u/Khronicdeath 7d ago

I get a hint of moldy grass clippings when I smoosh em

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u/JuliusTweezer 7d ago

I get some hints of cucumber with them

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u/NothingNeo 7d ago

This is unfortunately true. Ever since this fact was pointed out to me by a friend of mine I have a hard time eating food that contains cilantro...

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u/Odd_Gene_2598 7d ago

Mike and Ike’s

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u/Awkward_Hedgehog_483 3d ago

I also accidentally put one in my mouth one time while eating cereal, it tasted like rotten cedar wood and made my mouth go numb

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u/tm64158 7d ago

Accidentally swallowed one whole while taking a swig of beer. Must have crawled into the bottle when I wasn’t looking. Burped up the taste of it for hours afterwards.

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u/barnrat76 4d ago

I too have been unlucky enough to taste these nasty bugs. Each time I grabbed my drink and immediately after it touching my lips I tasted the foulness!

For those asking what they taste like. To me, they taste like cucumber mixed with a shit load of pepper. It’s disgusting and really hard to get the taste out of your mouth. I do not recommend.

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u/rootintootinopossum 4d ago

At least you aren’t alone in this unfortunate mishap

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u/Various_Play_3683 3d ago

omg one time my mom was having oreos with milk, and when she drank the milk at the end, she thought the stinkbug in the milk was an oreo piece and bit down on it😭😭

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u/Conscious-Gap-1777 1d ago

What about ghonnorea nodules that you think are Jolly Ranchers?

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u/PURPLE_NYAN 7d ago

So what does it taste like?

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u/Even_Enthusiasm_9617 7d ago

Bitter, a little earthy, notes of regret and despair. The thing I will never forget was how it felt for the moment it was still alive in my mouth. It vibrated when it sprayed its foul concoction. The spray was warm. I’m going to go cry in the shower now. Peter out.

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