The Rural Voice, 2019-08, Page 25can be identified by their dark grey-
brown colour and lack of slime.
One last interesting and super-
weird fact about earthworms is their
taste. After our interview, Belliard
forwarded an article by Charles
Foster, a Brit who lived as a badger,
otter, fox and stag for a year. Since
about 85 per cent of a badger’s diet
consists of earthworms, Forster was
compelled to sample many an
earthworm in his travels. Not
surprisingly, he said “earthworms
taste of slime and the land.”
However, they have a very distinct
terroir based on where they feed.
“You can suck off the slime and
you’ll find that Chambly slime, at
least in the Spring, is lemongrass and
pig shit. The slime of the weald is
burning rubber and halitosis. The
tastes vary with the seasons...”
Certainly, this is next-level for
earthworm enthusiasts who might
realistically prefer to keep worms
doing what they do best:
transforming field soils into a
palatable mix for hungry crop roots.◊
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