Hans, >When swimming (in the Baltic) today I managed to catch a small >(length around 40 mm) living fish. I ate it live ... Thank you for sharing your live seafood experience with us. You can't get much closer to the source of your food than that. :) I have eaten the occasional worm from my garden. However, I haven't been able to bring myself to chew them. I make sure that they are reasonably small, and then I don't have any problem swallowing them whole. The first time I tried this, I didn't notice any particular taste. On the last couple of occasions, though, I thought that they tasted a bit metallic, and I wondered whether this could be because I fed them a whole lot of silverbeet a while ago. So far, this has simply been a curiosity to be explored occasionally, rather than a serious attempt at getting sustenance. I imagine that it would take quite a bit of effort to collect and eat enough of them to make a meal. In addition, I have no idea of their nutrient profile, so I don't know whether they would be particularly nutritious. I realise that some people are a bit put off by this sort of discussion, but I guess that it is just a matter of perspective - I know that there are at least one or two people on this list who have expressed similar interests before. I hope that I haven't offended anyone - that certainly wasn't my intention. Regards, Barbara