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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/wooltopower on 2025-11-19 01:43:16+00:00.
So earlier tonight I was eating a delicious roll with my dinner, and I thought it would be nice to put some butter and sprinkle some za’atar on top! If you haven’t had it before, it’s like a blend of herbs and sesame seeds, it’s a little tart and herby. Delicious on a roll with butter/olive oil.
I go pull it out from the pantry, and note that it’s been a while since I last used it. I pop it open, spread a generous slab of butter on my roll and sprinkle some on top. Then I sit down with my roll, and go back to scrolling on my phone as I start munching.
As I’m sitting there, a couple bites in, suddenly something catches my eye…. Some movement. Something. Something moving in the za’atar. I watch with growing horror as what must be hundreds of tiny little mites move slowly across the zaatar.
I stare for a couple seconds, frozen, and slowly look at my roll. Now, luckily, I seem to have avoided sprinkling pure bugs on my roll since I don’t see anything moving. But keep in mind, this is several bites in, and there was butter involved too. So… I definitely ate bugs.
Like, several many tiny little bugs. On butter, on my roll, so many bugs, chewing them up and eating them and I ate bugs.
TLDR; Didn’t look close enough at old spice mix before putting it on my food, ate half before noticing.