dont hate on the guy for tasting the fish food, and cook tastes the food befor serving it, and i bet your parents did the same. he just loves his fish. and the packages read not for human consumption just for liability reasons. i have also tasted flakes/hakari pellets/hakari food sticks out of curiousity.
i think they like the food sticksw more because they moisten up faster and fit the shape of their mouths better, especally when their smaller sizes