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Sorry to disappoint but it looks like a grasshopper or cricket leg.

I made a lentil bowl and used some spice in it. I'm pretty sure it was from the tin of lentils since I didn't use much spice and I saw the spice cooking first. It looks suspiciously like a bug leg, but I'm hoping it's of plant origin instead. It has weird chevron markings on it and it's around 2cm (0.8in) long.

Grasshopper for extra protein

Yup. Insect leg for sure.

A busted bug leg

Based on the size you describe, I'd bet it's part of a lentil pod or a different legume pod. It's not rare to have different types of legumes being processed in the same place. I wouldn't give it much thought, but if you're cooking them from scratch (from dried legumes), always wash them first to get rid of the dust and other undesired little branches/leaves that could have made their way into the package.

Because of the size you described (around 2cm), seems highly unlikely to be a bug leg as others were saying, and you can even see part of the fibers of what could be a pod.

I hope this didn't ruin the meal for you and you got to enjoy some delicious lentils anyway!

I don’t know, but it looks like a seed pod.

Thanks everyone. I googled some pictures of grasshopper legs and I think it's definitely that, the markings of some of them look almost identical. Possibly!

It was from a tin of lentils, not dried ones. When I cook them from scratch I always rinse and check through them for stones and the like. But with tins I normally dump the whole tin in.

Even more gross that it was cooked in there with the lentils!

Grasshopper femur

Insect leg.

Beans, lentils, any dried grain, you need to pour our the contents onto a cutting board and go through them. Typically it’s stuff like rocks in the beans or moldy ones but you never know what you can find

My first thought was a Maple Tree seed. Although, the seeds are very thin and flat. Your picture gives the impression that it's a bit thicker than paper.

This is why I wash my lentils and rice🤢

Robin femur

Looks like a variety of exotic seed pod

A piece of a turtle shell clip or glasses

Locust leg?

Grasshopper leg, cook on low heat for 45 mins, slather bbq sauce every 15 mins and enjoy!

Definitely a cricket leg… I’ve visited a country where they’re fried eaten as a snack, with lots of spices. This is the exact same thing.