Serve them with some crunchy snacks on the side.
Posted on 04/08/2024 3:01:03 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A new restaurant in Finsbury Park boasts burratas, rarebit and tacos – all made with crickets. But is insect protein really the future?
With jaunty yellow branding, moody lighting and the promise of ‘small plates’, Yum Bug, a new restaurant in Finsbury Park, north London, might be any trendy rollout. In fact, it is one of a kind. Yum Bug advertises itself as ‘Britain’s first permanent edible insect restaurant’. Rather than lamb, tofu or fish, Yum Bug uses crickets for its protein. Inside, brave pioneers eat dishes including Welsh rarebit made with minced cricket, burrata with whole roasted crickets, even pulled cricket tacos. For pudding there might be cricket with ice cream.
‘The message is that this is just good food,’ says Leo Taylor, one of Yum Bug’s founders. ‘We want people to have a good time over a few drinks and delicious food. The more we can get people doing that, the more we can get people walking away thinking, “Actually, I can have that for tea. I can’t perceive any difference.”’
Taylor, whose co-founder is Aaron Thomas, an entomologist, says he got the idea from his childhood, which he spent in 12 different countries, many of them in Asia, following his father’s work in international aid. Long term, they want to show that crickets can be a sustainable source of protein. They hope to sell the cricket meat wholesale, as a competitor to meat alternatives such as Beyond Meat. Unlike many meat alternatives, crickets are not processed: they only add seasoning and a bit of flour.
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Under Crazy Joe, cannibalism is next.
Can’t wait to try cicada brisket. /sarc
(will Raise rats)
Or should I get the jumbo rack of BBQ ribs with a side order of gravy fries 🍟🍟🍟?
We always see “plant based meat” or insect based meat”. We never see “impossible broccoli made from 100% pork and beef” or even “insect based cauliflower”.
Cicadas should be considered clean insects, because their diet is vegetable and not other insects or scavangers. Unless they are disease ridden, which is another reason an animal is considered unclean.
“Cicadas should be considered clean insects, because...”
Cicadas; it’s whats for dinner!
The caterpillar is called “A Hickory Horned Devil” and eventually turns into a Regal Moth. The wingspan of that moth and the length of that caterpillar are about 6 inches.
Ever year, when my son was young, he would get a box of sour cream and onions crickets in his Christmas stocking.
He loved them!
For those who elect to eat cricket anything, good luck with the parasites!
”Knock it off, Napoleon. Make yourself a dang cicada-dilla.”
Bugs are good and other things like chilled monkey brains.
Let’s face it, we will be lucky to have insects to eat but there will be many dying people to eat.
So, research some recipes for leg of Barbara, and some filet de Bob.
I know, it’s a developed taste...
5.56mm
Interesting menu, got any food as an alternative?
I noticed that Keebler’s Grasshopper cookies are now called Fudge Mint Delights.
I’m guessing that they are trying to avoid being confused with real grasshopper cookies?
Lots of Mexican food being imported, these days.
Bon Appetit, libtards.
I wouldn’t eat them, but years ago we were hearing that the food of the future would be algae. People eat what they have to eat.
Longpig?
Ummm no!😝
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