Anyone for protein-rich insects and seaweed snacks?

The Irish Times ^ | September 1, 2016 | Jamie Ball

[Secret Agent Man]

I say we force Mikey to eat bugs and seaweed the rest of’his life.

[ConservativeMind]

Seaweed can taste really good, but I have yet to find an insect that does.

[T-Bone Texan]

They have these pretty tasy wafers, made from a combination of soybeans and lentils, and recently they came out with them in a green color, which is neat.

[Ken H]

And, in the coming years, a global shift from resource-intensive, animal-sourced proteins to more sustainable marine and plant-based sources is on the cards, both for our health and that of the planet.

Effin idiots...

[Vendome]

And, in the coming years, a global shift from resource-intensive, animal-sourced proteins to more sustainable marine and plant-based sources is on the cards, both for our health and that of the planet.

But could seaweed and protein-packed insects prove too much, too soon?

“Disgust is something unique to each culture. Disgust plays a huge role in food selection and there would be a good level of disgust about seaweed and about novel protein sources, as we’ve got no experience with them.”

“It’s part of our psyche: just the idea of eating an insect, for example, without first smelling it, tasting it or holding it. That is disgust and an animal doesn’t have that.”

WTF ever.

I don’t mind eating bugs but, they are not as tasty as Beef cooked rare or carpacio style. Same goes for Tuna encrusted in sesame seed and wasabe or BBQ chicken.

Besides, I have a bird on my head, so your argument is invalid...

[JoeProBono]

[mindburglar]

Globalist plan to get the hoi-poloi used to their version of soylent green. That way all the meat and fish can be eaten by the masters.

[tflabo]

I buy this brand at the Dollar Store for yes... a dollar.. quite good and tasty..

[vetvetdoug]

I live in Japan and they had some seaweed crackers that I remember calling, osimbe. They were great and I've yet to get any here in the US since then. Anyone have any ideas about them?

[Trumpet 1]

The people near the equator and in the rain forest have been fried bugs for many years. If the nuclear war destroyes most of our usual food supplies, I may have to try fried grasshopper.

[Larry Lucido]

[BunnySlippers]

No, but there is more for you.

[jacquej]

All they have to do is write a fantastic new diet book, promising rapid and substantial weight loss, and get a few Hollywood types to praise it to the hills.

They would have, of course, a new powdered version of bugs and seaweed, and would make a small fortune in no time.

[Ellendra]

“We are the only species that exhibit disgust in this way,”

Clearly he hasn't met my cat.

I don't mind eating bugs after they've been processed correctly. The best way to process them is to run them through the digestive tract of a chicken or a trout, then eat the meat.

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

Mopane worms. Had them. Not bad.

[txnativegop]

he most likely already does that, oh wait . . .

[Husker24]

Lol, I prefer my bugs processed the same way.

[RegulatorCountry]

We’re getting more insect in our diets already than we’d find palatable if publicized. All processed foods have a standard maximum percentage of insect parts. It’s especially noteworthy in peanut butter.

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

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