Posted on 02/19/2021 12:31:49 PM PST by nickcarraway
The crunch of Thailand’s insect delicacies may soon be heard all around the world, after Mexico agreed to import Thai cricket products.
Mexico’s National Food Safety and Quality Service has approved the import of Thai house crickets (Acheta domesticus) in the form of powder, reports the National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS).
“Mexico’s approval … is the first step for Thai edible insects to penetrate the global market,” said ACFS secretary-general Pisal Pongsapich.
He said Mexico’s decision came on Feb 12 after talks with Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, ACFS, the Department of Livestock Development, and the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Los Angeles, which has been actively promoting Thai edible insects in foreign markets.
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To meet Mexican food standards, crickets must be raised on a closed farm with GAP (good agricultural practice) accreditation.
“Consumers in Latin America are already familiar with eating insects as food or snacks, while the Mexican market could serve as a gateway to North American markets for Thai cricket farmers,” said Pisal.
He added that farmers interested in obtaining certificates of export standards should contact the Bureau of Livestock Standards and Certification at the Livestock Development Office in their province, or the National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards.
“Cmon Hoss, it’s time to round up the crickets.
I misremember working on a worm farm once.
We would dig a trench on one side of the field
then drive stakes in from the other side and pound
on them with mallots. Drives them crazy and they fill
the trench.
Note: you do NOT want to get caught in the worm stampede.
I also remember a sign from a bait shop.
It was missing a board so it was advertising
“Lizards and vorms”.
You are right. John the Baptist lived on a diet of crickets and honey for a while. In Mexico they are called chiliquiles (or something like that). I have eaten them down there. They were in the scrambled eggs I ate. They look just like rectangular Fritos and taste like Fritos corn chips.
McLeap Burger?
Wow.
And then you roped them and branded them I’ll bet.
Probably used a toothpick for a branding iron.
I can hardly wait to try my first bug burger...but hold the earthworm relish.
Actually, we tattooed them...
You turned them all into that little guy on Fantasy Island who kept yelling,
“De plane! De plane!”?
How many head of worm did you farm?
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