Why the West Needs to Wake Up to Edible Insects

Yahoo News! ^ | ue, April 26, 2022 | Ananya Bhattacharya

[nickcarraway]

In the west, particularly in Europe and North America, embracing edible bugs remains a thing of hesitation. Hollywood stars have experimented with and endorsed it—Angelina Jolie’s kids eat crickets “like Doritos“—and Robert Downey Jr. has invested in the budding industry, backing French insect farm company Ynsect. But insects remain an infrequent delicacy.

Besides the unfamiliarity and “ick” factor that deters many, the alternative protein source can also be expensive, and availability still varies by country depending on factors like harvesting and government regulation. However, “there is a growing case for edible insect consumption, mainly due to their nutritional composition and low environmental footprint,” says Ishka Nicole Bless, a PhD Student at University of Adelaide.

Edible insects offer more protein content than chicken or beef while damaging the environment less.

[nickcarraway]

Is this anti-vegan propaganda?

[SkyDancer]

Ever see a happy motorcyclist?

[dforest]

No, I am not eating bugs. I hate bugs.

[EEGator]

How about no?…

[rexthecat]

You go first..

[algore]

“Angelina Jolie’s kids eat crickets “like Doritos“—”

that is what I would hear if I asked any random group of people about insect burgers.

the crickets

[jjotto]

Voter registration required to buy meat. No Democrat allowed to buy beef, pork, chicken, lamb/mutton, or fish.

[Redcitizen]

“ Edible insects offer more protein content than chicken or beef while damaging the environment less.”.

Those who style themselves our betters certainly won’t be eating insects. They’ll be eating chicken, beef and pork while rationing our insect
food to us on a daily basis.

[nickcarraway]

Ever see a happy motorcyclist?

Yes. In those ads that they say, "I caused an accident that was completely my fault and my lawyer got me $11 million."

[Long Jon No Silver]

[TalBlack]

When the elites toss their gourmet fare for bugs I’ll consider it…for a second or two…maybe.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

So “healthy” and “Earth-conscious” crickets will be covered in Nacho Cheese or Flaming Hot pepper so as to negate whatever good they do.

[jdege]

There are bugs I don't mind eating:

[TLI]

You go first..

Then tell them "I`ll go... never."

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[Telepathic Intruder]

"...while damaging the environment less"

Sure, for now. But what about when they're raising enough bugs to feed an entire population? It would be the same thing with cows: liberals will say it's destroying the environment.

[RayChuang88]

Eating insects as good is not as crazy as people think. After all, Oaxaca state in southern Mexico has chapulines and the inland regions of Japan (Nagano and western Fukushima Prefectures especially) have inago no tsukudani.

[bert]

I eat insect food. Honey

[PGR88]

[Tell It Right]

"In the west, particularly in Europe and North America..."

Is there another west besides Europe and North America?