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Having eaten some bugs myself, I can tell you that they are disgusting even when properly cooked and seasoned. The legs and exoskeleton are very, very hard, bu

Having eaten some bugs myself, I can tell you that they are disgusting even when properly cooked and seasoned. The legs and exoskeleton are very, very hard, but not quite crunchy either. Like chewing on a number of small plastic toothpicks. This is a fad that will not replace meat.

voisin 5y ago
What about grinding them into a flour, which I understand is super high in protein and delicious but admittedly never had an opportunity to try myself.
- jaggs 5y ago
  I have eaten insect flour chocolate brownies in a restaurant. They taste similar to a regular brownie, but are a little more gritty. If that slightly unpleasant texture could be removed, and the base ingredient given a more palatable name - eg sky chicken - then the flour could definitely take off as a food staple IMHO.
- slumdev 5y ago
  If you ground them up, that would solve the texture problem. The only drawback would be the accumulation of herbicides, metals, and radionuclides in their flesh. Highly appetizing.
tomjen3 5y ago
Having eaten fried meal worm a couple of times, I can only say that it is actually really good. If people don't like the exoskeleton then it may be like lobstor: people don't eat that part and it gets processed differently (just like people don't eat chicken bones, which gets processed into food we do eat). I honestly don't see that as an issue. The issue is that it will be in addition to meat, not instead of meat. Meat is tasty and the government that makes it too expensive in a misguided attempt to save the environment (can't be done, we will have to live with global warming or begin the geoengineering stuff yesterday) will just become unpopular with the population. The other issue is that I can serve beef, chicken etc to guests. I can buy some bugs as a curiosity snack and have them in the kitchen, I can't serve them as any part of the meal, without it being looked down on.

voisin 5y ago

What about grinding them into a flour, which I understand is super high in protein and delicious but admittedly never had an opportunity to try myself.

jaggs 5y ago
I have eaten insect flour chocolate brownies in a restaurant. They taste similar to a regular brownie, but are a little more gritty. If that slightly unpleasant texture could be removed, and the base ingredient given a more palatable name - eg sky chicken - then the flour could definitely take off as a food staple IMHO.
slumdev 5y ago
If you ground them up, that would solve the texture problem. The only drawback would be the accumulation of herbicides, metals, and radionuclides in their flesh. Highly appetizing.

tomjen3 5y ago

Having eaten fried meal worm a couple of times, I can only say that it is actually really good. If people don't like the exoskeleton then it may be like lobstor: people don't eat that part and it gets processed differently (just like people don't eat chicken bones, which gets processed into food we do eat). I honestly don't see that as an issue. The issue is that it will be in addition to meat, not instead of meat. Meat is tasty and the government that makes it too expensive in a misguided attempt to save the environment (can't be done, we will have to live with global warming or begin the geoengineering stuff yesterday) will just become unpopular with the population. The other issue is that I can serve beef, chicken etc to guests. I can buy some bugs as a curiosity snack and have them in the kitchen, I can't serve them as any part of the meal, without it being looked down on.