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Let’s hope my wife never sees this article or she might stop eating altogether. I know there is all sorts of insect stuff in food but as long as it’s measured

Let’s hope my wife never sees this article or she might stop eating altogether. I know there is all sorts of insect stuff in food but as long as it’s measured in parts per million then ok just don’t think about it. There is a lot about food that it helps to not think about. ;) Believe it or not but before Gordon Ramsey was making a name for himself as a professional a-hole he had a really great show in the UK called F-Word which tried to educate people about where their food came from, and it would often follow various food animals from birth to slaughter to being prepared for a meal. It was very informative and one of the best things he has ever done, it’s a real shame it doesn’t translate well to US audiences. (And probably most US audiences would be horrified how food animals are raised over here - no green pastures nor doting farmers tending their herds and flocks)

culi 4y ago
Figs are pollinated by fig wasps that die in the fruit. So I think figs are a pretty unique case and not indicative of something you have to worry about in most other fruit
- Double_a_92 4y ago
  To be fair most fruit has pests in them unless they aren't treated with pesticides. E.g. if you have a cherry tree the cherries on it will end up full of worms if you let them ripen on the tree.
- megablast 4y ago
  A few figs are. Most are not.
  - culi 4y ago
    There are 855 species of figs and almost every single one of them has a corresponding species of fig wasp that pollinates only that fig "Most are not" only applies to figs you buy at the grocery store that are a variety of the Ficus carica species. This variety is sometimes able to fruit without pollination (sometimes requiring application of a fruiting hormone). But the vast majority of figs are not the common fig and not this specific variety of the common fig

culi 4y ago

Figs are pollinated by fig wasps that die in the fruit. So I think figs are a pretty unique case and not indicative of something you have to worry about in most other fruit

Double_a_92 4y ago
To be fair most fruit has pests in them unless they aren't treated with pesticides. E.g. if you have a cherry tree the cherries on it will end up full of worms if you let them ripen on the tree.
megablast 4y ago
A few figs are. Most are not.
- culi 4y ago
  There are 855 species of figs and almost every single one of them has a corresponding species of fig wasp that pollinates only that fig "Most are not" only applies to figs you buy at the grocery store that are a variety of the Ficus carica species. This variety is sometimes able to fruit without pollination (sometimes requiring application of a fruiting hormone). But the vast majority of figs are not the common fig and not this specific variety of the common fig