Insects the food of the future...
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Really? The tomalley begs to differ
I never doubted that. Read it again. I've never stepped on one and saw that crap ooze out. Out of site out of mind. When I eat crab/lobster, it's already cooked and cleaned of it's guts (and yes, I know that the tomalley is actually a delicacy and quite delicious but that's not the point). I don't equate eating a huge plate of crab legs or a lobster tail as the same thing as eating insects. If you want insects, go to town on them buddy.
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So your basically your point is, "I'll eat bugs, but only if someone cleans out all the goo first." I don't particularly relish the idea of eating insects, but whether or not your mind equates a lobster to a cockroach, biology definitely does, which goes back to my original point of "grind them, spice them, shape them into patties." People will eat it.
I had bbq crickets in thailand. They tasted kind of like almonds, with a crunchy on the outside mushy in the middle texture. They were best with the legs torn off and dipped in spicy sauce. It was a try it once but wouldn't necessarily try again experience, like Long John Silvers.
In grade school my brother and I often used edible insects as a topic for research papers or whatever. My mom would make 'Chocolate chirpy chip cookies' (with crickets) and mealworm trail mix to bring in to class. Crickets are good just roasted and salted. Mealworms are nice and crunchy after roasting and kinda taste like sunflower seeds. Yummy
When I was an undergrad, the Entomology Club hosted the Insect Horror Film Festival at ISU. The night started off with lots of insect finger foods - European corn borer bread, Jell-O wigglers with larvae, chocolate dipped crickets, etc. Then we showed crazy old movies that featured giant insects attacking the world, and whatnot. It always got quite a bit of press. The year after I was in charge the Jay Leno show picked up on it and flew two undergrads out to cook insects on his show. I was kind of bummed that I missed the opportunity - but also happy it wasn't me because you know that Leno is just going to make fun of you the whole time. I think I still have the picture of me from The Daily eating the crickets.
If I remember correctly, Purdue held the first Insect Horror Film Festival event and other universities, like ISU, picked up on it.
I think I still have an insects cookbook, in case anyone wants to to borrow it.
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If I remember correctly, Purdue held the first Insect Horror Film Festival event and other universities, like ISU, picked up on it.
I think I still have an insects cookbook, in case anyone wants to to borrow it.
:spinny:
I was stuck in the car today and listened to NPR for a short while. They were talking to the author of Man Eating Bugs Man Eating Bugs: The Art and Science of Eating Insects: Peter Menzel, Faith D'Aluisio, Tim Cahill: 0028195080225: Amazon.com: Books. He said that it is becoming more and more difficult to find insects that do not have high levels of pesticides in them. He also told a caller to steer away cockaroaches (as she pronounced them) because they basically eat processed foods and things around the house that you wouldn't want to know about.
Beyond Creepy Crawlers Incredible Edibles, I'll steer clear of bugs.
Beyond Creepy Crawlers Incredible Edibles, I'll steer clear of bugs.
