Crickets

[Yooper]

How do you like yours cooked? I prefer "well done."

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[Grumpy]

Saute'ed.. Crispy on the outside with warm mushy deliciousness on the inside.

 

[limblips]

And crickets don't fart so we could save the planet from imminent destruction in 12 years.

 

[SamSpade]

The problem with most bug "protein" is, a lot of it is either keratin (the exoskeleton) or other forms of fibrous protein which our bodies can't digest. If you want to eat bugs as a source of protein, maybe turn to larvae or grubs as food.

On the other hand - based on acceptable levels in every day foods - you've probably already eaten about a pound of bugs so far this year in the form of tiny eggs and insect parts. You're just not aware of it.

 

[jazz lady]

On the Food Network show "Chopped," they give the contestants some pretty weird ingredients to incorporate into the dishes they create. Grasshoppers, goat brains, haggis, 100 year old eggs, Rocky Mountain oysters, durian, chicken feet, eyeballs, pickled pig lips...

The show is not for people faint of heart and with queasy stomachs.

 

[GURPS]

On the other hand - based on acceptable levels in every day foods - you've probably already eaten about a pound of bugs so far this year in the form of tiny eggs and insect parts. You're just not aware of it.

Indeed ... leave a bag of flour or some 'mix' in the cabinet for 6 months

 

[Clem72]

A softball field snack bar I used to frequent had fried chocolate crickets which we would occasionally buy each other as a joke when someone said "get me something to snack on" but wasn't specific. They were pretty good as long as you didn't think about what you were eating.

Also, beef protein content may be a bit lower than insects, but thats because "beef" contains a ton of water, and a bit of fat (necessary for your diet). But I don't know where they get that 17% number, unless they are eating hooves and hide.

 

[Merlin99]

The problem with most bug "protein" is, a lot of it is either keratin (the exoskeleton) or other forms of fibrous protein which our bodies can't digest. If you want to eat bugs as a source of protein, maybe turn to larvae or grubs as food.

On the other hand - based on acceptable levels in every day foods - you've probably already eaten about a pound of bugs so far this year in the form of tiny eggs and insect parts. You're just not aware of it.

How is this different from eating a fried soft crab?

 

[Yooper]

How is this different from eating a fried soft crab?

Ewwww. Crabs are disgusting! I can see crickets, but crabs? Gross!

 

[gemma_rae]

I'm not sure if anyone recalls Nathalie Dupree, but I watched her shows and she made her fried shrimp with the head and tails on. Extra crunchie!

 

[NextJen]

maybe turn to larvae or grubs

Does the worm in the Tequila count?