People are eating cicadas for the protein benefits — but there are health risks to cicada cookies, cocktails, and pizzasIf you can stomach them, cicadas can be a great source of sustainable protein, and offer an added crunch to your dish.Read the Article
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Bug Chips and Cricket Quesadillas — Is the Future of Protein Six-Legged and Winged?Origen Farms in Castilla-La Mancha was founded two years ago to create a lot of one thing: crickets. In central Spain, the company is growing thousands of these bugs as healthier, more sustainable “livestock” for consumption. Crickets are a great alternative source [...]
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Bug flies past £300k crowdfunding target to launch insect recipe kitsFounded in 2018 by Leo Taylor and Aaron Thomas, Bug has ambitions to become the UK’s “go-to” brand for edible insects as it launches a range of recipe kits and insect packs.Read the Article
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Eating trendy Brood X cicadas: What the bug recipes taste likeEager to see what the buzz was about, we decided to put our tastebuds to the test and sample these cyclical delicacies for ourselves. Because hakuna matata, right?Read the Article
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Living on Earth: Cicada CuisineEating cicadas isn’t just for the birds: they’re also perfectly edible for humans. In fact, insects are rich in proteins and nutrients while having a much smaller carbon footprint than meat. Joseph Yoon is a chef and founder of Brooklyn Bugs, which specializes in insect cuisine. He joins Host Bobby …Read [...]
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The Green Argument For Eating Cicadas (Plus A Few Recipes) | DCistCicadas: They’re what’s for dinner.Read the Article
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Upcoming Fulton Market Mexican Restaurant Gives a Local Chef a Chance to ImpressChikatana, named for an ant, may include the restaurant’s namesake on the menuRead the Article
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Africa Day - Continent Must Grow What It EatsAgric, Environment & Innovations EditorRead the Article
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Cooking for peace with insectsAfter 17 years underground, swarms of cicadas are emerging across the eastern United States -- and for one Washington chef, the rare bug invasion was his cue for a cookout, with a side of food ethics.Bun Lai, an advocate for the sustainable food movement, invited locals for an insect hunt in [...]
Cicadas’ emergence sparks renewed calls to eat insects, a sustainable protein sourceThe emergence of Brood X cicadas is renewing calls for one very simple way to deal with insect populations: eat them.Why it matters: Entomophagy — the eating of insects — is practiced by more than 2 billion people around the world, and it’s a [...]
The CSIRO wants us to start eating more bugs. But they’re not going to replace snagsWith the edible insect industry set to boom, researchers want more Australians to consider enriching our diets with cricket powder and witchetty grubs.Read the Article
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Millions of Cicadas Are on Their Way. Grab a ForkCicadas are a low-fat, protein-rich sustainable food source, advocates sayRead the Article
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Eating trendy Brood X cicadas: What the bug recipes taste likeEager to see what the buzz was about, we decided to put our tastebuds to the test and sample these cyclical delicacies for ourselves. Because hakuna matata, right?Read the Article
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Edible cutlery, cricket-based protein bars win young entrepreneurs awards in S’poreHe may be 20 but Mr Gavriel Tan is already a budding entrepreneur, having started a business which is turning insects into food for human consumption.. Read more at straitstimes.com.Read the Article
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African countries must embrace the concept of good food as good medicineWhat’s needed is a prioritisation of the health and medicinal values of the food that’s consumed in African countries.Read the Article
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Eating Insects Could Save the WorldEating Insects Could Save the World. It appears that eating insects could apparently save the world, but would you be willing to not only try them, butRead the Article
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Cicada Stir-Fry: UT professors share recipes for cooking cicadasProfessors at the University of Tennessee used mushrooms, bamboos and snow peas to prepare a dish with cicadas as the main ingredient.Read the Article
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Wasps: why I love them, and why you should tooWe value bees for the jobs they do for the environment and us – why is the same not true of wasps?Read the Article
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Insect as Food: A Hardcore Way to Feed SustainablyInsects as food, also known as edible insects, are insect species that are consumed whole or as a component of prepared foods such as burger patties, noodles, or snacks.Read the Article
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New Research Center Aims To Put More Bugs In Our Food System — And Maybe On Our PlatesThirty years from now, the way we feed livestock, pets, and even ourselves might include a lot more bugs. With the help of a more than $2 million grantRead the Article
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Japanese firm installs vending machine selling nothing but munchable insects - The MainichiSASEBO, Nagasaki -- A vending machine offering insects (and only insects) for the public’s snacking convenience was recently installed in Nagasaki PreRead the Article
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[Explainer] Eating insects could be the future of foodEntomophagy or eating insects is gradually gaining traction as insects are a sustainable source of protein and micronutrients.Read the Article
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Bug boom? FAO backing for modernised insect protein production and processes could boost Asian sectorAsia’s insect food firms are hoping a new report from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Office confirming the viability of insect protein and calling for production to be modernised to ensure safety could be a major stepping stone on the sector’s [...]
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Japanese vending machine specializes in deep-fried insectsArt Studio Wao, an event management company in Sasebo, Japan, has installed a vending machine that sells deep fried insects, including grasshoppers, cicadas, diving beetles, silkworm chrysalises and crickets, at a roadside market in Hirado, according to a report in…Read the Article
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Wasps may be hated - but they’re actually one of our most valuable species, study findsThere are around 33,000 species of wasps and they play a huge role in pollination and help regulate populations of smaller insectsRead the Article
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Grasshoppers, and the elixir of the godsThey’re salty. They’re a botana, a snack! They go with your Modelo beer. Here, I’ll show you.”Read the Article
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Insects appeal: it’s time to stick a bug in your mugFancy a green tree ant gin?Read the Article
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4 reasons insects could be a dietary staple: Zesty tree ants to peanut-buttery mothsWith the global population predicted to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, one of the biggest challenges in our lifetimes will be securing enough food for everyone.Read the Article
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Creature comfort: CSIRO’s edible insect roadmap - Food & Drink BusinessThe CSIRO has worked with government to launch Australia’s first roadmap for the edible insect industry. The report discusses Australia’s potential as a player in the global sector, expected to be wor...Read the Article
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VERIFY: Yes, you can eat cicadas, but not if you’re allergic to shellfishAccording to those who have tasted them, cicadas taste like shrimp. Experts say that could mean bad news for people with seafood allergies.Read the Article