Insects as food for future...:((
UN agency official sees insects as food for future.
Beetles, caterpillars and wasps could supplement diets around the world as an environmentally-friendly food source if only Western consumers could get over their “disgust”, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said yesterday.
“The main message is really: ‘Eat insects’”, Eva Mueller, director of forest economics at the FAO, told a press conference in Rome.
“Insects are abundant and they are a valuable source of protein and minerals,” she said.
“Two billion people - a third of the world’s population - are already eating insects because they are delicious and nutritious,” she said.
Also speaking at the press conference was Gabon forestry minister Gabriel Tchango who said: “Insect consumption is part of our daily life.”
He said some insects - like beetle larvae and grilled termites - were considered delicacies.
Mueller said that brands such as yoghurt maker Danone and Italian alcoholic drinks maker Campari used dye from insects to colour their products.
“Insects can supplement traditional feed sources such as soy, maize, grains and fishmeal,” it said, adding that the ones with most potential were larvae of the black soldier fly, the common housefly and the yellow mealworm.
The report also said the insects most commonly consumed by humans are beetles (31%), caterpillars (18%) and bees, wasps and ants (14%), followed by grasshoppers, locusts and crickets (13%).
But the authors admitted that “consumer disgust remains one of the largest barriers to the adoption of insects as viable sources of protein in many Western countries”.
http://www.gulf-times.com/uk-europe/183/details/352563/un-agency-officia...
I guess for the time being I would stay a disgusted consumer…:)
What do you think about it?
Have you tried any of the insects? How was the experience?
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Rizkz goes to thailand all armed for hunting. He will be safe ;)
Yeah dog meats are famous in thailand, watch out if u travel there ever. Also they started to hunt fox,wolf etc, red light for Rizks!
it is the same...like thelonius..for short theo :)
ROFL...:)))))))
Let the next UN chief be from Vietnam, he will suggest dogs meat too!!
i was a non- veg...but now iam a pure veg :)
:/...after bird flu, then swine flu and now insect flu...:/
Good morning boys! This is not impossible, in Thailand and other countries, you can find fried insects that is being sold in the streets.
check this out:
http://www.thetravelword.com/2010/10/14/care-for-a-fried-tarantula-with-your-guinea-pig-some-foods-are-an-acquired-taste/
Suli & smoke - in China, they are eating cats. They put the meat of the cat inside the bun and steam it. Be careful Smoke, don't go there :). Also in some villages in the Philippines up in the North, they are eating dogs.
HAPPY EATING!!! :)
Guyz dont spread false information of my karak chai served at my emporium....:(
Its pure karak and nothing else.
Gypsy rite said.....
I will also transform myself to a Veggie....
If there will be food shortage, i won't eat insects EVER
but i might go to:
1- Grass
2- Papers
3- Plastic
Or 4- Humans ,,, (cheers SMOKE)
Brit... I cant eat it.. I would rather be a veggie and eat some leaves..:)
two things will drive this change..
1. It becomes a fad in the West
2. Food shortages , where we have no choice but to adapt
why did I read this early morning..:(( I didnt have my breakfast yet..
Now I know, the cardamom powder floating on tea at rizks karak chai emporium, which he sells as masala tea, is actually ants dust...:(((
I found a couple of ants in the Paani Poori at Rizks' Emporium..
He charged me extra for the protein :O(
Tarantula is a delicacy,its good for the one stick policy...it will stand the test of time...
One roach in your milk everyday will keep the the doctor's away.......yuk.
We know insects are a good source of protein but many of us won't eat them as we have never had them since our childhood days. To introduce insects into the human diet, food processing companies should take up new projects in preparing tasty processed insect meats. We do eat insects like prawns and lobsters, so why not try other insects.
I guess, companies like Nestle should now start concentrating on producing protien suppliments using roasted and garnished insect meats.
i can spare my nails, is it ok with you ? :)
You will never know the taste of a real human or animal meat because everything will be adulterated. Eg You may find rat meat in human meat or horse meat in beef or any other combination.And ultimately you will realize the wisdom of being a vegetarian.
Smoke have a Tour in Papua..and mingle with the locals living at virgin forest...they are in fact eating human...but do not forget to bring BG with you....LOL!
hmmm wonder how human steaks will taste like..or breasts..oh wait i know how breasts taste like :P
i dont know have not tried yet...want to spare a rib of yours Rizks?
isnt Human meat too salty ?
You are right smoke, actually that is human meat will be more popular than insects......if you doubt me, just look at the population graph of this world. Compare 1980 to 2010.
Rizks we can have Indian, chinese, American meats :P people will adjust to that idea more than eating insects.
not here, but back home...lol
In future, there will not be any choice but to eat insects at least for lower middle classes.
MEN are hunters...we lived thousand of years eating good ol MEAT! We should start eating humans..plenty of them found in abundance here.
Chinese eating roach insects and their theory...A GOOD MEDICINE!
UN agency must conduct further research before statement above....nothing new.
brit...really. In what form?
I think they should just shut the faad up and let people eat what they want. Or perhaps just eat insects themselves instead of telling others what we should eat. Hey just a thought in future will we have insect lovers who might protest about killing of insects?
i tried eating roasted catterpillars, just bought till my mouth and i said NO i cant do this....:(
This is nothing new.. Insects have found their way into many foods and eateries in Doha :o)