Would you eat insects?

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  • tedrickp
    tedrickp Posts: 1,229 Member
    Never ever. Gross.
  • paintlisapurple
    paintlisapurple Posts: 982 Member
    I bet every person has unintentionally eaten bugs in their lifetime. The F.D.A. actually allows a certain percentage in our food. Google it!
  • pcastagner
    pcastagner Posts: 1,606 Member
    I'm in Japan right now.

    So far this week I've eaten crickets and bees. I'll be having wasps in the coming days.

    The crickets are good with beer or saké

    The bees I found a bit too sweet due to preparation. I'm more of a savory guy.
  • pcastagner
    pcastagner Posts: 1,606 Member
    Crickets:

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    Bees (and larvae)

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  • shining_light
    shining_light Posts: 384 Member
    I like to think I would try anything once, including insects. I've never eaten anything unusual in my life, but I'm open-minded.
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    I would only eat bugs if I was on a deserted island and I had nothing else to eat...but even then I'd try to get some fish first!!
  • Lyerin
    Lyerin Posts: 818 Member
    I do not like bugs.
    I do not like them in any style.
    I will not eat them fried or boiled.
    I will not eat them poached or broiled.
    I will not eat them soft or scrambled…
    Despite your argument well-rambled.

    Not in a box,
    Not with a fox,
    Not in a house,
    Not with a mouse,
    Not on a boat,
    Not with a goat,

    I do not like green bugs and ham,
    I do not like them, Sam-I-am.

    Seriously, I am sure I have unintentionally and unknowingly consumed bugs but I would not do it on purpose (assuming that we aren't talking about a true survival situation).
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    Yes, if they were prepared with the intent to eat them I would try them.
  • theresabrutout
    theresabrutout Posts: 2
    so - you wouldn't eat bugs. Maybe you want to check this out. :o) I was absolutely shocked when my mother-in-law heard this on the news the other day. I guess if I can't taste it, it doesn't matter.

    http://www.undergroundhealth.com/dannon-yogurt-uses-crushed-insects-beetles-to-color-its-yogurt/
  • johnnysdurl13
    johnnysdurl13 Posts: 7
    No, just no.

    I'm terrified of bugs as it is, dead or alive.
    Couldn't eat them.

    Have tried ant candy, but just couldn't get over the fact that I could see ants.
  • K_Serz
    K_Serz Posts: 1,299 Member
    Would you or have you eaten insects?
    I'm sure I have, but not knowingly.

    Most people have since they dont know that theres a certain amount allowed by the FDA to be in food and still considered fit for humans. A certain amount of rodent hair is allowable as well.

    Bon Appétit!
  • PepperWorm
    PepperWorm Posts: 1,206
    I tried these once.

    http://hotlix.com/candy/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=97
  • FrenchMob
    FrenchMob Posts: 1,167 Member
    No.
  • JeSuisPrest
    JeSuisPrest Posts: 2,005 Member
    Depends upon what you are eating, some of you already are....http://www.livescience.com/36292-red-food-dye-bugs-cochineal-carmine.html
  • BikerGirlElaine
    BikerGirlElaine Posts: 1,631 Member
    Sure I would try them. If they were tasty I'd have them again.

    And like someone said early on, what I'll eat when I'm a few days out from my last meal is a *much* longer list than what I'd eat for lunch today.
  • plantboy2
    plantboy2 Posts: 224 Member
    I ate ants eggs in Mexico and they were delicious - like fat rice.

    In Selfridges in the UK you can buy candied scorpions, ants and other creepy crawlies.

    Food is food - if it can be made to taste nice then why the hell not?
  • PepperWorm
    PepperWorm Posts: 1,206
    Crickets:

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    Bees (and larvae)

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    *barf*

    I don't like sake either. More power to you though! And being in Japan must be awesome. :)
  • Tonnina
    Tonnina Posts: 979 Member
    Would you or have you eaten insects?

    Yes I would, I've never had them but I'm very curious to taste them. My husband has had fire roasted wood ants... says the taste like bacon... then there's an alkaline aftertaste that gets strong after a couple handfuls.

    Would you eat them if they were recognizable (ei: a fried cricket)?

    Sure would!

    Would you eat them if they were not recognizable (ei: grounded into a powder and used in a recipe)?

    You bet! I've seen meal worms grounded down into "flour" and used to bake!

    would you ever eat them regularly, or "just to try"?

    Little bit of both... I'd try everything once, if I liked it I'd try to incorporate it into my meals regularly!!

    Did you know that insects were a good source of protein? Would knowing the health benefits and low environmental impact of insect farming change your mind about eating insects?

    I did know! I'm a little too bugged out to raise them myself, but I've heard that they are easy to farm and grown in small spaces! You don't need acres of land to grow insects!!

    I watch a lot of Bizarre Foods! :drinker:
  • SmoothRiko
    SmoothRiko Posts: 193
    I do not like bugs.
    I do not like them in any style.
    I will not eat them fried or boiled.
    I will not eat them poached or broiled.
    I will not eat them soft or scrambled…
    Despite your argument well-rambled.

    Ok Dr. Seuss. LOL. But I hear ya.

    It's a cultural thing. I know from TV that certain insects are high and protien and are delicious...but being from the West...I can't bring myself to eating them.
  • singlefemalelawyer
    singlefemalelawyer Posts: 382 Member
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