Cricket flour?
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sheermomentum
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Am I the only one disgusted and repulsed by this?
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I'm oddly fascinated. Though I did try deep fried crickets in Thailand, so I guess I'm not easily put off3
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No, I don't consider a cricket different from any other animal. Factory farmed animals live in pretty disgusting conditions, but I deal with it.
I'm upset because A) I want fresh or frozen crickets, like seafood is sold and B ) what's on the market right now is overpriced to all hell4 -
All I can think of is opening it and releasing a cloud of dust with the odor of feeder crickets in a pet store.
Someday, cricket flour might save humanity from the brink of extinction. Since that day is not today, I'll pass.10 -
No. What's disgusting about a cricket?
We need to find and develop more sustainable food options.6 -
livingleanlivingclean wrote: »No. What's disgusting about a cricket?2
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I've eaten cricket tacos, so I'm not repulsed, but I don't quite get the point of making flour from them. High-protein, gluten free? I can't imagine it would work well in baked goods. Is it for coating fried foods?1
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Nope I'm not disgusted by it, why would a cricket gross people out but a shrimp doesn't?8
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WickAndArtoo wrote: »Nope I'm not disgusted by it, why would a cricket gross people out but a shrimp doesn't?
Shrimp ARE pretty freaky now that you mention it. Delicious, delicious freaks.8 -
WickAndArtoo wrote: »Nope I'm not disgusted by it, why would a cricket gross people out but a shrimp doesn't?
Cause people don't know that shrimp are actually insects.2 -
You're certainly not the only one disgusted with the concept, but I am thinking of getting some and experimenting with it. I've got a recipe from Dr. Axe for gluten-free shortbread cookies which would work with cricket flour. I could use it in my bread and pizza dough, replacing a small amount of the glutinous bread flour with cricket flour to get the best of both, high protein cricket and gluten. Any paleo baked good that uses paleo flour can use cricket flour.
btw, I had a shrimp taco before answering.2 -
broseidonkingofbrocean wrote: »WickAndArtoo wrote: »Nope I'm not disgusted by it, why would a cricket gross people out but a shrimp doesn't?
Cause people don't know that shrimp are actually insects.
Technically crustaceans, but very closely related!! (I just googled it, but in my mind it still just means "bugs of the sea lol)
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Nope, people all over the world eat bugs, we're kind of fortunate I guess that we don't have to.
Cricket flour is actually a protein powder, the name is misleading. I don't know for sure, but I assume it acts like protein powder in recipes. As there are billions of crickets (and insects in general) it is a more sustainable protein source, and could be a game changer in parts of the world where raising livestock is problematic. Companies trying to sell it here as some kind of miracle health food are kitten asparagus baby sloths4 -
sheermomentum wrote: »Am I the only one disgusted and repulsed by this?
Well, not the only one.
I have had a phobia of crickets and I don't think I've conquered it yet when I read that it takes 5,000 crickets to make 1 lb of flour and I want to run from the room just thinking about it.4 -
sheermomentum wrote: »Am I the only one disgusted and repulsed by this?
Well, not the only one.
I have had a phobia of crickets and I don't think I've conquered it yet when I read that it takes 5,000 crickets to make 1 lb of flour and I want to run from the room just thinking about it.
But that's so many crickets that'll be taken out of the environment... You should be embracing it!2 -
redvelvetcupcake123 wrote: »But what if they're bred more
It would be in special cricket farms.... Releasing any would be loss of profit. I think they'll be trying to keep as many in as possible.
Although...what if someone forgets to shut the gate and they all escape?!?3 -
I'm only disgusted by the price. With how little investment, time, and space it requires to breed thousands at a time it should be cheaper. The price of novelty, I guess. Of course I would have to taste it to know if I'm disgusted by the taste. If it has a musty aftertaste or a weird texture I would not eat it, just like I don't eat chunk beef.1
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How about a chapulines taco? They're delicious.
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