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Old McDonald Had a Mealworm? Getting Started with Microlivestock. Insects for Food.
If you’re looking for a farm that will fit between your blender and your crockpot, you’ll want to raise these incredible, edible insects for food.
Continue ReadingBug Bites in the USA: Restaurants Serving Insects
Are you ready to try your first insect delicacy? If you’re reading this blog, then maybe you are. Luckily, there are a plethora of specialty restaurants popping up across the US that will serve you crickets fresh from the frying pan, and more. If you think you’re over the ‘ick factor,’ here are a few of the most exotic places where the main course has more than four legs, found right at home.
Continue ReadingWhat’s the Deal with Cricket Flour? Five Things You Need to Know.
It seems to have come out of nowhere. A few years ago, edible insects meant chocolate-covered mealworms sold as novelty items. Suddenly, news reports talk about suburban moms using cricket flour to bake cookies? What’s going on? What is cricket flour, anyway? Is it a fad, or is it the future of food? Here are five things you need to know about cricket flour.
Continue ReadingFive Reasons Insects Belong In Your Diet
Lately, foodies, environmentalists, and even the United Nations have been talking about Entomophagy. In the west, we tend to see insects as pests to be squashed, not tasty snacks. However, it might be time to change your views and your diet. In the next 10 years, insects in the American kitchen may change from a sign you need an exterminator to a sign that you need a fork.
Continue ReadingPromoting Entomophagy (How to Get People to Eat Insects)
You might not know about the benefits of eating bugs, except that they have protein and that they’re tasty and come in a wide array of unique flavors which blend well with so many different insect recipes. Some say different bugs taste like things we normally eat, like shrimp, popcorn, apple and even mint! And […]
Continue ReadingEating Insects (Entomophagy)
Pull my finger. Just do it. Now, think back to a time you’ve ever said that to anyone. Bonus points if it wasn’t a family member. If so, you’re probably way cooler than anyone gives you credos for. You probably have a higher IQ than most because you think outside the box and don’t feel […]
Continue ReadingMormon Crickets – Sweet, Tasty and Versatile
Most of us get nostalgic listening to the shrill, high-pitched sounds of crickets on a summer night. It’s a sign of longer nights, lazy days, barbecues and maybe even the possibility of a romantic rendezvous. Well, you wouldn’t be the only one since those high-pitched mating calls that some refer to as an ‘auditory aphrodisiac’ […]
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