Cricket Flour
Cricket Flour: The New Rave for Diet and Exercise
If you’re visiting this site, we can probably assume that you have some interest in testing some buggy concoctions. Cricket flour is usually the first insect food many people are willing to try: it doesn’t look like bugs, it doesn’t taste like bugs (most describe it as having a nutty flavor), and you can easily […]
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Cricket Flour: Questions Answered about Your ‘Gateway Bug’
Of all the different types of edible insects out there, crickets are the most commonly eaten. This is true for places like Southeast Asia and Central America, where they can often form a big part of the diet, and in the Western world. For whatever reason, crickets seem to be the ‘gateway bug’ for Americans […]
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.
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