Entomophagy Podcast
Growing insects for feed is a sector that has grown rapidly in recent years and is ready to scale up production. Producing insects could contribute to a more sustainable food chain. Insects, which can be reared on organic residual flows, are used in feed as an alternative protein source. […]
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It’s chill to have mozz sticks for dinner, right?Yields: 6 © Bang Showbiz Prue Leith Prue Leith has cooked baked goods using flour made from crickets. ‘The Great British Bake Off’ judge used a powder made entirely from grounded crickets to bake a batch of muffins after claiming insects […]
Because the scriptwriters for this year just don’t know when to stop, we’ve recently learned that the Asian Giant Hornet —an oversized stinging insect that is also known as the “murder hornet” or the “yak killer”—has been found in the United States for the first time ever. The hornets, […]
Another emerging food for humans of 2050 is expected to be insects. At the Ameya Yokocho (Ame-yoko) shopping street near JR Ueno station can be found a vending machine selling edible insects like crickets — which are said to go well with udon
Don’t Show Again Muji says these cricket crackers are so delicious they’re about the save the planet. People have been eating bugs since before we were humans, and entomophagy (eating insects) plays a part in the food culture of more than a few societies. In recent decades, however, those […]
An unanticipated problem was encountered, check back soon and try again Because the scriptwriters for this year just don’t know when to stop, we’ve recently learned that the Asian Giant Hornet —an oversized stinging insect that is also known as the “murder hornet” or the “yak killer”—has been found […]
THE NEW YORK TIMES Long before Asian giant hornets found their way to American shores, some Japanese prized them for their numbing crunch and the venomous buzz they add to liquor. TOKYO — Long before the Asian giant hornet began terrorising the honeybees of Washington state, the ferocious insects […]
Fife rocker KT Tunstall ate insects on a jaunt to Mexico. KT Tunstall believes western countries should add more insects to their menus – to help save the planet. The LA-based Fife rocker said in an Instagram live discussion about her travels: “When we were in Mexico City, our […]
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The use of insects as an alternative ingredient in the poultry feed industry is a promising solution to optimise animal production systems worldwide. A study set out to determine whether broilers displayed a preference (or not) for Tenebrio molitor mealworm by evaluating ingredient acceptability and bird performance. Edible insects […]
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One foodtech area that seems to be chugging along nicely, despite the pandemic? Alternative protein. And just not plant-based protein. The Trendlines Group, an Israel-based commercialization company, announced today that it had invested an undisclosed amount in Insectta, a Singaporean startup that extracts biomaterials from insects. When it was […]
Kaufland has introduced insect-based products in Croatia which, it claims, is enjoyed by over a billion people worldwide. The German retailer has advertised its offer in its catalogue with the slogan, ‘Instead of chips, nibble on crickets, instead of grilled minced meat opt for insect burgers’, according to a […]
If you’re bored with the regular tonkotsu or miso ramen, why not give this a try? There was a time in my life where, if you offered me some sort of bug for a snack, I would have recoiled in horror. I’m a fussy eater at the best of […]
Farmer Caleb Karuga attends to black soldier flies which he keeps in his farm in Kiambu. Recent research has indicated that black soldier flies are instrumental in closing the loop between animal waste and animal feed. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP More solid waste is being generated […]
Our reporter Seiji ventures back to Ueno’s bug vending machine to learn if crickets and grasshoppers taste the same. We’re more conscious of nutrition and potential future food shortages now than we ever have been, and this is why some companies are turning their eyes to meat substitute products, […]
Fishmeal and fish oil are ingredients in pig and poultry feed, but the largest demand comes from aquaculture. Researchers and NGOs have questioned the sustainability of the fishmeal and fish oil industry, which deplete stocks of staple food fish for humans and marine predators alike, among its other impacts. […]
Remember when your grandpa wouldn’t eat sushi because only bears ate raw fish? Well, this is kind of the same. Entomophagy—the technical name for the more mundane “eating bugs”—has been around for ages. It’s a cornerstone to different cuisines around the world, including those of Latin American, Asian, and […]
Aa Aa Insect-based fat is a sustainable and healthy alternative to butter, according to the research team at Ghent University in Belgium . Eating insects isn’t exactly mainstream and is mainly only popular in countries in Asia. Some risk-taking European and American restaurants have trialled the delicacy , but […]
In a landmark decision, the E.U.’s European Food Safety Authority is expected to approve the sale of insects for human consumption. It means that for the first time, there will be a huge raft of edible insects on sale across European countries and new opportunities in the food industry. […]
Roberts Bakery featured on TV show Blue Peter yesterday (27 February) thanks to the brand’s insect bread. Unveiled last year, each Crunchy Cricket Loaf contains around 336 crickets that are dried, ground, mixed with wheat flour and grains and baked to become a “tremendously tasty loaf with a crunchy […]
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* Somali farmers have urged their government to help protect crops from the worst invasion of locusts in 25 years. “Locusts already ate our grazing area so we are now fighting to save at least our farm, where we planted watermelon and beans. We aren’t able to protect them […]
Eating insects is just one part of a journey to improved sustainability, because they can be used as feed for farm animals, including farmed fish too, thus reducing the use of soy beans, for which vast areas of land are used, and overfishing of krill to feed farmed fish such as salmon.
A new lifeline has been given to a longtime favorite in South Haven. Hudsonville Ice Cream is taking over production of Sherman’s Ice Cream next year, meaning popular Sherman’s flavors will live on. Sherman’s announced this year it had stopped production of ice cream due to equipment problems. The […]
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Alex Capel (left), who recently started an Oxford business selling edible insects, is holding a special tasting event. Pictured with his brother Joe Capel. Picture by Ed Nix BUGS are on the menu this weekend as Oxford business Minifeasts launch their insect bar snacks with a taster opportunity. Alex […]
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Cambodia’s first insect tapas restaurant is mixing cocktail culture with creepy crawler fare.(Instagram/@Bugs cafe) Ant spring rolls, silkworm taro croquettes and a “bug mac” — Cambodia’s first insect tapas restaurant is mixing cocktail culture with creepy crawler fare. At the busy “Bugs Cafe” in the tourist town of Siem […]
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AgriProtein breeds black soldier flies to create maggots, which it uses to make protein meal and oil that can be fed to animals. (agriprotein.com) The company behind the world’s first industrial-scale maggot farm based on organic waste plans to kick off its international expansion with a plant in California […]
BANGKOK, Oct 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thai chef Surasit Buttama spent almost a decade cooking international food at upscale restaurants and hotels in the United States and Thailand, but he found his passion a few months ago at a Bangkok restaurant serving edible insects. His latest recipe consists […]
Richard Branson plucks a dried grasshopper from a jar, takes a bite, and pronounces the insect surprisingly tasty before slurping down a vegan yoghurt and offering to trial the concoction on Virgin Atlantic Airways flights. “I enjoy every minute of my life and the variety of what we do”: […]
Will kiwis be open to dining out on insects, new research suggests that they might. Mars Food’s investment in a group of Australian startups foreshadows a potentially radical change in the food to be produced by the multinational in the future. Mars has backed startups producing edible insects , […]
SWAPPING your favourite pizza for a crunchy insect sandwich might not sound like the most appealing option. But many are now munching on critters and bugs in a bid to aid weight-loss. Experts claim insects are high in protein, minerals and amino acids so it makes sense to eat […]
Cricket crisps and buffalo worm burgers could be as fashionable as sushi within a decade due to falling prices and a waning “yuck factor”, which analysts believe could push the bug protein market to a value of £6bn by 2030. A report has shone a spotlight on a market […]
Crickets are more environmentally-friendly than other animals, converting a wide range of organic waste products into nutritious food with about twice the efficiency of chickens and pigs Credit: Owen Fitzgerald/CRS School dinners are being given an unusual twist in Madagascar – ground-up crickets are being added to dishes as […]
BugMo Co. CEO Yusuke Matsui (left) and co-founder and COO Fu Nishimoto show off the startup’s cricket powder protein bars in February in Kyoto Prefecture. | KYODO KYOTO – Despite there being a long history of bug-eating in rural parts of Japan, for the average consumer nowadays stomaching creepy-crawlies […]
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