Sunday, January 23, 2011

Question of the Day: Have You Ever Eaten A Bug?

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"Tasty ... kind of nutty!" the 20-year-old assures her companions clutching an array of creepy crawly pastries at a seminar, which forecast that larvae and locusts will invade Western menus as the price of steak and chops skyrocket.

Van Tol and about 200 other tasters were guinea pigs for a group of Dutch scientists doing groundbreaking research into insects replacing animal meat as a healthier, more environmentally friendly source of protein.

"There will come a day when a Big Mac costs 120 euros ($163) and a Bug Mac 12 euros, when more people will eat insects than other meat," head researcher Arnold van Huis told a disbelieving audience at Wageningen University in the central Netherlands.

"The best way to start is to try it once," the entomologist insisted.-'Bug Mac' and lovely 'grub': food of the future

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  1. UnknownJanuary 24, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    I had chocolate covered ants once in high school when a friend of mine ordered them online. I only had a few, but they weren't half bad.

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  2. WorBluxFebruary 13, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    Yes, and it's not just the future, but the past and present as well. It's the main source of protein in many developing nations, and some theorize the omega-3 and 6 fatty acids abundant in insects helped to fuel development of the human brain in the past.

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