Germany’s Bug Burgers | DW English

In many countries, insects are considered a delicacy. Now a startup wants to bring them to Germany in an eco-friendlier burger that has more protein and iron than beef burgers, but produces 100 times less CO2 emissions.

[@nytrox84]

So they are cheaper to produce, cheaper to maintain and easier to make, yet they cost 17€? (20$) I'm gonna pass.

[@johnpoop5237]

Nutrients are untested

[@Gaze73]

Exactly, only insane people would buy at that price. Make it €2 and we can talk.

[@Yeah_Nahhh]

@@Gaze73 2 pounds on a burger? Lmao get outta here with your McDonald’s and kfc

[@Gaze73]

@@Yeah_Nahhh I'm not going to pay 300% for bug burgers lmao.

[@PhilipMarcYT]

@@Gaze73 Even at 0 it's a no. I'm not eating bugs/insects.

[@spunkyspaz]

1:06 "I think in 5 years it's quite normal to eat insects." This video is 5 years old.

[@HammerStern0]

OH MY GAWD

[@SchizophrenixTheGaul3478]

You vvill eat ze bugs

[@oisinmaccumhaill7037]

You can now get dried crickets in Sainsbury’s so while it’s not “the norm”, it’s more commonplace than it was. I’m still not going to eat bugs though, ugh.

[@gustav260]

Klaus Schwab would be proud to see this

[@paulb9769]

So basically we get to pay the same expensive price for something that is supposedly cheaper to grow?

[@playerjack2566]

There are not many people going to eat it that why such high price

[@donniecatalano]

Of course! yeah baby capitalism on turbo mode

[@oo0024]

12 euros for a bux burger 🤣 absolute robbery I personally can’t understand how a burger made from meal worms would cost more then a processed junk burger

[@locatabor3682]

how much for a normal burger anyway?

[@stormgirl09]

3:31 look how pleased he looks with his creation! :D

[@HipsterBlackMetalOfficial]

He looks like he's about to cry, rock it to sleep and read it a bed time story.

[@Chris_winthers]

He just looks tired

[@HS-wo8ti]

Your future will be living in a pod sized apartment, not going out of the house, ordering everything from amazon, wearing a VR headset to interact with other people, eating burgers made from insects, paying for things through a chip in your head

[@HS-wo8ti]

@@patrickmylifemyrules If people want to eat them then that is for them but I'm not being forced to eat them like I'm sure they will try to eventually when they end production of animal meat

[@HS-wo8ti]

@@patrickmylifemyrules If people want to eat them then that is for them but I'm not being forced to eat them like I'm sure they will try to eventually when they end production of animal meat

[@ignotumperignotius630]

@@patrickmylifemyrules demoralising, countercultural, poor feed conversion rate

[@davidtwitchell30]

😂

[@grannps]

sounds good lol

[@Aj-mi2be]

Bear grylls would love this place

[@yusa9429]

I bet he will survive there

[@daliamunoz8437]

😂

[@Gaze73]

12 to 17 euros for a bug burger, are you insane? Why would I pay that much when a regular burger costs 5?

[@robertocaetano4945]

In my country It cost 1,75.

[@lil_ToT-XFZ1]

I'm gonna start making them myself next month and I just did the math 140 grams protein for training a day would cost 60 euros a month for the bugs on amazon then some sauce oil maybe honey and the buns would be roughly 80 bucks I'd have to spend a month on food

[@lil_ToT-XFZ1]

I also compared protein powder with mealworms and if you'd wanna get protein powder it would be 3x more expensive even if you'd buy in bulk.

[@lil_ToT-XFZ1]

You can also farm them yourself pretty easily that would prolly cut that cost by 30% more

[@lil_ToT-XFZ1]

You could feed 100.000 homeless ppl with 3.000.000 $ a month, the military budget is 500.000.000.000 a year and NASAs budget 10.000.000.000 so america has 300.000 homeless ppl * 80$ = 1 month * 12 = a year = 288mil to feed every homeless person in america which is 0.057% of the military budget alone. Also America will prolly lose a lot less money on climate change

[@whatistime5768]

Idc if you pay me I still wouldn’t eat it

[@MrFree-vj8qj]

you will get used to it just like you were used to red meat as a child. red meat couldve disgusted you all the same if it wasnt for society's work.

[@baconman2.052]

You already eat fruit fly larvae in most tomatoes and vegetables

[@lali4540]

Yeah the health and safety rules do allow some bugs in our food products. It differs from country to country. It also allows feces and other "yummy" stuff. Enjoy your food. Isn't knowledge wonderful? :)

[@kyaiaiakyaiaia4230]

No red meat is different cuz God made it for us to eat! Not the wild animals I'm talking about caddles (grass eating animals) The cows milk meat the goats the (excluding pigs and animals that eat other animals)

[@Chris_winthers]

"wah, wah, new food look yucky and me no want try new food"

[@jacobrobles474]

You will live in your pods eat your bugs You will own nothing and you will be happy

[@lil_ToT-XFZ1]

You will never form a thought of your own

[@Batman_akzo]

I would rather have no Patty in my burger

[@okaybutwhythough7456]

It wouldn't really be a burger now, would it.

[@Batman_akzo]

@@okaybutwhythough7456 lettuce and tomatoes will make my patty.

[@SamsPurified]

Hey it’s been 5 years, no it’s not normal

[@RP-dy5mu]

2 more weeks

[@joshua7015]

@@RP-dy5mu 3 more days...

[@RP-dy5mu]

@@joshua7015 in 3 more days 2 more weeks

[@stevewilson4718]

​@@RP-dy5mu5Months later, it's still not normal

[@RP-dy5mu]

@@stevewilson4718 I genuinely feel like I'd rather eat poisonous mushrooms over insects - I am that disgusted by them. I'd just barf all over the place if Klaus forced me to eat it. Germany would drown in my vomit tsunami.

[@doctorborge]

Can't wait to try a Schwabbie Patty™

[@cheeseburgerlegstudios1839]

@ 2:40 Only crazy people would choose to eat bugs over genuine hamburgers

[@Ihileath]

I mean, as long as it's properly flavoured, I would imagine that it's far cheaper than a genuine hamburger. Definitely better for the environment. So if it tastes good, why not? Wouldn't make me completely give up true meat either way though I'm sure. Fingers crossed that we'll be able to grow the stuff.

[@MinxInSinx]

Nitrilosides are stored in the fats of grazing animals. Nitrilosides are vital to your health because it's one of the only forms of vitamin b17 you can get naturally! Domesticated animals- cows included are known for low poor nutrition > BIOLISTICS ARE CAUSING MUTATION IN EVERY LIVING THING. Mutations = illnesses,diseases and death 😭

[@Chris_winthers]

Says the person that has never tried meal worms

[@cheeseburgerlegstudios1839]

@@Chris_winthers You are correct. I don't eat bugs. I would never try them. I have a hamburger which is delicious. Why bother?

[@THEPVPN00B]

1:46 this made me laugh way to hard lol

[@Gunzee]

actavist they are cool guys

[@hedialee418]

@@Gunzee sure man, sure man

[@baconman2.052]

Just a couple of bros

[@Mdriver1981]

3:32 this made me laugh way too hard lol

[@Leandro-tb3xi]

the mannequin at the back tho LMAO

[@kazuyamax5090]

Since it’s Insect should be a cheaper option lol

[@phantasosxgames8488]

it's not cheaper merely because there is too few restaurants and protein farms for that in the West. In short , it's just expensive due to cultural differences.

[@lil_ToT-XFZ1]

If you make em yourself you can get 5kg for 30$ on amazon which would be the cheapest available protein you can get. 2kg protein for 30$ plus other valuable ingredients

[@lost_places_global9008]

If the burgers weren’t 3,5€ it would make less people eat animal meat… but since it’s overpriced, people will still buy animal meat. Why is a burger with lesser effort for the meat more expensive than a animal burger?! Like we don’t care about the extras, it needs to be more economical and consumer friendly.

[@ZReChannel]

bleeding-edge is always pretty expensive. It'll be cheaper once the product gets properly industrialized

[@Chris_winthers]

In a lot of places, you can buy cheap bug meat. The price probably comes from the rest of the burger

[@Nod_L3g1oN]

@@Chris_winthers This is the future of lab-grown meat and worms. They even started with the Dutch farmers. With their lies, they show how a small percentage of farmers are affecting the climate and ecosystem. Their plan is to shut down farms in Europe. Some specific areas were selected between three countries to build large production facilities. Where lab-grown meat will be produced to supply Europe.Personally, I would not have known it was just last year in Germany watching a documentary summary from a conference. listening to some guys in suits holding speeches at some gathering about food and future plans. And showing in Bayer's labs, where they already work on producing meat from tubes,

[@Chris_winthers]

@@Nod_L3g1oN what?

[@frozenman82]

If this is the future of burgers, I'll become vegetarian!

[@joel5274]

your loss

[@jellyboy123]

this is the future.

[@frozenman82]

So this means that evolution brought homo sapiens from a successful hunter back to a worm eating chicken? Perfect!

[@GamerNite2007]

They have veggie burgers to you kno

[@igorthefootballer]

Me too

[@globalwarmingisreal311]

It's been more than 5 years and it's still not normal

[@michaeln4018]

“Everyone thinks this is cool?” I promise you that is not true.

[@samstuff8554]

“I think in 5 years “ that didn’t age well

[@AMReed8]

So, Timon and Pumbaa were right all along?

[@cherylherbert6890]

😂

[@c0rpse_girl996]

*h a k u n a m a t a t a*

[@Chris_winthers]

Yeah. Grubs are literally made to store as much food as possible for the adult insects to use. So much so that many of them have convergently evolved not having a digestive tract as adults, living entirely off of what they are as grubs

[@DanDomski]

“You will own nothing and be happy” and eat bugs!

[@calvinwallace867]

Wow. Now u cant complain if u find bugs at your favorite restaurant

[@Assenayo]

I will not eat the bugs. I will not live in a pod.

[@Chris_winthers]

You're sounding a lot like a whiny little kid saying "wah, wah, i don't wanna eat my greens! Vegetables are gross!"

[@sweetnerevar7030]

@@Chris_winthers you can eat them yourself if you really want degrade yourself

[@Chris_winthers]

@@sweetnerevar7030 i personally consider it more degrading to stuff your body with high fructose corn syrup, but i will. Already have, in fact. I could only actually taste the seasoning, but the texture was somewhere between chips and pork rinds

[@sweetnerevar7030]

@@Chris_winthers You know you can just not consume corn syrup and not eat bugs at the same time?

[@Chris_winthers]

@@sweetnerevar7030 i do know. But why is it degrading to eat a high protein snack?

[@OO_sunflower_OO]

Who else imagined the worms screaming in the food processor? Lol

[@danieljurca2113]

Protesting: we eat humans not grain!

[@h.plovecraftn-4307]

you know what look like familiar soylent green

[@wachinima544wachi9]

No thanks, the farthest I’ll go is eating a veggie burger

[@antton9623]

I'll never ever even try a veggie burger.

[@BookOfMoon1]

meat for the elite bugs for the poor rugs as usual.

[@maalikserebryakov]

@petrek102 he is saying the poor people will eat bugs and the elites will eat large animal meat like beef and chicken and stuff

[@leisurely6711]

Lol in 5 years… looks left , looks right .. still nope

[@jonaustin5122]

Y’all can eat the bugs. I’ll pass..

[@papiXchuko]

I’ll make a shrimp burger instead

[@2380Shaw]

But it probably won't be cheaper then animal meat.

[@joshbates9015]

Why not?

[@maalikserebryakov]

How not

[@arnoldrodriguez9009]

It’s been 5 years, is it normal to eat insects chat?

[@darealf5824]

That’s what I’m sayin

[@nohandskiller8912]

L bug fetishists W steak eaters

[@KhKh-vx4jv]

Hakuna MAtata

[@imgnrydv]

I won't even eat if even if it's for free LOL

[@MW-ic7lr]

I like this new sitcom.

[@koviyt9277]

There goes my protein diet

[@thamkMusic]

d i e t

[@Chris_winthers]

What? Do you realise how much protein bugs have?

[@Fume1337]

Im definitely not eating that

[@Zoza15]

Why not?. You may not know it but you already eat insects right now but processed into products like candy or peanut butter etc etc. Because it has more protein.. This burger is an example of only insects being used to make a product in full display.

[@qwerty-tz1vj]

@@Zoza15 where???? Which candies which chocolate don't just say it give an example

[@Zoza15]

@@qwerty-tz1vj M&M's cookies, chocolatemilk etc etc.. Its powdered insect protein in candy your eating.

[@qwerty-tz1vj]

@@Zoza15 again you just saying I will ask again where is a proof I have read ingredients included and I never seen this kind of ingredient over there at least give me the chemical code so I can see this in the ingredients

[@qwerty-tz1vj]

@@Zoza15 I'm sorry if I looked rude for you then you misunderstood me... I was just asking because in my opinion you just said a thing without being sure yourself and without proofs

[@tinytan6559]

enjoy your Bug Mac pal, but im not having it.

[@williansnobre]

As long as it doesn't look like bugs I think it is alright. Cheap to grow, nutritious, it's fine. Better than extreme vaganism.

[@shin-ishikiri-no]

Good, you can eat this then. I don't think most vegans will be concerned about cricket meat.

[@codeeater0]

You don’t deserve to wear a beard, go shave it off immediately

[@TylerGrimes-dy7qb]

Why am I just seeing this now

[@mutexin]

Klaus Schwab watched the movie "Snowpiercer" and thought: "Oh, such a nice idea! They will eat ze bugs and be happy!"

[@johnpoop5237]

If I ever found out this was secretly being pass along to consumers I’d definitely revolt

[@alexandermuller950]

Your name 😁🤣

[@johnpoop5237]

@@alexandermuller950 Keep playing fuckup games you’ll become one

[@alexandermuller950]

@Poop Your name is also poop 🤣

[@you-nh8xo]

No you won't

[@johnpoop5237]

@@you-nh8xo if they come clean then no

[@jackdavids2723]

2:56 Happy to see that Kramer’s grandsons also come up with great ideas, well ideas anyway

[@FollowTheKnowledge]

1:45 seconda. Look at then 2 cringes 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂

[@Devilich]

WEF's wet dream

[@emmag893]

what is the name of the town where the insect burgers a manufactured?

[@porkcutlet3920]

If it tastes good, it's probably not the mealworms. You're tasting the seasoning and flavoring they use to cover up the awful taste of insects.

[@FloridaManVal]

Judeo communism hard at work

[@EDPsJailWarden]

Rome should have left these barbarians in their forests worshipping woden wood carvings. Maybe then Schwab and his people wouldnt force this on us.

[@jordanmatte1144]

I'll have a peanut butter sandwich 🥪 thanks.

[@robsnizzle7]

EXACTLY.... AT LEAST MY BODY WILL RECOGNIZE IT AS "FOOD"!!!!

[@Chris_winthers]

Ok. That was always allowed

[@markcoleman7246]

Sith Lord Klaus Schwab approves!

[@woodstocknun]

i can buy 2-3kg of beef for 17 euro

[@sweetnerevar7030]

Bug Burgers for little bugmen

[@asslicker6728]

People will probably think this is gross but bugs are edible same as asians

[@Cavaleiro_Dissidente]

Aproved by Klaus Schwab

[@skipperhour4561]

1a 2c 3a 4c 5b 6a 7c

[@rybka3709]

+1

[@dyrektorpawelec8871]

Należy się piąteczka

[@josephcharm9166]

@@rybka3709 +2

[@ShadowFri3nd]

I WILL NOT EAT THE BUGS!!!!

[@jellyboy123]

love to try a bug burger i think they might taste nicer than beef more crispy.

[@michaelanderson8339]

I will not eat the bugs.

[@agentfourteen8574]

you vill eat ze bugs

[@TruthSeeeker777]

Yea...I'll pass. I'm not going out of my way to eat bugs.

[@490o]

yeah... but what does it taste like though?

[@toylo9567]

taste like fried chicken !

[@Chris_winthers]

I can't speak for ground meal worms, but fried&salted meal worms taste great

[@noneyabusiness6049]

"Less grain for the cattles but the worms feeds on grain " wtf is wrong with that dude. Pass give me my meat I don't I could sleep at nights knowing what coming out of me are thousand of worm I just eat that was made into a burger. I find that very fruity, it's a no.

[@topofidahotravel]

Already hitting grocery store shelves

[@danieljurca2113]

In Amsterdam:" Le big bug " burger

[@Mdriver1981]

I understand nudity is not a thing in northern Europe, but why do so many restaurants there serve food in the nude?

[@ignotumperignotius630]

eh?

[@Chris_winthers]

What?

[@Mdriver1981]

@@Chris_winthers it was a joke

[@Chris_winthers]

@@Mdriver1981i see. Just one one thing: where is the funny?

[@Mdriver1981]

@@Chris_winthers between your legs

[@zarasadaf796]

Yuk

[@seeddub3536]

Wimp

[@greenbeancasserole9402]

U say that because your not used to eating bugs

[@bacon5126]

Zara Sadaf Every year you eat bugs, there is bugs and eggs in your food, but they are extremely small, insects are everywhere, the FDA only allows small amounts in food products. So that McDonald’s burger is just a free sample.

[@490o]

Get used to it. We're headed towards a dystopian future.

[@Zagorec-p2y]

This is disturbing ...verry disturbing Id say perverse even

[@shaunmac104]

Dnt forget your bug out bag lol

[@magiceye9305]

Jeez meat eaters are gonna be robbed as much as the veggies 😂

[@TodayFreedom]

I’ve never once eaten an insect but I would be 100% fine eating insect burger patties as long as the contents don’t actually look like insects when I cook them. We need to get away from the costly and damaging livestock industry. With exponential population growth it’s a certainty for all of us anyway.

[@TheThejpmshow]

My thoughts exactly

[@trevorjohnston777]

You're so brainwashed lmfao

[@bubandlisa]

Wow you drank the Elites Kool Aid huh? They are telling you the oceans are rising yet GATES BEZOS both JUST BOUGHT BEACH HOMES. They said the Maldives are sinking.. yet they are building 2 new resorts 🤣🤣🤣

[@d4nkx549]

@@bubandlisa You will live in the pod and eat the bugs like it or not.

[@bamesjond7495]

First step you need to own nothing, next step live in a pod, final step eat only bugs.

[@HipsterBlackMetalOfficial]

Yeah we have it already, it's called meal worms and Taco Bell sells it lmfao.

[@schoolboy1325]

Well;, at least they are grinded up . Imagine eating them whole mixed with veggies. Some of those bugs with their heads still attached and creepy legs on them will freak most westerners out.

[@TomokoAbe_]

This is 2024. Nobody is interested eating bug burgers.

[@Spetsialista]

a lot of people eats insects everyday and they don't even know

[@Chris_winthers]

@sprock most knowledgeable westoid

[@nohandskiller8912]

idk about you but i dont eat any bugs

[@DejaB0226]

They doing it in the USA sooo...i guess it is what it is lol. Thats why im a vegetarian and make my own stuff at home lol

[@Komega01]

i'm fine with it tbh

[@user-eb8ti2vf8t]

5 years later, no

[@pioroI15]

1 The girl who tries the burger … a.thinks it's OK. b.thinks it's fantastic. c.has some friends who would love it. 2 The manufacturers of the insects … a.use insects that come from dead animals. b.have recently started breeding insects. c.produce insects that are used by different industries. 3 Which sentence is true? a.Insect food is not very popular among Europeans. b.Very few people around the world eat insects. c.Around 2 million people in Europe eat insects every day. 4 The larvae … a.need a lot of water. b.contain 70% protein. c.are frozen before being sold. 5 The founders of the company … a.employ a lot of people. b.learned about eating insects during a trip. c.earn 10,000 euros a month selling insects. 6 Their friends and family … a.didn't think their business was a good idea. b.thought their idea was cool. c.wanted to try the burgers immediately. 7 In Germany, a.there are a few restaurants that sell these burgers. b.these hamburgers cost between 12 and 17 euros. c.it's still illegal to sell these burgers.

[@skipperhour4561]

1a 2c 3a 4c 5b 6a 7c

[@diztinger]

chill out Ms. Wagner

[@singhpk99]

sh1t burgers- next delicacy - will be labeled Soylent green anyway!

[@donniewiggs8749]

Lmao quality of worms

[@TheCaitlinMarie]

I think insect consumption is definitely going to be mainstream in 50 years

[@seeddub3536]

At the most

[@HansensUniverseT-A]

Good thing i'll be dead by then.

[@GamerNite2007]

I say that we give the bug burgers to starving families in 3rd world countries. It would certainly help a lot. As for the first world countries like the US, I don’t think McDonald’s is ready to be selling it’s customers hamburgers made of bugs

[@docholiday1201]

I heard McDonald's uses meal worms and they been doing it since the 80s or 90s.

[@FrancisR420]

At least McDonald's isn't ready to admit it

[@gen-x_dude]

the irony is so thick

[@cherylherbert6890]

I think these bug burgers are healthier than what McDonald's is currently serving...

[@FainaruFurasshu]

This is what THEY want YOU to eat.

[@SrSideral]

cool, they are doing a good job then cause now i'm curious about how it taste.

[@samstuff8554]

Honestly it doesn’t seem that different then regular meat as long as it’s ground up I’m down to try it

[@joshbates9015]

Cool, I'm down.

[@dansan8802]

Can I get alive buffalo worms to México????

[@byllgrim6045]

What a cool idea! I almost wanna make a diy bug burger

[@Spacekriek]

Yep, like the guy who had sex almost every day. Almost on Monday, almost on Tuesday, almost on Wednesday... :)

[@mordredoforkney6185]

Cyberpunk 2077 food

[@ericsuperdietz9936]

it seems gross but i bet i can get rich off of this!

[@ericsuperdietz9936]

also strangely seems like humans to bugs is in ratio to whales and krill

[@happylukaso20]

🤮

[@paulschlacter4181]

3:36 Damn, looks like she had a weak chin so she grew another one.

[@kireibee4901]

Probably a goiter from eating too many bugs.

[@killingstone2]

Claus Schwab will eat? NOT!🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@GunesOAcar]

you will eat ze bugs

[@botezsimp5808]

Honestly that burger looks pretty good. I'd give it a try!

[@equity3882]

whay you traying to be UN HUMEN ? shame on you

[@rozenzoon]

same, a little bitty bite

[@benjaminunruh7970]

I bet you would live in the pod too

[@fusion_42]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[@michaelanderson8339]

Yes, eat the bugs, live in the pod, wear the mask, own nothing, be happy global citizen...

[@happylukaso20]

Why dont eat rabbits instead?

[@killakaiju]

$12?

[@TheEternalOmm]

Hakuna Matata!

[@fascistphilosophy5649]

If I'd eat it, you will too -_-::

[@Freshy009]

He said we'll be eating insects within 5 years. Well this video is 3 years old...only 2 years to go.

[@antton9623]

Are you eating insects now?

[@Freshy009]

​@@antton9623Yeah. That's all they serve at Mcdonalds.

[@pilovwithketchup]

@@Freshy009 then dont go to mcdonalds madafakar

[@MrFree-vj8qj]

Its better in all aspects More ecological, no mammal friend killed, minimal suffering because insects have no emotions and you wont feel as bad for their death. It is also more nutritional and cheaper to produce and many more advantages and you wont mind it when its shaped to a burger. you just eat it for the taste anyway. and will get used to it, just like you got used to red meat when you were a child.

[@adylenchuchan2402]

So true, but I think is still going to be a lot of time until this is normalised :"( this is from almost 5 years ago and still it's seen as something gross

[@d4nkx549]

No I will not eat the bugs and I will not live in a pod to 'save the planet'

[@maalikserebryakov]

@@d4nkx549 you will live in pod own nothing eat bugs help solve global warming We will eat beef and chicken own everything fly around in private Jets

[@paulb9769]

How can you say they have no emotions?

[@danieljurca2113]

Also after the meal, you can fly and perch on a branch