How North America's Largest Cricket Farm Harvests 50 Million A Week | Big Business

Here at Entomo farms they harvest 50 million crickets a week and turn them into protein packed foods. Crickets contain more protein than beef and are being heralded as “the food of the future”. We visited their Canada based production facility to see how they turn crickets from bugs to brunch.
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How North America's Largest Cricket Farm Harvests 50 Million A Week | Big Business

[@lailaakram1968]

Bruh crickets got better living conditions than most cow and chicken farms 😭

[@doriosity5811]

That's the point. It's sustainable

[@cutiebunnyamber3447]

plus they're clean! and away from having diseases, viruses and wounds..

[@bobhydro913]

Small animals = less expensive to maintain

[@Niphiz]

@@doriosity5811 thats not what sustainable means, for a production to be called sustainable it must retain certain properties, like not disturb the environment around it etc. A cow needs lots of grass,space,water etc but if insects need heating and extra processing like dehydrating and roasting which all requires energy then how can we compare them? We cant say there arent viruses that can affect us, the studies are not there yet and if high density farming of this sort becomes commercial we may cause possible virus outbreaks or other stuff. Also one thing to point out is that there is a lot of misinformation, the crickets body and most of other insects, is made out of chitin, an anti-diatery matter (like fiber, we cant digest it) soo its not 100% protein. Also there is not the same aminoacid profile in insect protein and other meat proteins. A lot of research is going on in utilizing insects, just I suggest we stay away from misinformation like this video presents. Im not against farming insects, but the science is still early on this one.

[@thexht7927]

@@Niphiz dehydrating cricket is like you make beef jerk. All requires energy to dehydrate. But if you sell fresh raw cricket to panfry or stew etc then dehydrating energy is not accounted for that

[@stupidgoose356]

When you have had enough with those invasive bugs diminishing and destroying your farm so then you UNO reverse and eat them back

[@ksi8781]

Comment of the month

[@Hexadolf]

That's actually what happened in most asian countries, they can be very invasive, that's why farmer hunt them at night.

[@Zoza15]

@j j Locusts are edible too.

[@Bunny-ns5ni]

These are a tropical species of cricket. Look at the facility they're bred and raised in. It's covered in snow and ice. This is a cricket farm up north, where they cannot become invasive.

[@stupidgoose356]

@@Bunny-ns5ni whatever species it is, where ever it’s from, people have already turned it into food already.

[@LIONTAMER3D]

hot ultra megababe: "what do you do?" you: "im in the cricket business" HUMB: "you're a pro cricket player?" you: "no, the other kind" (literally crickets chirrping)

[@Trey4x4]

**FARTS LOUD AF**

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- Ahahahaahaa ❤ underrated post !!

[@TrueHelpTV]

first their like "yeah its better cheaper protein" then at the end "ohh nah its 40 times more expensive"

[@flamesofjihad4069]

Cheaper than farming cattle but more expensive than farming grain.

[@TrueHelpTV]

@@flamesofjihad4069 except it isnt if it was what.. $12 for was it 4 oz? i forget. thats roughly $50 a pound.

[@overmangaming4253]

That is because it is still small-scale relative to the mass production of the other options, but if you scale it up to the same size, crickets become much cheaper than even chicken.

[@alineczka2000]

Ale tanie dla biznesu

[@charliemoreno6028]

You know this guy is just trying things with crickets at home. What a legend.

[@willjensen5595]

@@Kigoz4Life bruh... lmao

[@samuraiboi2735]

@@Kigoz4Life dude gross

[@kaylaloveslilpeepforever6825]

@@Kigoz4Life cricket nipple jewlery

[@saklee1777]

It’s no legend. Just look at Europe. There’s crickets in all the flour. I went to Safeway in Colorado and they were selling several things with crickets in it.

[@Energy4592]

From Germany here. I don't see cricket flour in our super markets.

[@LiamMcEvoy]

Back in 2016, my highschool biology teacher offered an extra credit assignment where all we had to do was try something made with crickets. I got an Oreo smoothie with the cricket protein powder. It just tasted like a normal milkshake, it was actually pretty good :).

[@vincem4756]

I respect your open mindedness to trying something new. I might...MIGHT. try a powder. But I can never eat them whole, see legs or antenna or anything like that 😭🤢

[@whitemailprivilege2830]

You’re demented

[@kingbaah68]

@@whitemailprivilege2830 you are a mad man

[@JuanPablo-pg3vx]

Can I snort it?

[@vincem4756]

@@JuanPablo-pg3vx 🤣🤣🤣

[@atrain7050]

Welcome to your future diet as per the WEF. 👍

[@saintejeannedarc9460]

That's what they want. Everyone is using buzz words like more sustainable. Someone in here apparently got a BA in how oh so sustainable eating bugs is. I can guarantee they won't be more sustainable though. It will end up costing more, produce far more emissions and producing far less yield, just like "sustainable energy" turned out to be. The left were so mad when Roger Moore, who truly believed in the cause enough to blow the whistle on the alternative energy industry and how inefficient and extra polluting it really was.

[@far_centrist]

"this is merely an alternative, no one is forcing you to eat it" Well with the increase of bug based food products and more and more regulations on farmers (including things like cow burp and fart taxes) it will soon no longer be a choice "This is more sustainable, less polluting, and less carbon footprint compared to beef and other meat-based products" Anything that's industrialized is going to leave carbon footprints. But the main contributor to pollution is not our food, it's the industrial sector and the factories owned by the elites. Now try telling them to contribute more to combating pollution and all you get is an iphone with no charger instead of investing on recycling or a more sustainable but more costly production methods. This kind of measures of switching food source is like taking 10 buckets of water from the sea in an attempt to drain it. Unfortunately these indoctrinated groups do not realize they are merely pawns in the elites game of shifting the difficulties into the majority while they enjoy all the privileges. Read more about the Fed's quantitative easing to cut down salaries of the middle class in an attempt to preserve their own wealth. This is all part of the agenda, and these folks are supporting it wholeheartedly, free of charge.

[@donjohnson8952]

The elites want you eating bugs while they're eating filet mignon

[@user-rv6cx3rz7t]

Well I'll be spending less on food. It's your choice bro, so chill out

[@sl4983]

Exactly. NO.

[@sl4983]

@@user-rv6cx3rz7t Go ahead and eat bugs for cheap that's what you're so worried about. I'll have real beef thank you.

[@janethgalicia615]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Dmoriarty1993]

@@user-rv6cx3rz7t CHITIN is within Crickets and increases parasites, illness and cancer. Stop being apathetic and wake up to the hell we're really living in.

[@James-rs6uh]

Im fasting rn this helped

[@ashish_sunny]

😂

[@vincentsvilks8682]

broo i just ate the most delicious steak in my life. i figured you would wanna know that

[@DaRoyalSaif]

I just had Futoor, You’re missing my mom’s Homemade Shawarma and Pizza’s

[@tasnim569]

same im fasting

[@isaacadkins2344]

@@vincentsvilks8682 Stfu buddy why u torturing us rn 😂😂

[@hikkiballesteros7259]

In the movie Snowpiercer, people were freaked out that they were actually eating crickets. I guess the only real problem in cricket farming is people accepting them.

[@outbound4075]

Except it was cockroaches not crickets

[@ashketchup247]

Whatever the hell the things in those tanks were, they weren't crickets.

[@generalflowerhead2047]

Man, You're the reason why i'd clicked this video.

[@reggiecuberos6268]

Do not trust those "protein bars"

[@devasheeshdubey9756]

IIRC, the original draft had Chris look into the big tank and see SHIT. Literal faeces from the front coaches being recycled into the protein bars, and that's why his reaction was so shocking. Later it was changed to insects.

[@bartoszdobroslaw9774]

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[@bartoszdobroslaw9774]

@Fred Howard That sounds great and how do i connect with her ?

[@bartoszdobroslaw9774]

@Fred Howard Okay i just found her website and left a message for her. thanks.

[@ImmortalInflames]

I do appreciate they let them live basically their entire lives.. It may be simply to have them big as possible, but still the result is the same - it's far better than what happens to chickens (in a ratio to their life span!)

[@SDStudiosAnimations]

Billboard: "Check out at our condo, get shredded free!" Crickets: *what an amazing deal*

[@BamBam-ch4vu]

Bro this needs to be a meme

[@voltage6338]

To be fair, they don’t live that long

[@AnnisokayForsure]

i remember eating bugs back in elementary and my class mates beat me up for it on the playground, guess who's gonna eat then now!

[@hotpepper2491]

No one but freaks?...

[@galaxyshitpostin8554]

Um it still weird eating bugs in elementary dude

[@Hobypyrocom]

yup, that sums out almost all the scientists, thats why they are now forcing this shit on us the kind way... :)

[@icewallowkids6628]

Like cooked and prepared or raw?

[@desgildanphi8825]

@@hotpepper2491 wow u just insulted so many countries

[@mightysparrow9278]

Lol I used to work on a cricket farm. Nastiest workplace I've ever worked in. Came home stankin everyday lol

[@concert_rat1004]

‘This joint is jumping It’s really jumping!’😂

[@geotheleo2716]

This would be paradise for my gecko...

[@user-we4bl5sr9w]

The crickets would eat your gecko

[@Tendeza_]

@End Censorship! animals also eat meat, so that makes no sense

[@loneliestshrimp1181]

@@Tendeza_ bro no they don't name one animal that eats meat. I mean wolves eat ants bro that why their snout is so long

[@whatwhat3825]

@Perry Griffith I'm reading your comment, and I'm wondering if you are okay.

[@yooooooooooooooo696]

@End Censorship! insects are meat

[@pepepepepe33]

I'm not going to be eating crickets by the spoonful, but I'd definitely try it in other forms

[@Zoza15]

A crispy crickets is actually pretty good, you should try it once at least.

[@nickthompson1812]

I thought that the cricket protein power could be cool. Maybe it just seems “trendy” lol.

[@amandajensen3382]

When they're freeze dried they really just taste like seeds. Would probably be good on a salad

[@stevengaming1837]

In the Philippines we eat crickets and its so good 👌

[@zootboot124]

Coming to a Mac Donald's near you... The cricket burger.

[@MrDemonseed666]

They just gonna slip it in and not tell you..frito lay is talking to cricket folks..to me that's gross

[@alexreid7386]

What method is used to actually kill the crickets before they are processed? The video seemed to miss out that part.

[@mideargamer1513]

I'm wondering the same thing.

[@jwentup8704]

it's delicious when you don't know what they're made of, especially looking like protein bars

[@yapandasoftware]

except the protein contains chitin in the exoskeleton cellular walls. Humans don't have chitin proteins in their genetic makeup. if you want to eat bugs and bug poop, more power to you... don't breathe on me.

[@abcddef2112]

@@yapandasoftware except that humans actually do produce chitinase to digest chitin.

[@yapandasoftware]

@@abcddef2112 Man the human stomach can digest just about anything... but the old adage, "You are what you eat" comes to mind. I'm not so sure that eating bugs wouldn't increase muscle strength and skeletal strength. I'd be interested in seeing the PBTK research conducted over a decade to insectivores.

[@abcddef2112]

@@yapandasoftware haha well asians have been eating those for a while and still are, there doesn’t seem to be any adverse reactions. Ancient Roman and Greeks did eat insects too, just the tradition died out in Europe. I honestly think its just protein, your body digest and absorb what it needs. Though yes theres no long term study on insectivore as far as I know.

[@Roarpian]

@@abcddef2112 it'd be cool when we grow exoskeleton one day

[@dhruvakhera5011]

the narrator has such a calm and soothing voice, I love it

[@fahmianugrah]

Yeah, just hear her voice makes me wanna marry her

[@mohitdhameja5914]

@@fahmianugrah down bad bro?

[@ImpetuousPorkus]

She sounds like Hairitage93 on youtube

[@badrulameen8984]

Here your 100th like sir

[@user-bg2oi4bz3p]

The trance-nator using mind control: "eat bugs, you peasants."...while the Controllers eat Wagyu beef.

[@brilliantidiot13]

Can this be used for fish-feed? Like for aquaculture? Currently Aquaculture uses fish-meal made from wild fish, to feed cultured fish, in order to not deplete wild fish (lol). This (crickets) would be a nice way to make the dream of aquaculture come true!

[@logans3365]

I imagine it’s still cheaper to feed fish grain than crickets, especially considering the crickets eat grain. It would be like converting the energy of grain to cricket, and then cricket to fish, losing energy that the crickets burned to live/move around, when you could have just gave 100% of the energy to the fish

[@nzantsfield]

Awesome! Thanks very much, that was fascinating.

[@geotheleo2716]

0:42 “they will be turned into a smoothie”

[@xx-lk3bx]

Soylent green. Next.

[@ik1111]

No

[@thischannelisinactiveimsor9500]

@@ik1111 What are you gonna do, raid the lab?

[@ik1111]

Anything but smoothies

[@katokianimation]

If you have bugs in your smoothies, you hadn't washed your green leafies enough😅

[@dougkeim8934]

My first instinct is “disgusting!” However, eating things like shrimp, pigs, etc. can be just as bizarre if you think about it. My only hesitation is it’s something that I’m not used to. Maybe it’s actually a good option 🤷‍♂️

[@stephankudelka2466]

You have the right spirit

[@blueridgeocean]

Well the better and safest substitute for crickets are actually locusts. I'd eat em but not the cricket Now I'm not Jewish but the dietary laws seem to be healthy and personally if we talk about dietary laws of the Bible we were actually never supposed to eat meat, it was an exception for rare emergencies I think. But I'm hardly Christian so what do I know

[@wilfdarr]

@@blueridgeocean So using a book that you don't otherwise believe as an excuse to be closed minded when it doesn't even say what you thought it said? Leviticus (both in the Bible and the Torah) specifically says crickets are acceptable (though Jewish tradition says they must have 4 wings and be of a species traditionally eaten: that is not in the Torah, but in more recent teachings). Here's the text to which you thought you were referring: 20 “‘All flying insects that walk on all fours are to be regarded as unclean by you. 21 There are, however, some flying insects that walk on all fours that you may eat: those that have jointed legs for hopping on the ground. 22 Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket or grasshopper. 23 But all other flying insects that have four legs you are to regard as unclean.

[@wilfdarr]

First meal I had with my wife's family her father's driver was seated next to me, thought it was hilarious to keep giving me cicadas. Once I learned to eat those, crickets were awesome: cicadas never really cook up crunchy, I describe it as being more like beef in a popcorn shell. Crickets on the other hand cook up light and crunchy and make a delightful snack! As for locusts, her grandpa always laughs at me when I pull the wings off before eating them, but there's no nutritional value and they just end up caught in your throat or your teeth, so I end up with a plate full of wings when I'm done 😁.

[@blueridgeocean]

@@wilfdarr I was going off the teachings of a rabbi should he be tossed to the furnace for these "false teachings?" As well as the ones who debate whether or not the turkey is clean to eat? Some say it is but since the turkey is not listed in the lengthy text of clean animals but pass other criteria would it be naive of me to say it's unclean or clean?

[@tetsu1000]

nothing is better than a post-workout cricket shake

[@thomasmackelly7685]

I mean if you eat shrimp or crustaceans, you shouldn’t be grossed out by this IMO.

[@piggynatorcool668]

One is an insect the other isn't. Most people do not like eating insects

[@lilsmolcrow]

@@piggynatorcool668 they're both arthropods

[@piggynatorcool668]

@@lilsmolcrow you know what I mean

[@davidearl-graef4287]

Insects are the worlds largest reservoir for parasites with about 30% of them pathogenic to humans. Insects are Slave food. You can bet the elites won't be eating them but they want you to do just that while they are flying all over world in their $$$$$$$ Jets and dinning on Coq au Vin. I hope you like your bondage.

[@ashish_sunny]

0:39 The narration here was very mindful and soothing. Goes well with the overall theme.

[@Dormatekno]

Where I live, we also eat insects. But we ate wild grasshoppers from the trees. This is a unique food and the price is quite expensive. The price of 250 grams can be used to eat KFC 4 to 5 times.

[@senseirbw2395]

Where

[@wakhidhasyiempa9379]

Me too..

[@fitawrarifitness6842]

Uganda

[@MataH1]

But 1kg would keep you way longer than 3 kfc I imagine?

[@mpeeragloria7757]

Grasshoppers and white ants We used to eat raw white ants when I was younger....they were really good. I'd definitely try these.

[@TheItalianoAssassino]

1970: We're gonns have flying cars in the future 😎 2021: Eat literal insects, don't drive cars because pollution, pay taxes, your opinion is racist

[@MolonyProductions]

Most of the comments are off people wanting to eat them. Seems a bit odd

[@thefrostbee4182]

what? people arent forcing u to eat em what u mean

[@lilsmolcrow]

omg you sound so interesting

[@thijsdeboer389]

Yes we live in a age where racism gets called out, seems better than the 70's

[@yemanthike4770]

When I was small and we went to the farms, I was tasked with catching grasshoppers all day. I would spend all day chasing grasshoppers and bring them back and my family would fry it up and eat it with drinks.

[@VisualiseTheFun]

I'm in the UK. The first time I heard about the 'revolution' that is insect-bases diets was around 10 years ago. 10 years later, I'm still hearing the same old lines and still waiting to see something on supermarket shelves.

[@divxxx]

The EU just recently approved these products as food that can be sold. It takes time I guess.

[@isa5104]

Think of it like plant milk. Consumer conscience over sustainability, health, and ethics is growing. 10 years ago there was a small corner that contained one or two almond milks, now there’s entire shelves with oat, rice, soy, all sorts. Combine that with the “superfood” trend with fruits like dragonfruit and quinoa and you have pure potential waiting to be untapped

[@BamBam-ch4vu]

@@isa5104 if you make cheaper than regular foods it'll sell.

[@TheRedfull]

This comment was on point! This technology is not new...

[@moinmoin8612]

i've seen frozen insect burger patties here in germany

[@askhowiknow5527]

That hard to describe feeling where something looks disgusting and tasty at the same time

[@masacatior]

I beg to differ, cockroaches look disgusting not crickets. Crickets, like cattle, are herbivores whereas cockroaches and flies, like rats eat trash and shit.

[@fossufiraito9407]

@@masacatior crickets are omnivore, not herbivore

[@masacatior]

@@fossufiraito9407 Technically you are right, but I think you got the point. If we extend the comparison to cattle alone (and poultry), pigs and chickens are omnivores too lol

[@infinityxtanishq8712]

@@masacatior dude they’re insects , awk disgusting people

[@fossufiraito9407]

@@infinityxtanishq8712 what's wrong with rating insects? They're cheaper, economy friendly, and a good source of protein

[@cjcarter5667]

Awe condos Thant’s dope..proceeds to grind them up as a secret ingredient to a cake

[@MarvinTheMartianQ38]

The movie Snowpiercer is slowly coming to reality.

[@DanBlackRacing]

Not really. People have been eating crickets for 3,000 YEARS That is everyone on social media relate things that have been around for thousands of years with something that just came out in a video game or a movie. Ridiculous.

[@stagnantfox3027]

Narrator: "You may think this is a strange choice of food" Me, a european: "Ye no this is milder than the weird shit I eat like chicken heart stew or liver paste. It sounds bizarre to some cultures maybe but I like it"

[@prakashpatel-cd8uu]

Or Frog smoothie

[@mikazukigaw-id5688]

Chicken heart and liver is normal in SEA

[@pindot787]

@@mikazukigaw-id5688 cricket also kind of normal at SEA

[@dean4800]

Don't do it dirty, chicken liver & heart is good

[@azurekuzma3598]

Okay okay, it sounds disgusting; but chicken hearts are actually really good.

[@magmamufin]

I got an itch while watching this and FREAKED OUT!

[@cutiebunnyamber3447]

no

[@magmamufin]

It turns out it was actually a bug.

[@josephbernard5240]

How to eat bugs: feed them to the chickens, eat their eggs, and eat their meat.

[@imsophalgeneralknowledge6371]

hi brother thanks lots i get lots of knowledge from your channel

[@bayupran]

in Asia, cricket is already a popular food. Me, an Asian: No, it’s not.

[@cryptocorynes1253]

As an Asian. Have you ever been to some night markets? They usually have tons of scorpions, centipedes or insects fried and grilled for sale at street vendors.

[@cryptocorynes1253]

@@chiasmata8625 I'd imagine in poorer rural settings entomophagy would be more commonplace.

[@gotime9153]

@@cryptocorynes1253 funny that you mention that, in rural South Vietnam, we did not eat bugs.

[@dodolol8419]

Mean while in an other country of northamerica, Mexico: I want some crickets with lemon and salt

[@cyann8022]

As an Asian i can confirm that we have been eating insects for awhile :/

[@fluffypenguin6695]

I wonder if every silence in that room is awkward because you can hear crickets in the background ;) EdIt: OMG THX FOR 194 LIKES!! this IS MY MOST LIKED COMMENT!

[@sharminalamshapla1587]

Lmao

[@andyoli75]

It's awkward when I'm in the woods and the crickets go silent. So yeah, it makes the hairs standup.

[@sharpwavethedecepticon6837]

Lol! Nice one!

[@fluffypenguin6695]

@@sharpwavethedecepticon6837 thank you!

[@fluffypenguin6695]

@@andyoli75 lol

[@Drakholm]

"Even their poop is a usable product" Yeah, I was trying super hard to be on board... but that line popped my enthusiasm balloon hard. 😂

[@Euro.Patriot]

What food do you eat?

[@rhmndn]

I really love if they make protein powder from it as an alternative for current whey protein powder

[@ananda_adi]

I would probably eat this as a snack. Crispy cricket + bbq and chili seasoning, perfect

[@ofngol]

I've tried one and I find it to be a perfectly crispy movie snack like a popcorn would be. You can put different powdered flavors on them and if you're a bit squeamish then eating them on a dark cinema would work wonders on getting that initial disgust out of the way.

[@ys2850]

@@ofngol they tasted like overfried shrimp

[@johnjacob1412]

@@ofngol or.....I'll just eat popcorn.

[@Khamomil]

The one thing they didn't say is how they kill the crickets. The guy took pains to soften the emotional blow "they had a good life... they were gonna die soon anyway". Just in case some tender soul wants to hold a memorial service.

[@hydroaegis6658]

Literally insects. I couldn't care less how they die.

[@Khamomil]

@@hydroaegis6658 Just curious.

[@santiagogryphon3009]

They sort them by size via a sorter and drown them.

[@dennispremoli7950]

I imagine drowning or gasing them would work.

[@santiagogryphon3009]

@@dennispremoli7950 It would be a bit of an extra step to gas them and then wash them. I am betting they just drown them.

[@god6105]

I remember back in middle school one of my teachers brought us fried crickets from his trip to Mexico. There was that one kid gobbling down all the crickets but I remember liking the legs but the body, I couldn’t eat

[@aldasemesta9875]

Good idea to be developed in our country Indonesia,, thank you 🙏🙏

[@d.esanchez3351]

Oaxaqueños (mexico): Finally someone appreciate our traditional snack!

[@elburro6247]

Happy Oaxaca noises

[@xc8487]

Just imagine if more people had a small scale farm in their backyards. Disposal of food and yard wastes, fertilizer for gardens.

[@bayareajokester9456]

Only us Americans would take pride in our lawn instead of gardens. It's odd to think that in the US we use more water on our lawn than any other crop. 🤦🏾‍♂️ Oh yea food waste. Rich teens don't give a crap about food waste or any carbon footprint. Having had worked in a restaurant spoiled kids who would dine out with family on the regular never cared to box or finish their food, in particular girls.

[@xc8487]

@@bayareajokester9456 In general I can understand your sentiment. I despise yards that are purely for looks. Food waste here is absurd.

[@thegodfather_8455]

@@bayareajokester9456 completely agree theirs a saying "soft times breed soft men"

[@Rema-4919ab]

It IS possible in cold climate ... Big catastrophe for All végétale in hot climate country

[@rafaelrp07]

@XC There are some other solutions that fit in what you said. Aquaponics, Syntropic farming...

[@NobodyNewsNetwork]

6:30 The most perfectly enunciated "against" on the internet.

[@babszemek]

It's great to see all these happy crickets. Crickets and hoppers are quite destructive when released, they eat all plants, remember the mummy movies?

[@Javon-ld4gb]

Like how the man said "Over crowded planet" yeah ok buddy...plenty of land on the planet that we haven't even touched but the planet is packed tho 👍

[@09NXN06]

Right! Propaganda in my book!

[@KaddicusElfslayer]

Bruh I was expecting something to do with reptiles when I saw the words cricket and food that close together and y’all just had to go and blindside me with cricket chips.

[@jeffhutjens]

They're turning corn and soy into crickets, then they say there's no environmental damage and blame cows :(

[@aidanzacharyguzman1676]

You know, if u had a pet mantis, you could just order live crickets from here and give it to them as food lol

[@marzenahanus8280]

i've got my bachelor diploma from studying insects as more sustainable protein source and i'm glad you covered that topic up since so little are said about it

[@noreaction1]

But do you eat bugs tho

[@jaydnhughes6947]

More sustainable than what? Beef farming can be sustainable just not the way it's currently farmed. You can't really get more sustainable then sustainable right?

[@vudangtung5638]

@@jaydnhughes6947 u can actually, its about efficiency in meat creation. Cattle in general is very inefficient in turning resources into meat. That why it cause so much pollution. Some of the most efficient protein are insects and mushrooms. While for meat, rabbit is way more resources efficient than beef.

[@jaydnhughes6947]

@@vudangtung5638 sustainable and efficiency have different meanings you can't get more sustainable than sustainable but yes you could get more efficient.

[@jaydnhughes6947]

@@vudangtung5638 and the reason cattle cause so much pollution is not because of there inefficiency its solely because of the farming practices used to produce it

[@davidluchsinger7377]

If they can make these taste like a prime rib-eye, I’m in.

[@marissajones2945]

Same

[@bigdavedayday1581]

Yep if they taste like wagyu beef then i'll try it

[@kennethbecker2206]

They can by feeding them to a cow

[@saintejeannedarc9460]

They can't and they won't. Only prime beef tastes like prime beef.

[@servethelordnow]

I used to work at a cricket food processing plant. It is so gross and disgusting. I used to eat crickets all the time, now I can't even eat any of them I'm so disgusted with crickets. Now I work at a meat processing plant it is so much better I don't have nightmares about crickets no more.

[@markopalikko6986]

Why am I watching this, I will never eat them. Fear factor.

[@AlexanderCruz-nb7bg]

I’ve had crickets before. I’ll be honest they’re actually really good, it’s just the fact of knowing that you have an insect in your mouth that makes them hard to eat.

[@elburro6247]

the fact that there insects doesn’t bother me

[@wilfdarr]

Insects don't bother me at all: dog, cat, donkey, goat (they're so cute, I love goats), that bothers me, but insects, not at all.

[@wilfdarr]

@@fluffycorn_njst They are. Powdered crickets are everywhere.

[@mysterio952]

Then eat it every day

[@fromfilmtocode]

"You will own nothing you will live in the pods you will eat the bugs and you will be happy." - Klaus Schwab

[@fromfilmtocode]

No thanx. Unless all of you guys at Business Insider, Klaus, the CEOs of these farming businesses, their investors and the billionaires start eating the protein bars on the daily, I am not convinced.

[@adamd3820]

Well said. I find it so ironic that billionaires and "philanthropist" feasting on stakes dipped in gold keep lecturing us on sustainable food sources.

[@josejaimes-ramos1546]

Buddy if you read the actual paper that's from it just says that we need to invest in more sustainable ways to survive in the future. You got that quote from Alex Jones only reading the title and making up shit based on that.

[@geoffreybrockmeier3765]

@@adamd3820 It's like Al Gore flying around the world in a private jet to give lectures on why the plebeians shouldn't drive cars.

[@senorbolainas2991]

@@geoffreybrockmeier3765 and spread the awareness of the man bear pig

[@tennessee3156]

Bear grylls: P U R E P R O T E I N

[@535Salomon]

Bodybuilders in the future: crickets for the gainz, bro!

[@dirtdiggity1714]

"Contains no cockroaches. We promise."- Soylent Co.

[@andyoli75]

Just people, as advertised. *The Soylent Company; Working with you, for you.* 🙂

[@reyhan0447]

I like the green one i wonder how it's made

[@KamalBIgP]

Roaches although lesser in protein, are a greater source of calcium (roughly twice in % wt ). In a future where insects in diets are common place, don’t be surprised to see roaches mixed in to provide extra nutrients

[@dirtdiggity1714]

@@KamalBIgP Toenail clippings have a better profit margin. Have you ever tried to kill a roach?

[@beatebetgen443]

@@dirtdiggity1714 Some roaches are already used as food and they are much easier to breed than crickets. Blaberidae like the dubia roach for example are ovoviviprous, so you doesn't have to incubate the eggs.

[@leroydsouza69]

When I read their being harvested for food, I thought it was for chickens or pet lizards. I didn't know guys would be straight up eating the damn things.😭😂

[@VanganPL]

Like said in the video, they've been eaten in certain parts of the world for 100s if not 1000s of years. And they can be made into really good tasting food, it's just that in west a lot of people have preconceptions about them and are disgusted to even try. Another point they didn't touch upon in this video are carbon dioxide emissions. I might get the number wrong, but I think I saw another video where they talked about how for the same amount of protein, crickets will emit 80 times less carbon dioxide than cows. That's a pretty big number.

[@BudandBloomWithBlossom]

Leroy Please see the movie "Snowpiercer." Seriously.

[@BudandBloomWithBlossom]

@3D Gremlin Education? Did I say anything about education? My comment was not any kind of insult, but I guess you want to make it one.

[@habsfan3632]

@3D Gremlin Global warming is not a myth bruh 💀

[@raceris7309]

@@VanganPL I am scared of any bug I encounter, so I cannot withstand seeing them, let alone consume.

[@kamomohilda7954]

I regret clicking this video. It makes me so hungry. No kidding.

[@billybob3302]

They all have crazy sanpaku eyes. Imagine seeing 6:29 standing over your bed at 3:00 AM.

[@theycallmeJacko]

$100 dollars 1 Kilo of cricket flour???? That better be the best cake I'll ever eat

[@Osrsherbholiday]

What i was starting to think

[@collan580]

@@Osrsherbholiday Yeah but if you compare it to protein powder its not that expensive, not to mention that compared to wheat protein its content is more diverse and without allergens.

[@joeqiao1691]

Cricket flour is protein powder, their nutritional makeup resembles very little of normal wheat flour. IDK why the video used wheat flour as a comparison but not soy or whey protein powder for example.

[@bhgtree]

Cricket chef (to me): "would you like to eat some crickets?" Me: "No, thank you, I don't eat fast food."

[@drpk6514]

The money is in selling them as whole for per food. Also if you work out how to produce grasshoppers (being produced in some places like China) then the Mexican market is massive.

[@id7899]

I work at a pet store and thought this was going to be about them being good for animals 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@masonlynch1793]

I know, pretty gross.

[@anaveragemedicoreguy1644]

@@masonlynch1793 how can you explain why I feel indifferent about it

[@masonlynch1793]

@@anaveragemedicoreguy1644 you can have your own opinion about it. I was just saying mine.

[@BlackBow86]

@@masonlynch1793 Fried crickets is pretty good and also fried grasshopper is even better. Just speaking from experience

[@masonlynch1793]

Ok, you enjoy that.

[@Mocktailmetal]

As british, came here to see 'balls and bats' on ground... got entertained with unexpected things!

[@Mahbus]

Bat and ball baby

[@ffejkk37]

Oh geeze. I can hear PETA protesting already.

[@gs6810]

When the best thing you can say about it is "You can't even taste it".

[@ericsantiago1617]

In Mexico I would get pounds of grasshoppers. With chili and garlic they were my new hot cheetos!! In Mexico they are called Chapulines. Delicious!!!

[@carlossandoval6858]

Amén hermano

[@ntatenarin]

It sounds gross, but the way you talk about them makes me want to taste it! One day.

[@FVIAX]

@@ntatenarin there great they taste like those dehydrated shrimp for soup but smaller

[@ntatenarin]

@@FVIAX I love shrimp, so Chapulines are up my alley! Thanks for the info. :-)

[@FishKepr]

There’s a Mexican restaurant not far from where I live (US Pacific Northwest) that sells fried crickets as an appetizer. It’s actually pretty good and we get it whenever we go there.

[@XxAIZxX]

What a noisy ass room, I spent 3 hours hunting one, and seeing this room just makes me wanna use a flamethrower

[@luciferx2550]

Hanz, get ze flamethrower!

[@lmvstar3429]

That would actually be fun to do, but now I realize I might need to reflect on myself because I thought killing 15 million crickets with a flame thrower was fun.

[@CopperWireGaming]

eat the bugs, live in the pod

[@gumelini1]

Next idea: Turning mosquitos into health potion

[@xx-lk3bx]

Now I know what they are eating at World Economic Forum for their sustainable future.

[@Seoshinawi]

The 1% eating crickets? No no, they eat and will continue eating what they want, its the rest of the population that will have to sustain on crickets.

[@aspergillusoryzae3722]

Seoshinawi X to doubt. Crickets are just a new option in the westernized world that happens to be sustainable. Insects won't be replacing meat.

[@AOA9871]

@@aspergillusoryzae3722 exactly. It’s an OPTION for people. All the dumbasses in the comments are acting like the government has made crickets the one source of food. Meat is still available, and just like veggie-meat, crickets are another option.

[@user-bg2oi4bz3p]

@@AOA9871 the Controllers would never harm the peasants. Animal agriculture is being phased out. Denmark Kills 15mil Mink, Setting Stage to End Animal Agriculture GREEN NEW MEAL: New McPlant & UK's Meat Tax - Corporations Push Fake Food UK Going Door to Door Killing Chickens - Bird Flu as Cover Story Animals are Dirty & Dangerous" - Hungary to kill 101k Hens - Pets Next? America's Top Owner of Farmland: Bill Gates -- In Control of Food UK: 2 Years Prison for Selling Food - No Vax, No Food (part 2) Biden Attacks Farms - Comprehensive War on Global Food Supply - Engineered Famine Taiwan Shuts Down Farms to Build More iPhones - Destruction of Food Supply Criminalization of Raising Animals: Dutch Sell "Pig Rights" FARMERS FIGHT BACK: French, Croatians Protest Seed Law & Takeover of Food They're Coming for your Animals -- UK confirms gassing chickens

[@geoffreybrockmeier3765]

@@AOA9871 Give it time. Give it time. Soon, they will demand an end to cattle and chicken and pork because of "global warming."

[@alfonsomartinez7919]

"In Asia, cricket is already a popular food" Asians who actually eaten an insect 1%

[@shiftyclouds9591]

IKRR

[@wilfdarr]

Not around here: around here insects are at every formal dinner, usually cicadas and silkworms (locust, crickets, and scorpions are more for casual dining). And I found the same in Thailand when I was there. Not sure where you get your numbers from, but they don't align with my experience on the ground here.

[@alfonsomartinez7919]

@@wilfdarr Asia also ncludes the middle east, central asia (you know? former part of soviet, south asia (India, Sri Lanka and the like.)

[@wilfdarr]

@@alfonsomartinez7919 If we were studying geology you would be correct, but we're not talking geology, we're taking culture, and NO ONE (except apparently you) understands “Asian” to mean “Middle Eastern”, “South Asian”, or “Asian Pacific”. It's almost exclusivity used as an abbreviation of “East Asian”. And A LOT of East Asians eat insects.

[@wilfdarr]

@Arnab Sarker Currently holed up in China, but I'm Canadian.

[@DrZygote214]

Twelve dollars per 4 oz.........what are you processing them with??? Solid gold blender blades???

[@Quick.Adviser]

The chitinous exoskeleton of insects is difficult to digest. The proventriculus, which supplies pepsin and hydrochloric acid for protein digestion, is large in insectivorous birds.

[@goldilockz52]

When you continue your zerg rush into the late game....

[@johncarlcrisostomo6004]

It's hard to watch things that looks creepy but tasty at the same time

[@jazalynnperlon5110]

Honestly same

[@chiuki5429]

In a world where people are used to eating insects, eating mammals and seafoods would probably look just as bizarre to them.

[@EnseiMada]

If you think about it, shrimp and lobster should be creepy AF. But we can't see it. They're just a sea cockroaches.

[@StevieCooper]

I was eating a crunchy cereal while watching this and all I could feel was live crickets in my mouth. I’m not keen on the idea but if there was little choice then sure, I’d get used to it.

[@barbaraschug5686]

They will continue to be a source of night sounds for me, that’s it though lol

[@iamjaydee4621]

They say insects will be our future food to survive and i think it's a brilliant idea.

[@Adam-lq1yn]

finally someone smart in this comment section

[@aspergillusoryzae3722]

Not to survive, just a more sustainable option to add to other animal products.

[@Adam-lq1yn]

@Ethereal •Solana• I doubt you can get overloaded in calcium from eating crickets

[@four_twenty_sixty_nine]

And the richer people will keep all the meat while we eat insects like morons

[@patrickbateman1540]

@@four_twenty_sixty_nine A peasant will always be a peasant no matter what

[@a.o.5695]

People in Oaxaca make them with a spicy seasoning

[@oraubet]

always success, friend. Greetings from Indonesian cricket farms

[@christophertillack7995]

0:43 "Most of these crickets will be milled into a powder, that can be used as flour." She says that so casually it's crazy

[@LuminaNinetales]

They are not grinded alive so, what's the issue exactly ? They probably kill their crickets by putting them in a freezer for a few minutes, they don't feel pain or cold (because insects can't), so they just go to sleep and don't wake up. Those animals don't suffer at all and accomplish their full lifecyle. So excuse me, but I really don't see the problem.

[@montse3139]

In Mexico we have eaten insects (crickets included) way before the Spanish came. It is a little weird seeing how people gets amazed for knowing you can eat them.

[@mastershadowreaper]

yeah us Spaniards conquered y'all for a reason 😂😂😂

[@montse3139]

@@mastershadowreaper The reason being bring to america diseases and exploit the native people and lands because you haven't had the same money as other reigns in Europe?

[@KingFluffs]

@@montse3139 You were civilized way before the Spanish. Your whole civilization was seeded by "White gods" (your words, not mine) years prior, that's why your upper caste (back then) had lighter skin and blue eyes.

[@montse3139]

@@KingFluffs My words? Don't believe everything history chanel says.

[@KingFluffs]

@@montse3139 Not from the history channel, but from the native leaders.

[@ctuy-uy8dc]

I'd honestly prefer a healthy bag of bbq crickets over bbq chips any day.

[@loyalite4972]

Ok

[@ananda_adi]

I want to try one lmao. Bbq with chili flavor

[@fuji_films]

IF YOU ADD SOME COOL FLAVOUR TO IT, I WILL EAT 'EM ALL!

[@kaychan2318]

I can imagine the smell of the cricket farm!!!

[@Bunny-ns5ni]

I breed and raise crickets, mealworms, fruit flies, and recently wax worms and dubia roaches on a small scale for my pets. You can raise a surprisingly high amount of insects in a very small space if you do it right. I encourage everyone to try it.

[@justinw1765]

Seems that way. I plan to grow crickets for human food (small scale, my home). They seem almost like a superfood and apparently are fairly tasty by itself and not noticeable when powder is mixed in with other flours etc. I eat mostly plant based, but also some occasional fish. But fish are getting over fished, are increasingly toxic and getting more expensive as time goes on. I figure this is a cheaper, easier way to get high quality protein and omega 3 fat with far less toxins. Premade cricket powder is just too expensive as things are now. Seems to range from 38 to 42 US dollars per pound, not including shipping. Any tips specific to crickets?

[@Bunny-ns5ni]

@@justinw1765 Crickets tend to dehydrate easily, so keep them with constant access to water. Despite this, they don't like humidity. The drier the enclosure, the better. As for feeding: any insect safe chicken feed will work, but they will always cannibalize their own, there's no getting around it. If kept in high density populations, you'll lose a good portion due to cannibalism at any stage of development. The more hiding places, the better. I'd recommend keeping several enclosures with crickets to maximize results. This will also help retain genetic diversity, which crashes with crickets over time. Allow females to choose from several egg laying sites. This will prevent eggs from being eaten, and reduce competition. Harmful recessive genes can pop up, as well as loss of fertility. Swap crickets between the bins every other generation. Keep less males than females. A good ratio would be 1:5-10. Male crickets can fight each other, which tires them out, preventing them from breeding efficiently. Make sure to keep them secure, but escapees are inevitable. And lastly, this one is important to me. Everyone says "cRiCkEtS sMeLl BaD". This is only true if you keep them dirty. I never experienced any kind of bad smells from my colonies, because each enclosure was cleaned after every generation is culled when eggs are removed. Finally, if you really want to get into cricket breeding, I'll let you know that it takes quite a bit of time to manage them. They're demanding pretty much daily, and colonies can crash very easily. A better alternative would be red runner roaches. Nutritionally, they're similar to crickets. They are significantly easier to raise, and require much less maintenance. They take roughly 3 months to reach adulthood, which is slightly slower than crickets(1-1.5 months), but it's worth it! They don't chirp, can't infest centrally heated homes, females cannot fly(males fly very poorly), they cannot climb very well, cannibalize rarely, have the same care as crickets, and don't need much in the way of genetic diversity. They can survive severe inbreeding for a long time, possibly decades for some colonies. I replaced all my crickets with them, and I'm never going back.

[@Lxcifireen]

I've actually eaten crickets They taste like fried fish, its actually delicious

[@cutiebunnyamber3447]

pog.. i sad we dont have criket foods in my country.... they're picky when it comes to food...

[@wilfdarr]

That's interesting! I know there's hundreds of different kinds, but ours don't taste anything like fish. I wonder if yours are being fed fish scraps and that's where the flavor is maybe coming from.

[@johnjacob1412]

Fried fish taste like fried fish too. I'll stick with that while you eat bugs.

[@rridderbusch518]

I grew up to the music of crickets, but haven't heard one in years. Sad.

[@rridderbusch518]

@Scumfuck McDoucheface That's because you're not in the USA where pesticides aren't sprayed everywhere.

[@rridderbusch518]

@Scumfuck McDoucheface Thanks, dude.

[@SevenHunnid]

I smoke marijuana in my KZbin videos for a living 🔥😂

[@sycoticpsycho]

There was one in my bathroom last night.

[@rridderbusch518]

@@sycoticpsycho May I have it, please? ;-)

[@sharonharrod5331]

I’m just wondering what protein they use to feed the crickets, well, they need food right🤔

[@kirmt1391]

The video said they eat flax, corn and soy. Deer don't eat protein to be protein.

[@xilongma4794]

@@kirmt1391 Soy AND ze bugs???

[@kirmt1391]

​@@xilongma4794 😂 If we're being genocided, which is definitely possible, I won't starve. Crickets aren't my line in the sand. Rewriting the code of my grandchildren is.

[@jamesdean0885]

5:19 i cant wait to tell my doordash guy thwt i ordered a kebab because i was learning about farming crickets. 😅

[@jonathand8521]

Idk why but her voice was a bit too calm and soft for me

[@AK907LSD25]

Its because you felt like you were being seduced when really you were being told about eating bugs