The Case For Eating Bugs

I ate a lot of bugs...and (mostly) liked them.
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Ants on a log:
I made this one up. Just sprinkle ants on celery with cream cheese. I’d also recommend eating the ants in a salad, or maybe in gazpacho. They were pretty good!
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[@grossscienceshow]

Hey guys! A few people are wondering how the ants tasted. Gotta say, they were pretty good! Sour, almost citrusy. I'd totally eat them in a salad, or maybe with some hummus and veggies. Also, yes, I cut my finger while slicing the onions. Classic-I am the biggest klutz. Lol. Finally, would you like to see more videos like this? Some people have been mentioning taboos against eating organ meats, etc... Does more food science sound interesting?

[@MusiCaninesTheMusicalDogs]

Gross Science Yup! More videos like this! 😁 I think the subject is very interesting because I will probably be alive to see a need for change in the food paradigm we have today.

[@robodino3]

Gross Science Yes!!!!

[@alogutz]

This KZbin channel was @astrovlog's suggestion. Therefore, I'm going to enjoy it! By the way, wonderful material.

[@krotenschemel8558]

The only reason I don't eat bugs is unavailiblity and price. Ultra expensive stoff in middle europe.

[@matta8508]

Yup, food sounds interesting. And people shouldn't complain about eating organs trying chicken hearts in a Brazilian Steakhouse.

[@joshreid1457]

When I was younger my friend gave me grasshopper legs, and I didn't realise until I ate it, and he was like "Doesn't taste bad when you didn't know it was grasshopper huh?". Wise words indeed.

[@mog3317]

I won't mind eating legs but not the insects' guts!!

[@emilyglass3187]

Josh Reid I have heard the grasshopper itself is very bitter. the worst I have really eaten is a worm...

[@couchgamingnews9379]

Josh Reid that grasshopper had just peed

[@censorshipisforcowardsYT]

Wild At Heart Worms taste like dirt lol

[@AndreasElf]

When I was younger I used to catch grasshoppers and give to our cat. She loved it.

[@asho345]

I think it's because we tend to not like eating internal organs and exoskeletons of any animal. In the west we like separating the meaty parts from everything else, and insects are too small to do that.

[@Gwydda]

Not really. I'm from Finland and the tiniest fish species (the size of your pinkie finger) we eat whole, with the head and the brains and the guts and all. I reckon it's just the idea of all those creepy-crawlers in your mouth that makes a lot of us recoil in disgust.

[@Akwatypus]

Ahhhhh, fried vendace with garlic mayo! Torille, sieltä niitä saa!

[@colinchen2028]

Gwydda Well, I believe the OG was primarily referring to it as a western (american) habit. Another thing, is that insects are associated with pests and filth. So obviously no one influenced in that mindset would refuse to eat insects. In places like Asia, the food is pretty wild, because the people there aren't really squeamish. Ranging from balut, to a lamb's head, to chicken liver, conch, brains, and a lot more.

[@danfr]

I don't know about this as a species wide thing, but this is definitely my hang up. I'm probably fine with organs (which in some ways are similar to meat), but don't like the idea of eating a creature's whole digestive system (which may include everything they eat and unexcreted waste products). And I'm not sure about dealing with the exoskeleton of creatures: We eat the insides of crab/lobster exclusively since they're large enough. And while I love shrimp and will intentionally eat around 2 with the tail on, 90% of the shrimp I eat is pulled out of the tail, exoskeleton discarded - it's so tough and makes eating them difficult.

[@mog3317]

Thank u someone with logic, I can't stand eating guts

[@PikaPetey]

Fun fact: you already eat bugs due to our food processing techniques. There are several ground up grasshoppers in that jar of peanut butter. Or a few stray flies that got ground up into flour and baked into bread. enjoy.

[@LOOMING_WRAITH_OF_BAD_OMEN]

Don't worry though, people. It's not as common as Pikapetey is trying to imply. Keywords: "Not as common". ;)

[@katherinerichardson2273]

Pikapetey Animations actually it is but it's no big deal

[@courtneymichelle5746]

Pikapetey Animations But it's better because you don't realize you're eating them😂

[@theshrekening2157]

Pikapetey Animations out of sight out of mind

[@cheesycheesecake1]

Pikapetey Animations not that bad imao

[@tonguetechnology7860]

This made me sick yet hungry at the same time... I'm confused

[@drpalashasardesaipt]

Elevator Fart me too

[@grossscienceshow]

Totally understand.

[@sparkleunicornkitten3661]

Elevator Fart same

[@jiseph440]

Elevator Fart "MY MIND IS TELLING ME NO, BUT MY BODY, MY BODY IS TELLING YEAAAAAH"

[@takumi2023]

hahah omg that

[@atraxrobustus4452]

Ew, how can you eat that disgusting...celery.

[@grossscienceshow]

Lol

[@atraxrobustus4452]

Gross Science my favourite KZbinr ever replied to my comment. I think I could die happy right now.

[@LDXReal]

Atrax Robustus Ikr!

[@dionaeamuscipula6649]

Celery is delicous, what are you talking about

[@user-vs4fh9wq6w]

Celery is one of my least favorite vegetables.

[@nihouma11]

I don't think I could ever eat insects unless I was starving. The ick factor is too deeply ingrained. Lab grown meat on the other hand? Sign me up!

[@malnutritionboy]

yea me too

[@justarandomdoge9042]

Same feeling, lab-grown meat is a great alternative too.

[@MarieLynnRichard]

I've been growing bugs for food for a year. I still haven't started eating them. I started with only 200 mealworms and have been building a sustainable process. I want to use them to feed other food like aquaponics fish and quails and also sell them. But it amazes me how easy and inexpensive it is to raise bugs.

[@grossscienceshow]

Cool!!!

[@Ermude10]

Cool! I remember a Kickstarter campaign called LIVIN Farms that made it easy to grow mealworms. How do you grow your worms? What's the process?

[@thanrose]

Some of my fondest animal husbandry memories are of raising mealworms from a pet store pathetic, starving, parched start. They were a delight, and always smelled like bacon, no matter what I fed them. I used a five gallon bucket with a lid, put a layer of shredded newspaper on the bottom. Topped with grain products of various sorts: rice cakes, dry oatmeal, flour, cornmeal, even some dried beans at times. Dump the little pet store package contents in the bucket on top, add a halved potato or halved apple. I'd change out the bedding and feed via colander maybe every two weeks, put the larva back in with new stuff and the pupa I'd mostly feed to wild animals I was supporting. The pre-pupating larval form, or the actual meal worm, was a tasty treat for rehabbed animals.

[@emilyglass3187]

Marie-Lynn Richard I ended up killing all the bugs I tried raising... 😂

[@sonikku956]

I honestly wouldn't mind (knowingly) eating insects. I've eaten mealworms and those tiny Mexican grasshoppers (forgot the name) seasoned with chili and lime. They're very nutritious. But of course, you eat insects every year by accident. Insects often wind up in our food by accident.

[@sonikku956]

MR,PINCER & FRIENDS Huh, he kinda does.

[@MUtley-rf8vg]

+sonikku956 Chapulines I had some down in Oaxaca that I bought from an old Mayan woman. I actually enjoyed it.

[@BustyNutz]

Chapulines ma boii i didnt like it but it wasnt horrible

[@joshuajackson4742]

There are much more nutritious foods than grasshoppers.

[@jadoncheah8339]

Im down but i dont really want to try grasshoppers or crickets

[@MegaMacm]

ewwwww...............that flour tortilla is raw x.x

[@heatherheatherheatherandpe8102]

Did you just- Are you being serious? Because I eat them raw as s n a c k s

[@rimeandtreason5565]

Ive had bugs before. The flavor was acceptable, what wasnt was the texture of the exoskeleton. I would happily eat a bug protein based diet if they came in a ground processed "bug burger" form that eliminated the disgustingly tough exoskeleton texture.

[@kruks]

Rime And Treason I'm with you here. I've tried a few bugs and really dislike the texture. I don't eat cow hide or crab shell, so please, remove the exoskeleton first or at least make it so I won't know the difference.

[@RizzyWow]

I respect your commitment lmao

[@grossscienceshow]

Thank you. I try :)

[@malicdh2]

Hi Hi Anna can I have a shout out

[@hishamyagoub2148]

Me too

[@ma.cherylmesina3028]

Guys won at a time unu

[@dinosquad999]

That lollipop at the end tastes worse than the bug inside of it personal experience

[@hobnails]

There's no argument that raising bugs is more efficient than livestock, but I noticed their was no argument comparing them to protein plentiful vegetables and legumes. Wouldn't a vegetarian/vegan diet be even more efficient than Entomophagy? I mean, bugs aren't the only thing that can live off compost... although from an ethical standpoint a bug probably suffers a lot less in it's rearing-to-slaughter cycle than most livestock. Also, probably our "cultural" aversion to bugs has to do with bugs spreading through various food-stores and contaminating them. Many foods become toxic after insects complete their lifecycle in them, and if we had no "bug aversion" we might eat those foods despite all the wrigglies and poopies.

[@Boogers32150]

Hey Anna, are you running out of ideas? Because I would like to know why smelling bad smells can make someone vomit. Also, why do we like our own farts.

[@davider7571]

Döla Freundlich i am curious about the first, but definitely the second is not true (for me, at least)

[@VectorPlexus]

TMI! LOL

[@aifesolenopsisgomez605]

Döla Freundlich why smell can cause a reaction in the digestive system is a great idea! there are probably videos about from other people, but no one could do it as good as you(Anna) for sure

[@HappyKiller67]

Döla Freundlich wtf

[@grossscienceshow]

Oooh! Good questions! Thanks, Döla.

[@mven]

Bugs sound great, but I'm not gonna pay a premium for them when they're supposed to be so cheap to produce. Let me know where I can pick up a cheap bag of grasshoppers and scorpions and I'm in.

[@malnutritionboy]

go outside and catch some for free

[@anotheroldaccapparentlyhmm7154]

I know you can buy a bag of like a million ladybugs online

[@edenvinity]

Hot topic XD

[@sirbantzalot]

hey dummy, i will take you to the bronx and let you go crazy,,, tons of roaches for you to eat there.... just tell yourself ,, it taste like chicken ..,. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@willowarceneaux434]

i4izzy ladybugs are poisonous

[@sashaball6298]

I get it, but I can't do the eyes. And that's not taken off the bugs but it is taken off for lobster and shrimp when I go out to eat so what I don't see and what THEY don't see doesn't hurt me

[@bannochie]

are you my spirit youtube comment

[@azurearcade342]

sasha ball It's better if you stare into their eyes while you consume them imo.

[@firozbakhtahmed4428]

sasha ball I wonder why we humans hate the idea of eating eyes so much... We can suck off the flesh from some bones but can never imagine ourselves biting deep into a goat or chicken eyeball.

[@codyandaydenhuynh7365]

Firoz Bakht Ahmed Fish eyeballs are the best!

[@00crashtest]

Firoz Bakht Ahmed It's only westerners. The rest of the world doesn't mind eating eyes.

[@mmmars1000]

i think i'll stick to plants thank you

[@some_idiot1646]

I'm going vegan bye

[@ShadowCryptidUser]

some_idiot the name hahaha and yes lets just go vegan because bugs ruined it for me or this

[@ragecoder5351]

Well y'know a balanced diet is a must cuz vegans doesn't get enough vitamins needed. And remember that you always wear animal products

[@Nixxinity]

Whats funny is when people say they go vegan they still kill things like plants

[@rollwulf]

@Samara_how Well, worse is to not know that most veggies that you buy at the supermarket were treated with pesticides, which not only kills nasty bugs, but also the animals that eat those bugs, and the animal that eat the animal that ate the bug, and so on. Oh! and in some countries even local farmers get poisoned by the pesticides aswell.

[@funkyduky4]

Top 3 bugs to eat 1.) Mealworms 2.) Grasshoppers 3.) Scorpions

[@AboveTheNoise]

We are impressed at your dedication to all things gross. Awesome video!

[@grossscienceshow]

+Above The Noise Thanks, guys!

[@soowy5844]

"grasshopper taco" me:ewwwwwww "adds lemon" me: this might actually be tasty

[@eightbitfeline1415]

hi karkat

[@kshatriya1414]

I find celery disgusting sooo lol

[@grossscienceshow]

Ha, maybe ants would enhance the flavor?

[@kshatriya1414]

Gross Science hopefully!!.. I would rather eat ants then celery to be honest..

[@silvercreststablesschleich240]

I LOVE CELERYYYY

[@DavidDiez]

Had cricket tacos and they tasted very much like shrimp. Sadly I don't like shrimp, but I'm sure she'll lovers would love them if they tried them.

[@DaintyBouquet]

“Would you rather eat bugs to save the world?” No, I’d rather see the world BURN...

[@Nikeshta]

bee larvae is one of my favorite , but since bees are going extinct i stopped eating .. i'm just kidding . I didn't stop, they are just not available nowadays , 10 years ago there used to lots of beehives around or outside our houses, and we would just eat those. . but now there is none.

[@theitaliangoomba5542]

This video made me hungry and I've never eaten a bug

[@grossscienceshow]

They really were pretty good!

[@forabug594]

The Italian Goomba Dried crickets taste like toasted walnuts! They're really good! I like using dried cricket powder in my flour when baking. It doesn't have a strong flavor but lends to the nuttiness of wheat flours.

[@theitaliangoomba5542]

forabug594 thanks for the tip! I plan on working in a bakery when I'm older (I'm too young to get a job right now)

[@CaveGent]

I think I learnt from your channel that we already eat loads of bugs. Example: If you've ever drunk a coloured frappuccino at Starbucks, you've also eaten ground up beetles.

[@heartlessmushroom]

Grasshoppers can taste real bitter if not done properly but can be absolutely *delicious* if prepared properly. In Mexico they are often sauted with garlic, butter and oftentimes chilli peppers, giving then an appetizing dark red color and a spicy savory taste with a crunchy texture not unlike corn nuts. I'd actually argue grasshoppers could become the most popular bug to eat since they are easy to raise and are largely vegetarians, if the stigma of eating bugs went down.This would also mean grasshopper would also become cheaper as demand rises because right now, even in Mexico buying prepared grasshoppers in this way is still on the pricier side.

[@DorthLous]

Btw, you can't digest the chitin of the exoskeleton and, while it is edible, many people have an issue with that bit. There are many ways of removing them and I advise looking into them if you want to eat insects and arachnids...

[@thelastcube.]

I'm thankful i'm not a bug

[@lizakoshyfan4034]

I love you so much gross science

[@grossscienceshow]

[@PONYBOYonline]

Such an interesting topic. Crustaceans are pretty much giant water bugs, yet people eat those with no problem.

[@cauchyschwarz3295]

I think the case can be made even more strongly in our industrialized societies. Most food is processed to a great extend. You, don't need to eat the bugs whole like you have shown here. One could grind them up into powders and create a great variety of products from them. Just like we do it already with meat replacements we make from plants

[@wendy2536]

Oh no, I hope your thumb is okay Anna. :(

[@grossscienceshow]

Lol, I cut myself while slicing the onions. What a klutz!

[@modestoca25]

I couldn't help but notice everything you ate only had a tiny amount of bugs except the grasshopper tacos....which you didn't like.

[@grossscienceshow]

I actually ate more ants and scorpions later 'cause they were quite good. The taco though... ooof, not for me. But like I said, I probably just prepared them wrong.

[@caleb8127]

lol

[@mat1413]

I like the way crickets taste, I just put them into a pan until they're golden brown and ummm delicious

[@p.k.5221]

My Bearded Dragon loves bugs and so do I.

[@randomcatmeow1394]

hello i came here from deep look :D your channel looks interesting

[@grossscienceshow]

Yay! Welcome!

[@bloodbought8781]

me too! Just hit that subscribe button.

[@anjefelowareees3040]

Randomcat Meow Same here.. Came from deep look..

[@AprilTheSimmer]

Same.

[@truthveritas8730]

I didn't rise to the top of the food-chain to eat bugs. But, please, help yourself.

[@patricia2034]

Agree!

[@koithesnazzyone8287]

As someone who likes the texture of food often more than the taste, bugs just seem like they'd have an amazing texture half the time! Like water beetles seem incredibly crunchy, I've been dying to try them :)

[@stupizzz]

In Malaysia we have something similar to palm weaver bug. its sago worm. you can eat it raw or stir fried it with some garlic and soy sauce. I recommend you that you can try stir frying it with some garlic and light soy sauce as it enhance the sweetness of the worm. Do buzz me when u have tried it. =)

[@mix7506]

This video is BUGging me -_-

[@demishigami3716]

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

[@mix7506]

Bug off

[@nishimuraki]

PLEASE NO PUNS XD

[@dtfitcham]

OMGG

[@ilmanowar]

Almost agreed, but I leave bugs to dares. I mean shrimps, mussels, snails (traditionally eaten by occidentals) are nasty if are not well prepared, washed, cleaned, purified (not to mention the origin control, necessary to know the potentials pollutants in our food). These processes are slow and anti-economical for occidental standards applied to small insects. E.g. I know what Anna tasted in grasshoppers, it is the same we can taste with bad quality shrimps (the not purified), she tasted the entrails and excrements of the bug (a big amount in weight of the bug).

[@kevingordon4984]

In Germany we have a tradition of eating maybugs out of chocolate for Easter. Most people don't know that, in some places up until the 1950s, real bugs were used. At this time of the year they have eaten so much nectar that they are extremely sweet and therefore used to be a popular desert.

[@teresamcmurrin8672]

I had a quite memorable Christmas dinner in Taiwan with my Tai Chi Chuan Master and fellow students. One of the students owned a restaurant that served traditional Taiwan cuisine--an intriguing mixture of Japanese, Fukkienese, and Taiwan Aboriginal food. After many delightful courses, we shared a bottle of bee wine, then they brought in a platter of stir-fried bee pupae with basil. (Master Lu wanted to make sure I knew what they were--he pointed to one of the bees that had fallen out of the wine bottle, and told me, "those are this one's babies!" Thanks, Master Lu...) After many, *many* tiny cups of sake ("Keep 'em coming, Master Lu!"), I was ready to tackle the bee babies. Delicious! 😄 Tasted a little like honey-roasted nuts, and had a seafood-like texture. Had a chopstick duel over the last one. I won. Of course, these looked somewhat innocuous, little featureless white ovals, sans exoskeletons. Don't know if I could bring myself to eat something more...I dunno...'buggy'-looking? Like with legs & eyes & crunchy parts? Might take more teeny glasses of sake than I could handle...

[@Ainsel27]

OMG I'm gonna throw up my lunch. Too much for me XD

[@shinesei]

Your vids are getting better and better! I'd subscribe twice if I could :)

[@grossscienceshow]

Aww, thanks!

[@hansacu1]

2:17 There is a multi colored and a bright yellow bell pepper.

[@stormneko]

don't know about anyone else, but for me it's the idea of crunching down on exoskeleton and the potential for exoskeleton bits to get stuck in the throat. swallowed a fish bone once; never again

[@tarrakis]

Disgust is mostly cultural? I'm afraid I disagree there. I tend to see seafood as the insects of the sea. And they are delicious. However, we like them because they are meaty, tasty, and WE DON'T EAT THEIR SHELLS! Everytime I see somebody eating a grasshopper or a scorpion, I imagine biting into that hard shell, and I find it really repulsive.

[@00crashtest]

tarrakis How about a deshelled scorpion, grasshopper, or dragonfly?

[@floorskin3907]

Again, you just proved that it's mostly cultural. Other people are raised to eat insects and becomes a normality for them.

[@SunnyTheOpossum]

When I was younger, me and my siblings used to ride our bikes to our local candy shop where they sold chocolate ants, and when I lived in Arizona, I used to eat scorpion lollipops. Because of this, the idea of eating bugs has never really bothered me. Granted, bugs aren’t really a part of my daily diet in the slightest- I still eat “normal foods”, but if someone offered me some grubs, I wouldn’t complain. Except flies. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve almost eaten a fly that died on my food. That and moths (and probably mosquitos) are my one exception!

[@MrLeGip]

I used to eat ants when I was in preschool on the playground. they were spicy and that was the end of that. but Great video again Anna,you have me open to the idea if it means saving the earth!!

[@danistanchoochiang5212]

Actually my family has this weird tradition of eating bugs on December just a day before Christmas. Ever since I turned 11 I began to love that tradition. Weird right..

[@Sandals578]

When I was a kid there was a street vendor by the beach who sold roasted grasshoppers coated in sanding sugar. It was so addictive.

[@firefist5904]

The reason bugs are offputting to me is the fact that it's harder to shell a beetle/spider compared to a crab/lobster. And also, they seem to thrive in unsanitary conditions, which as a mesophobe, gives off the impression that they are disease spreaders.

[@nuggetynugget3498]

This made me think if that 'Grasshopper Shake' really had grasshopper in it! ;___;

[@adrianzarate1571]

My mom always toast her grasshoppers before cooking them, no matter what she makes, the first thing is to toast them... Idon't understand how she can eat them, they disgust me out, but I'd love to try escamoles, lol

[@Lugmillord]

If there was an insect restaurant anywhere nearby, I would definitely try it. But that's not going anytime soon. We can't just take those insects already eating on our harvests because of pesticides (and especially they would be full of them, considering that the poisons are specifially designed for them) so it really depends on whether someone starts an organic insect farm. So if that's a thing in the future where I live, I will check it out!

[@thanrose]

My favorite recipe I haven't made is one for locusts from the American southwest. Take an iron skillet with a lid. Grease, set over camp fire. Add locusts you gathered as they newly emerged from the ground in the dawn before their wings have dried. Put the lid on quick!

[@user-bi2sk8oe3e]

no, you did not cook the grasshoppers bad, I tried them too and they don't taste great . However, mealworms are great with any condiment of your choosing, you should try some!

[@kazialionis9138]

crunchy grasshopper recipe catch some medium or large grasshoppers fry then in coconut oil until dry and golden brown. garnish with preferred seasonings. enjoy!

[@BeCurieUs]

Also zoological disease transmission in mammals is easier than with bugs!

[@pluckmart]

Here in Mexico we eat grasshoppers like snacks, just put them in the sun until they went totally dry, add some salt, lime and spicy sausage, delicious and in some parts of the country the people eat maguey worms tacos wen they're alive.

[@seraaron]

My only qualm with eating bugs is the risk of parasites. I'd want to know for sure that it was safe to eat before popping a palm weevil, or whatever, in my mouth. But so long as it was parasite-free, yeah eating bugs sounds great!

[@Josechpruiz]

1:38 well, that's because on the lobster you only eat the white meat, but in the case of insects you eat the eyes, brain, heart, all the other organs, exosqueleton and even the poop stored in the bug's body, so it's not the same

[@autummckoy117]

She killed me when she said I'm going to put the link to these recipes ..... I was like bichhh what

[@secretaltruism4174]

Indigenous Australians (as least certain tribes) have eaten witchity grubs as part of their diet for a long time. And some people in rural areas eat them too as a snack.

[@bdj0744]

*eats a cheeto* *see’s grasshoppers all in pan* *throws up*

[@EvilOttoJrProductions]

I'm eating a bag of Erbies brand Mixed Bugs while watching this. Bugs are actually pretty tasty. I ate at a restaurant in Tokyo that served them exclusively (Takeo in Asakusa for those curious) and all of the food there was genuinely exquisite. I highly recommend those with an open mind to try it!

[@michaelgillespie8097]

Tried barbecued grasshoppers before. Not bad to be honest.

[@SanyaIVLitvyak]

I can barely look at them and you expect me to put them in my mouth?!

[@Brainchild69]

Water vapor is the most effective greenhouse gas and termites also produce a lot of methane too.

[@mixey01]

Gotta admit. These bug dishes look kinda yummy

[@abramthiessen8749]

Growing up I ate bugs on dares and later just because of curiosity. And now I just don't eat meat but I would appreciate it if entomophagy was more widely accepted in Canada, the US and Europe.

[@suparain7119]

Meat is animal flesh eaten as food insects are animals

[@makaylakraus1897]

Ive had chocolate covered black ants and they were sweet and salty

[@eligibbard1439]

Better yet harvest acorns and eat the acorn weavle larva as it tastes like acorns. When harvesting acorns please be careful to remove all tannic acids as they can cause indigestion, cotton mouth and in large doses lover damage

[@ShadowCryptidUser]

It's gross and I'm not only saying that because I was raised not to eat them but they freak me out and I scream

[@albertesteva9684]

It's definitely a perception thing. I was raised eating grasshoppers but i could never bring my self to eating disgusting crickets. We usually roast the grasshoppers with lime, salt, chile, and garlic. But my favorite are "chicatanas" or leaf eating ants. Roasted and blended with tomatoes, peppers, onion, garlic, herbs and spices to make a salsa. Yummy

[@azurearcade342]

I've already tried black ants and mealworms. They were okay. You can definitely tell there's acidity in the ants. The mealworms are just pasty with a bit of crunch. Nothing spectacular. Ants could make for an interesting spice I guess.

[@tarnia_]

When I went to china when I was 6 my mom tricked me into eating a fried worm, she said it was just fried noodles so I ate it and it was chewy

[@DeRien8]

I feel like a big obstacle in entomophagy for the public is exoskeleton texture. like, even softshell crab can be weird for first-timers.

[@alphanightfury1416]

My culture is way far for eating bugs, we find eating lobsters and sushi is gross actually the only thing that we eat from the sea is fish...and im already grossed by the meat especily sheep's meat.

[@Lerrae1908]

I have been slowly trying to add more insects into my diet. I find them to be pretty tasty, and I like the idea of a cheap small-footprint protein source that is relatively 'clean'. Also for cooking some bugs like silkworm pupae which as shelled but full of juice, it's best to soak them in fresh water that you clean and replace to get some of the storage taste out. Then you cook them as desired! Crickets aren't my favorite due to the ratio of exoskel to meat though, they can be really crunchy. I do like how they take on flavors though!

[@florenceianiev-xia145]

I'm in air cadets. When I was in a cadet camp called basic survival, I was eating grasshoppers which were dried in the sun and they taste like shrimp

[@scottragan7772]

I guess one of the main problems for me would be the texture and not the taste. The crunchy texture where I'm not used to would be a big hurdle.

[@garretthallmark6648]

As much as I love earth, I can barely stand having a bug ON me, much less in my MOUTH

[@Ermude10]

I've always used shrimps and lobsters as counter examples when people say that eating bugs is inherently disgusting. It's most definitely a cultural thing. The problem is that due to a lot of safety regulations as well as the general disgust toward insects, the market is growing really slow in the West. We need to spread awareness and support businesses that try to open this market. I sponsored a Kickstarter campaign some time ago, called LIVIN Farms - Hive. It's for self-production of edible insects and I thought it was pretty cool.

[@altos.sentimientos7374]

That tortilla was so raw it made my mexican stomach flinch

[@franzanth]

In some regions in Indonesia, grasshopper, crickets, and the sexually mature form of termites are often deep fried into fritters. People don't quite find the idea repulsive but they're uncommon to find, unless if you go to rural regions. I don't recall having ever eaten the fritters, but I've had steamed shredded coconut mixed with wasps.

[@SJHFoto]

I've had scorpion, and I've had crickets. I remember the crickets tasting like a potato chip with a tiny bit of sweet meat inside

[@dandelionflowerz259]

I literally started running around in circles with my arms screaming home alone when i saw her eating grasshoppers :")

[@catief1031]

So far the only bugs I've knowingly eaten have been these chocolate covered ones. There were small crickets and mealworms (?). They were okay. I'm not fond of nutty flavors in general so that's probably why I didn't care for them. I might have to try the scorpion if it tastes similar shrimp.

[@alflorencecabaguing1599]

One time I cought a grass hopper and I see a 5inches tape worm

[@dnosur1483]

Me eating black widow:it's poizon Black widow:told you man

[@MrBegliocchi]

Im italian and have eaten cooked snails as a very little kid. Dont remember how they tasted but i wouldnt eat them today. Several of my friends (young adults) have tried live crickets just for fun and to show off. Ive also had a friend eat a live june bug.

[@KendrixTermina]

I've tried them. Mealworms are pretty bland, but grasshoppers and crickets are delicious, like drier, more savory shrimp.

[@koiboi3161]

My list of things I miss from being a vegetarian 1. Sushi 2.gummy worms 3. Bugs

[@tiantian5693]

In third grade there was this girl who brought cooked worms for snacks everyday and so many people would just go up to her to try them

[@carlosdias854]

it's a matter of taste. I've tried grass hoppers and scorpions once and it left me with a bad after taste.

[@alisonguzman1949]

Came here from the deep look video on palm bugs and I subscribed as soon as I read the name! I know I'm gunna love this channel already!

[@fredricmarquez1733]

I'm glad you were honest about which one you liked and which one you disliked