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Sorry. I eat crustaceans, which are basically sea insects. But, crickets? Yew.

That said, I've seen some insects that are traditionally eaten. I seem to remember a kind of big, fat, white grub that is eaten in Mexico? Pictures I saw looked quite appetising.

But, crickets? Yew. They're like cockroaches with little violins. No thanks.




I tried fried crickets at a local agricultural fair and I got to say they're not half bad as snacks. As an actual food source, well, I think we need to find other ways of eating them than just eating them fried with various spices.

The day someone creates some kind of mince-meat substitute using insects will be the day insects end up on the menu of the general populace in developed countries. We do love our burgers! :)


Well, that's very similar to what most people thing about eating liver or lung or snails!




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