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This article got me thinking about this: http://www.wired.com/2015/03/well-eat-grasshoppersonce-know-raise/
I'm wondering who has already eaten bugs, whether in SERE school, an actual survival situation, exotic cuisine, or whatever.
What was the situation? Was it enjoyable? Would you do it again? And, do you think we should make bugs a major part of our food supply?
I'm wondering who has already eaten bugs, whether in SERE school, an actual survival situation, exotic cuisine, or whatever.
What was the situation? Was it enjoyable? Would you do it again? And, do you think we should make bugs a major part of our food supply?
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Yes but it gets better. Upon reaching a fresh water pond and noticing the pond Lilly's I recalled that the bulb attached to the Lilly's base below the water could be eaten after removing the skin around the bulb tasting some what like a sweet potato, what I did not think about was the foot note that indicated they will constipate you, the following couple of days were at best uncomfortable.
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Just about everybody has eaten a bug, even if they didn't realize they were doing it.
Even with the use of modern pest control, insects partially contaminate most agricultural products upon harvest and on the way to market. From canned corn to curry paste, from premium coffee to peanut butter, most foods contain insects. For example, when tomato ketchup qualifies for the highest USDA grade standard possible, it's required to contain no more than 30 fruit fly eggs per every 100 grams (3.5 ounces) [source: North Carolina State University Department of Entomology].
Even with the use of modern pest control, insects partially contaminate most agricultural products upon harvest and on the way to market. From canned corn to curry paste, from premium coffee to peanut butter, most foods contain insects. For example, when tomato ketchup qualifies for the highest USDA grade standard possible, it's required to contain no more than 30 fruit fly eggs per every 100 grams (3.5 ounces) [source: North Carolina State University Department of Entomology].
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For all the times I've eaten from mermites at Fort Stewart I've probably eaten a pound of gnats that got onto everything on my plate.
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