You can't see them but they might be 'bigger than dairy'

Dave, 10 months ago

Cricket protein was (is?) also talked about as a future food source. I’ve had it and it does not taste good. Algae might have the same problem.

Rangelus, 10 months ago

I have to disagree with you. I’ve had BBQ crickets and they were absolutely delicious. 10/10 would eat again.

Dave, 10 months ago

Maybe it was preparation! I had a muesli bar type thing. I didn’t realise BBQ was an option!

sortofblue, 10 months ago

Class trip to Wild Foods, anyone?

luthis, 10 months ago

I had wasp larvae in icecream at Matakana, and they tasted like crunchy honey nuggets. Definitely would again. This was 15+ years ago though. Holy fuck I’m getting old.

taldennz, 10 months ago

Time will tell how much other treatment is needed to make it palatable (or how much might need to be combined with other sources). Still, definitely worth the investigation.

Dave, 10 months ago

For sure! I just have an immediate bias because I don’t like companies using the media to raise capital funding.

“Our product might be bigger than dairy” says startup company looking for investors.

luthis, 10 months ago

I heard that too, and it’s not the taste or the ick factor, but I think the keratin (exoskeleton) as the main protein source IS high in protein but it’s not necessarily as absorbable. So not really a good replacement. Could be wrong, but pretty sure that’s the case.