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Grasshoppers on your cereal? Grubs in your rice?
Locusts in your noodles? Singapore approves 16 insect species as food
From locusts to superworms to honey bees, Singapore has approved 16 species of insects for human consumption. “With immediate effect, SFA will allow the import of insects and insect products belonging to species that have been assessed to be of low regulatory concern,” the Singapore Food Agency said in a statement. The agency said the following list of approved bugs can be imported for both human consumption and animal feed for food producing animals. 1)Western honey bee/European honey bee 2)Silkworm/silk moth 3)Lesser wax moth 4)Honeycomb moth/greater wax moth 5)Giant Rhino beetle grub 6)Whitegrub 7)Mealworm 8)Lesser mealworm 9)Superworm beetles/giant mealworm beetle/king mealworm 10)Grasshopper 11)American desert locust/desert locust 12)African migratory locust 13)Black/field cricket/two-spotted cricket 14)Common/field cricket 15)Banded cricket 16)House cricket Some local restaurants and retailers have already made plans to add insects to their offerings. Sustainability-focused Gastrobar Fura had said it would feature insect proteins on its menu following SFA approval. Insectyumz celebrated the approval and said it would import, distribute and sell a range of edible insects. Seafood restaurant House of Seafood also introduced a selection of “intriguing insect dishes” alongside its current menu. Singapore’s food agency acknowledged that the country’s insect industry is “nascent” and that the critters are a new food item in the city-state. But in announcing a regulatory framework for edible insect imports, the SFA emphasized its priority was ensuring the safety of food consumed in Singapore. Edible insects on a bowl of rice. The guidelines stipulate that the insects cannot be harvested from the wild and must be manufactured in regulated premises. SFA said that in its consideration of new insects for consumption, they must have a documented history of consumption as food outside of Singapore. The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization has promoted insects as alternative protein sources which are also more sustainable as their cultivation emits less greenhouse gases than traditional animal livestock. “Edible insects contain high quality protein, vitamins and amino acids for humans,” the FAO said, adding that insects require less feed than sheep or cattle to yield an equivalent amount of protein. The SFA noted that other countries already allow insect consumption, including Australia, South Korea, Thailand and the European Union. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/10/locu...ent=newsletter |
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This is a thread made for Bugeater! Where ya Bugs?
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Years ago my mom bought me a sucker with ants in it as a gag gift (they were on a cruise and in a different country).....Wasn't bad...kinda crunchy
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I ate both black ants and fried green scorpions in China among a lot of other weird shit I ate or tried to eat.
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The fried green scorpions were deep fried in a wok, then placed on a tall pile of whipped Meringue which resembled a mountain. They blow torch the tips and add some Chinese vegetables to look like trees and grass. Then there was a cup of blended salt to dip them in. Tasted like putting a peanut shell in your mouth, chewing it and then getting the meat. Little numbing but barely any flavor. You spit out the shell. The black ants were dropped out of a box, thousands of them onto hot oil and they all popped apart and their little hairs burned off. Then they had a strainer, added them to a light sauce and added to a noodle dish. Tasted like soft poppy seeds. I ate donkey, abalone, pigeon, snake and snake blood, live prawns called drunken pawns. Never ate dog or anything real far fetched. The worst thing I tried to eat was river turtle. It was disgusting and tasted like dirty mop bucket water with rubber bands. It was foul. My favorite liquor was Wu Liang Ye
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What was really sad was to walk into a traditional Chinese medicine store in Hong Kong and see all the shit they take from nature. I saw thousands and thousands of seahorses and other sensitive animals and parts like shark fin. I had shark fin soup at a dinner that cost $3500 for 8 people. I was a guest.
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I remember when in the Navy on Guam we supplied medical care/transport to the rest of the Micronesian Islands with our HU-16D seaplane and one time on the island of Kapingamarangi, we were offered their delicacy of "fish eye soup" and this 19 year old kid turned it down. |
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I had a scoop of green matcha ice cream with chocolate covered crickets and burnt toffee mealworms. Very tasty.
That’s the only time I’ve tried insects. I’d try them again, as long as they are “supposed to be good” and prepared well.
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