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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Nickbat on 08 September 2011, 23:25:14
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"Experts in Brussels believe insects and other creepy crawlies could be a vital source of nutrition which will not only solve food shortages but also help save the environment.
They have launched a three million euro (£2.65 million) project to promote the eating of insects while also asking national watchdogs like the UK's Food Standards Agency to investigate the issue.
Proponents of entomophagy – insect eating – argue that bugs are a low-cholesterol, low-fat protein food source."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/8739313/Roasted-crickets-and-toasted-ants-coming-to-you-courtesy-of-EU-research-millions.html
Another few miilion down the drain... ::) ::) ::)
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I'm sure I saw that a little while ago - still, it's nothing they haven't known in parts of Asia for quite some time..
Fried scorpion, anyone?
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I'm sure I saw that a little while ago - still, it's nothing they haven't known in parts of Asia for quite some time..
Fried scorpion, anyone?
Think I'll pass, thanks. ;) ;D
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To be fair, they have to spend our money on something.Its not as though Europe has financial problems or anything like that ,is it? ::)
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To be fair, they have to spend our money on something.Its not as though Europe has financial problems or anything like that ,is it? ::)
Yep, you're right, Albs. What's another million? Oh, look!
European politicians yesterday voted to spend £1.8million on research into homeopathy for farm animals.
The European Parliament’s agriculture committee agreed to spend two million euros – part funded by British taxpayers’ money – on investigating whether cattle, sheep and pigs can benefit from the alternative therapy.
http://www.farmingmonthly.co.uk/the-news/latest-news/1-latest-news/2308-brussels-agriculture-committee-strays-into-dr-dolittle-territory.html
;D ;D ;D ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
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Save the insects! Good post though!
There was some sort of study before when they made a new unit called a global hectare, which is based on the amount of resources, food, water, energy, land, etc people use to live. Aparently Yanks use 24 ish per year, the average Ooripian uses 12 ish, and the average Africanopener uses 0.5. Don't really know what this has got to do with insects though. Thought I'd say anyway.
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no way would i eat the spider that was in my bathroom this morning it was massive and scared the sh!t out of me ;D
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They can't be serious, surely? ;D
Had a spider that would have made a nice meal in my study yesterday.
He got barbecued by my insect-o-cutor, so probably ready to eat.
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I had a spider running around my bath yesterday, turned on the taps to fill the bath, he wouldn't run up the side to save him himself, so phoned.....
Switzerland, Dignatas, to help him commit insecticide!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Ok, that makes some form of sense so why don't we export all of our annoying pestilentious insects to the third world to feed the starving who constantly beg for food? Perhaps the do gooders who do the begging could also try them and prove to the givers that they do actually understand the problem?
In their very expensive high rise offices can you imagine their tea trolleys? Would it be called eating on the fly?????? ;)
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Nickbat, when I see the title I was eating my packed lunch ;D ;D ;D
imo, those Brussel sprouts can eat those insects/bugs whatever they like.. but me noooo.. ;D
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It's a reasonably well known fact that the majority of insects are high in protein and are of high nutritional value. I can't understand why we don't eat more of them. ::) ;D
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It's a reasonably well known fact that the majority of insects are high in protein and are of high nutritional value. I can't understand why we don't eat more of them. ::) ;D
you first ;D ;D :y
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I accidently swallowed a fly last weekend so that's me sorted thanks :-X
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I accidently swallowed a fly last weekend so that's me sorted thanks :-X
Ah, but did you swallow a spider to eat the fly.......? ;D
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I accidently swallowed a fly last weekend so that's me sorted thanks :-X
Ah, but did you swallow a spider to eat the fly.......? ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D
seems like experience is talking ;D ;D ;D :y
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I accidently swallowed a fly last weekend so that's me sorted thanks :-X
Ah, but did you swallow a spider to eat the fly.......? ;D
The fly was enough thanks,I nearly bloody choked on it :-X :-X
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"Experts in Brussels believe insects and other creepy crawlies could be a vital source of nutrition which will not only solve food shortages but also help save the environment.
They have launched a three million euro (£2.65 million) project to promote the eating of insects while also asking national watchdogs like the UK's Food Standards Agency to investigate the issue.
Proponents of entomophagy – insect eating – argue that bugs are a low-cholesterol, low-fat protein food source."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/8739313/Roasted-crickets-and-toasted-ants-coming-to-you-courtesy-of-EU-research-millions.html
Another few miilion down the drain... ::) ::) ::)
its code name is "im a celeb, get me out of here"
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Hm... I have read that the keratin that the insect bodies are made from do not digest easily and so it must logically follow that the old rear passage will get some stick when it passes.... :o OUCH big time.
Sorry, shove your insects I will stay committed to the meat and veg diet I was brought up on.
Let the ones who want to eat insects eat them and have the pain I say.. ( no wonder that toilet paper is is a rare commodity in those countries that eat them though..... ;D ;D
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During a visit to Uganda a few years ago to visit a mate who was living there. We were drinking in a pub in Kampala and it was my mates round, as he goes he asked if I wanted a packet of crisps and so came back with beers and a bag of deep fried locusts!! :o :o :o
The Ugandan blokes we were drinking with thought this was hilarious, and the challenge was on... ::) ::) ::) So I slowly but surely ate the bag of locusts washed down with a few more bottles of 'Nile Special'......
They were'nt that bad, abit like overdone greasy chips.... the funny thing was though, despite me kindly offering to share them around, none of the Ugandans would touch them with a bargepole!! :-? ;D
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During a visit to Uganda a few years ago to visit a mate who was living there. We were drinking in a pub in Kampala and it was my mates round, as he goes he asked if I wanted a packet of crisps and so came back with beers and a bag of deep fried locusts!! :o :o :o
The Ugandan blokes we were drinking with thought this was hilarious, and the challenge was on... ::) ::) ::) So I slowly but surely ate the bag of locusts washed down with a few more bottles of 'Nile Special'......
They were'nt that bad, abit like overdone greasy chips.... the funny thing was though, despite me kindly offing to share them around, none of the Ugandans would touch them with a bargepole!! :-? ;D
Yuk.I think that my "chuck muscle" would have intervened :-X
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It's a reasonably well known fact that the majority of insects are high in protein and are of high nutritional value. I can't understand why we don't eat more of them. ::) ;D
You'd have a job trying to BBQ them at an OOF meet though Bob the little buggers would drop through the gaps in the grill ::)