Comments on: Could Eating Bugs Solve the World Food Crisis? http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/could-eating-bugs-solve-the-world-food-crisis/1231 for environmentalists who don't take themselves too seriously Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:39:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kevin http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/could-eating-bugs-solve-the-world-food-crisis/1231/comment-page-1#comment-269129 Kevin Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:04:58 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/could-eating-bugs-solve-the-world-food-crisis/1231#comment-269129 No. Are you kidding me? I didn't read this article, I just skimmed it and looked at the pictures. But regardless, no. Do you know how much westerners would rather starve than eat a worm? No. Excuse me. No. Did I mention no? No. Are you kidding me? I didn’t read this article, I just skimmed it and looked at the pictures. But regardless, no.

Do you know how much westerners would rather starve than eat a worm?

No.

Excuse me.

No.

Did I mention no?

]]> By: Mekhong Kurt http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/could-eating-bugs-solve-the-world-food-crisis/1231/comment-page-1#comment-135338 Mekhong Kurt Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:02:18 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/could-eating-bugs-solve-the-world-food-crisis/1231#comment-135338 I live near central Bangkok. Come walk with me a few minutes anywhere there are street vendors selling food, and I promise you we'll find, besides silk worms and crickets, grasshoppers and a whole *bunch* of various other insects. And I've never noticed any particular preference on the part of a obvious majority of Thais for any one insect; they strike me as, um, "very democratic" when it comes to consuming the critters! (Yes, I tried once, "to uphold the side" when invited by a Thai to partake of her fried grasshoppers. Pretty tasteless, but I've never repeated the experience, and that was early in my time here of over 14 years!) I live near central Bangkok. Come walk with me a few minutes anywhere there are street vendors selling food, and I promise you we’ll find, besides silk worms and crickets, grasshoppers and a whole *bunch* of various other insects. And I’ve never noticed any particular preference on the part of a obvious majority of Thais for any one insect; they strike me as, um, “very democratic” when it comes to consuming the critters! (Yes, I tried once, “to uphold the side” when invited by a Thai to partake of her fried grasshoppers. Pretty tasteless, but I’ve never repeated the experience, and that was early in my time here of over 14 years!)

]]> By: Gigs http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/could-eating-bugs-solve-the-world-food-crisis/1231/comment-page-1#comment-55096 Gigs Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:47:12 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/could-eating-bugs-solve-the-world-food-crisis/1231#comment-55096 Been trying to convince my wife to let me raise crickets or mealworms for human consumption for years now. She just can't get over the gross-out factor. :( Been trying to convince my wife to let me raise crickets or mealworms for human consumption for years now. She just can’t get over the gross-out factor. :(

]]> By: Heather http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/could-eating-bugs-solve-the-world-food-crisis/1231/comment-page-1#comment-54996 Heather Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:44:31 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/could-eating-bugs-solve-the-world-food-crisis/1231#comment-54996 Bugs don't sound that appetizing to me, but there are certainly enough of them! If people aren't willing to stop eating meat, it will be difficult to convince them to eat bugs, I fear. Bugs don’t sound that appetizing to me, but there are certainly enough of them! If people aren’t willing to stop eating meat, it will be difficult to convince them to eat bugs, I fear.

]]> By: Infogleaner http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/could-eating-bugs-solve-the-world-food-crisis/1231/comment-page-1#comment-54765 Infogleaner Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:51:04 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/could-eating-bugs-solve-the-world-food-crisis/1231#comment-54765 Fry 'em up with a little butter and close your eyes... mmmm.... John, the paste thing looks like the next step to soylant green. But your basic idea is very sound, i.e. change the look and texture of the food. What we want to eat is really a perspective thing. Who wants to wolf down a burger after visiting a slaughterhouse? Fry ‘em up with a little butter and close your eyes…

mmmm….

John, the paste thing looks like the next step to soylant green. But your basic idea is very sound, i.e. change the look and texture of the food.

What we want to eat is really a perspective thing. Who wants to wolf down a burger after visiting a slaughterhouse?

]]> By: John http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/could-eating-bugs-solve-the-world-food-crisis/1231/comment-page-1#comment-54637 John Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:13:59 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/could-eating-bugs-solve-the-world-food-crisis/1231#comment-54637 My roomate and I discussed this topic a few months ago. We saw something on PBS about insects having high nutritional value. We had talked about how he always assumed we would be eating nutritional paste by now. We thought that we as people could make the insects into a paste so that you wouldn't know they are insects and then that could go a long way to ending world hunger. Bugs wouldn't have to be all we ate, but when your hungry, there would always be bug paste. :-) My roomate and I discussed this topic a few months ago. We saw something on PBS about insects having high nutritional value. We had talked about how he always assumed we would be eating nutritional paste by now. We thought that we as people could make the insects into a paste so that you wouldn’t know they are insects and then that could go a long way to ending world hunger. Bugs wouldn’t have to be all we ate, but when your hungry, there would always be bug paste. :-)

]]> By: Etna http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/could-eating-bugs-solve-the-world-food-crisis/1231/comment-page-1#comment-54606 Etna Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:41:00 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/could-eating-bugs-solve-the-world-food-crisis/1231#comment-54606 Interesting read, but being that I'm from North America it makes me feel a little ill when I think about it. I can't stand the site of most bugs or the thought of touching them, so I would find it extremely difficult to convince myself to eat them. Interesting read, but being that I’m from North America it makes me feel a little ill when I think about it. I can’t stand the site of most bugs or the thought of touching them, so I would find it extremely difficult to convince myself to eat them.

]]> By: c cotner http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/could-eating-bugs-solve-the-world-food-crisis/1231/comment-page-1#comment-54596 c cotner Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:33:16 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/could-eating-bugs-solve-the-world-food-crisis/1231#comment-54596 yeah, niggers eat pigsfeet. yeah, niggers eat pigsfeet.

]]> By: erick g http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/could-eating-bugs-solve-the-world-food-crisis/1231/comment-page-1#comment-54563 erick g Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:50:35 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/could-eating-bugs-solve-the-world-food-crisis/1231#comment-54563 interesting ingsights, Steven. I think you're right. interesting ingsights, Steven. I think you’re right.

]]> By: mozey http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/could-eating-bugs-solve-the-world-food-crisis/1231/comment-page-1#comment-54562 mozey Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:47:18 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/could-eating-bugs-solve-the-world-food-crisis/1231#comment-54562 ORRRR, ORRRR, we can all <a href="http://mozey.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/kitteh-vs-fisherman/" rel="nofollow">steal other people's fish!</a> ORRRR, ORRRR, we can all steal other people’s fish!

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