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Consuming insects is already an everyday practice for two billion people worldwide, largely in the global east and south. Rearing them uses less land, energy, water and produces fewer greenhouse gases than traditional meats like chicken and beef, and more of their body is digestible (80-100 percent, compared to only 40 percent for beef).
They are also better for us: they are rich in protein, fat, and energy and can be a significant source of vitamins and minerals. But the Western world has still not embraced this wonder food.
Researchers think they know why: the 'disgust' factor. Insects are gross. The more interesting question is: given the enormous benefits, how can we convince people to get over the grossness?
The article argues that eating sushi and lobster was once considered disgusting, too.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by sshelton76 on Thursday May 16 2019, @10:40AM (1 child)
Nice wikipedia article. Although insectum comprise a subset of arthropoda. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect [wikipedia.org]
I do get your meaning. Bugs, insects, anything in arthropoda is basically giving the same "ew gross reaction" and therefore must be the same thing. But a scorpion no matter how large is no substitute for a good lobster. Despite similar body plans they are not close kin. They are about as closely related as you are to a dolphin. http://arachnoboards.com/threads/how-closely-releted-are-scorpions-and-lobsters.89261/ [arachnoboards.com]
On another note, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Japanese_spider_crab.jpg [wikipedia.org] (Warning: NSFBBT (Not Safe Before Bed Time))
I have had Thanksgiving turkeys that were smaller than some crabs.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_spider_crab [wikipedia.org]
It would be nice to explore the idea of industrial farming of crustaceans especially those large enough to be a meal in and of themselves.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by deimtee on Thursday May 16 2019, @11:04AM
They farm yabbies* in Australia, but it is basically a niche market for up-market restaurants. Mostly we just catch and eat the wild ones.
The real problem with farming lobsters/crayfish is how slowly they grow. A crayfish weighing over a kilo or two might be 50 years old.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_yabby [wikipedia.org] (There's a fair bit of 'almost correct' info there, but if I bothered to fix it some wikihole would just revert it.)
If you cough while drinking cheap red wine it really cleans out your sinuses.