The motivation behind the multi-billion dollar initiative is to battle global warming. There are, in fact, many global initiatives to promote human consumption of bugs, most notably, the European Union’s Farm-to-Fork Biodiversity Strategy. In some societies, primarily western nations, entomophagy is uncommon or taboo.Įxperts predict that by 2050, the world will need to feed another two billion people requiring 60–70 per cent more food. Eighty percent of the world’s nations eat insects of 1,000 to 2,000 species. Human insect-eating is common to cultures in most parts of the world, including Cent ral and South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. The practice of eating insects by animals as well as humans may be disgusting to some but in many countries, this is still practiced. “Yeah, let’s eat some more crickets,” he digs. “Do the crickets taste good?” asks the man eagerly. The children shake their heads, and the woman tells them that these chips taste just like regular chips.Īfter a pause, Adelaide says with a smile she can taste the crickets. “Did you know they’re made from little insects?” the woman presses, apparently intent on conditioning the children to think of insects as tasty. The children nod as they continue to eat the chips. “Can you taste the crickets? Did you know they’re made from crickets?” the woman nudges. “Yeah? Yeah?” respond the adults excitedly. “How much powder it has,” says the little boy, echoed by the one of the girls.
There is a long pause as children search for an answer. Then a woman joins in and asks the children what they like most about the bug snacks they’re eating. “Yeah, they’re great,” the man prods again. “Yeah, you know, that way mum and dad might let you have more chips. “These chips are great, aren’t they? And these chips are even better because I think they’re better for you, did you know that?” “Adelaide, what do you think of the chips?” a man asked one of the two little girls. Only a few years ago, we would think this was an April fools prank… /Afxfjwv38n Kids are now munching on chips laced with “eco-friendly” cricket protein made by Circle Harvest. Manufactured by Circle Harvest, the chips are called Cricket Corn Chips.Ī video appeared on Twitter showing children enjoying their Cricket Chips:ġ000 Australian schools have just been introduced to their canteens snacks containing bugs. reported last week that 1,000 Australian schools have added chips containing crickets to their lunch menu. Few schoolchildren know the word ‘entomophagy,’ but kids in Australia are becoming familiar with the fancy word that means human consumption of insects.
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