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25-09-2011, 04:06 PM
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| | | Eating Insects
I notice that the free food foragers don't seem too keen on eating insects 
are there any common insects that could supply the sort of protein of things like Locusts?
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25-09-2011, 04:31 PM
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| | | Re: Eating Insects
Entomophagy---- eating insects like wasps,ants.grasshoppers,caterpillars and grubs.Beetles and beetle larvae as well as worms  Have all been fund to contain nutrition.Some foodies say we eat a lot of so called bugs in our food every year....
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26-09-2011, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by nightshade  I notice that the free food foragers don't seem too keen on eating insects
are there any common insects that could supply the sort of protein of things like Locusts? | (1) Spotted Tick.
(2) Beetle crepe ( crepe that sounds a bit like? Patooey!Bon Appetit!)
(3) Potato Capsid ( Intriguing,but light on potato)
(4) Vermicelli ( ...actually means little worms.Mamma mia!)
(5) Wasparagus.
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26-09-2011, 05:41 PM
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There used to be a shop in Gt. Portland Street, London where they sold things like kangaroo tail soup. I bought a tin of chocolate covered ants which were quite nice and crunchy!!
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26-09-2011, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Hedera There used to be a shop in Gt. Portland Street, London where they sold things like kangaroo tail soup. I bought a tin of chocolate covered ants which were quite nice and crunchy!! | What Hed.
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26-09-2011, 05:48 PM
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| | | Re: Eating Insects
[quote=Jason Claxton;829827(5) Wasparagus.
Jason [/QUOTE]
but then you have to have some butter flies to go with it
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26-09-2011, 08:35 PM
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| | | Re: Eating Insects
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Originally Posted by loripo but then you have to have some butter flies to go with it | ...and then everyone melted away and buzzed off ....nice one Lori
By Locust I wonder whether Nightshade means Low cost,unless of course(probably the starter course) they are a delicacy, and they aren't freely available here I don't think?...economy often comes into it... |
26-09-2011, 09:30 PM
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| | | Re: Eating Insects
Just done a bit of research,and as I don't keep Reptiles,I wasn't aware that you could breed Locusts,along with a variety of Crickets,and they are commonly available as reptile food.
The Portsmouth Reptile and Amphibian Society says that they can be quite expensive up to 30p each,I don't know when that entry was made,it is not that Low cost ,the Locust,but farming them could work I guess. |
29-09-2011, 11:43 PM
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Get your own back - eat a Wartbiter.
Forget Locusts - they only give you a kick in the stomach.
Perfect menu -
Horsefly d'oeuvres
Roast Beefly, cabbage white, carrot fly and turnip moth
Apple codling and cream
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30-09-2011, 02:18 AM
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Mayhap the Beefly would be better accompanied with a little Cochineal wine ?
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