On the 7 th, the pilot sale of bug burgers and chips cost about 6 euros each.
Insects are delicious and nutritious. Eating more insects will help alleviate the famine crisis. Therefore, the United Nations advises people to eat more insects. In the Netherlands, a supermarket chain with 400 stores plans to sell insect food from the beginning of 2015.
These insect foods will appear in the form of hamburgers, meatballs and chips, and consumers will get new foods instead of fish and meat. (Anan)
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Irish media reported on October 30th that Jumbo, a Dutch supermarket chain, launched this amazing move. According to the plan, Jumbo will start selling insect food from the beginning of next year. However, as a pilot, the company’s supermarkets in Groningen and Harlan will start selling insect foods from November 7, including Tenebrio molitor burgers and "crispy snacks" based on honeycombs and moth larvae.
It is reported that the price of these insect foods ranges from 5.95 to 6.79 euros (45.5 yuan to 52 yuan) per serving. Moreover, the supermarket also has a variety of flavors for customers to choose from.
In fact, there are already wholesalers selling edible insect food in the Netherlands. However, it is the first time for supermarkets to officially sell insect food in the Netherlands. "By launching this new product, we will provide our customers with a healthy and sustainable alternative food for fish and meat." The company said in a brief statement.
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The Dutch made insect recipes.
As soon as the news that Jumbo is about to sell insect food came out, it immediately caused a heated discussion on the Internet. Many netizens said they were looking forward to it, hoping that there would be a Jumbo supermarket where they could buy insect food at their doorstep. Of course, some netizens call it incredible, thinking that only Dutch people with open minds dare to eat.
In fact, the Dutch have long taken the lead in developing insect food.
As early as May 2012, a group of Dutch insect eaters published a special insect cookbook, which contained some quite unique recipes, such as how to add worms to chocolate muffin combinations or grasshoppers to Italian mushroom risotto.
For the launch of this book, Heng Ke, a Dutch chef specializing in insect cooking, baked the world’s largest grasshopper pie. At the same time, a Dutch restaurant launched five insect dishes, one of which was a meat pie sprinkled with nuts and worms.
The chef of this restaurant believes that insect food will not be removed from the menu soon, and if it is removed, it will be attributed to the unique taste of insects. "I’m glad to have one or two insect dishes on the menu, but it has to be interesting." He said.
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According to Professor Dickie of the University of Vakhnin in the Netherlands, the world population is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050. At that time, there may not be enough land to raise livestock to meet everyone’s needs, and people will have to use insects as a substitute for protein. The university also said that the nutritional value of insects is similar to that of meat, and raising insects is more environmentally friendly than raising livestock.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations issued an official proposal in 2013, suggesting that people on earth can incorporate insects into their daily diet. FAO believes that this can help residents around the world overcome the food crisis and effectively reduce environmental pollution. It is pointed out in the proposal that the main obstacle that many western countries are unwilling to take insects as the source of protein’s intake is people’s aversion to insects. According to FAO, there are more than 1,900 kinds of edible insects, including beetles, caterpillars, bees, ants and wasps. For malnourished children, edible insects are an important source of nutrition, because many insects contain high concentrations of fatty acids.