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Actually worms can be healthy. Latest medical techniques puts fly maggots on wounds to clean up the dead flesh and astronauts may eat silkworms. See http://spacemarauder.com/silkworms-woul ... astronauts

yeah you can eat bugs, but is the human digestive system realy capable of handling this

I only eat the flesh of dead animals, thank you. And well cooked at that. I prefer fish to beef. I like fish and sea food the most. Next to that, I consume the flesh of previously killed fowl (chicken and duck). I can live without red meat. Even so, I enjoy my diary (cheese and other milk products). By sheer bulk, I live on fresh veggies and fruit. A day without salad and fruit is a day without joy. I like the fish and fowl because they taste good. If I just wanted protein, I could get it from soybeans and grain. That would require a lot of bulk and and does not taste all that good.

ruveyn

The subject and the fate of Israel has arisen here and it is interesting to read the analysis of an Israeli and his outlook on the problem. See http://www.counterpunch.org/kolko08252009.html

Arcadian : It is very possible for humans to eat bugs, why, our primate ancestors used to indulge in such food. The important thing though is that the bigger you become the more energy you need, this made insects effectively obsolete from our menu as you'd need a whole pile of them to eat for it to meet the energetic ratio one would benefit from simply eating meat. This is why mostly our smaller modern cousins include them in their diet, it's still profitable for them to do so.

Assuming all other food resources would be depleted, it would be a viable option, but should still be considered somewhat the same as being a vegan.

Oh and about the Casu Marzu... "Some people clear the larvae from the cheese before consuming; others do not." And as it's been sadly implied, from wiki it seems they can resist our digestive acids, what's worse the larvaes can lacerate sides of your intestinal system in an attempt to bore through. >< Oh and... Thanks for the info about that cheese, i do like cheese so it's a good thing to know before i'd unknowingly partake into such odd cheese. <.<

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Shrimp and crayfish (which are very popular in Finland) are pretty much in the class with insects. Frying up a bunch of larvae can't be any different than a mess of beans. They are popular in Mexico.

Yup, and i know in Africa or some parts around that, they also fry grasshoppers. (Heck, when a swarm comes over, it's better than nothing...and at least it's payback for them eating their fields).

Yes and no. Thats why it was outlawed.

The meat was
a) clean.
b) pest free
c) some 1st world restaurants served 'aged' beef. Which means that basically its been hanging in a walk in refrigerator for up to a month. Personally I find that disgusting, and my home province has a surfeit of fresh beef, I dont encounter it. You see it more in places distant from suppliers. They have the nerve to charge more as if not fresh is better.

Whats the difference between meat that has sat at 25 degrees centrigrade for 48 hours and meat that has sat at 4 degrees for 504(21 days)? I dont know.. I wont eat either.

phil777, there are several European cheeses that fall into the realm of 'biologically active' in that same sense.

The flavor. After the mold and good is scraped off what is left tastes wonderful when cooked properly. Since the final product is cooked before eaten, the chances of bacterial infection and food poisoning are nearly nil.

A similar thing happens with Blue Cheese. That mold works magic on the flavor.

Ah! The taste of umami in the morning! It tastes like Victory.

ruveyn