Gross Science | The Case For Eating Bugs @grossscienceshow | Uploaded 7 years ago | Updated 5 minutes ago
I ate a lot of bugs...and (mostly) liked them.
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Grasshopper Recipe:
thespruce.com/chapulines-mexican-grasshoppers-2342567

Scorpion Recipe (I replaced scorpions for the seafood):
http://steamykitchen.com/23625-thai-seafood-curry-recipe.html

Ants on a log:
I made this one up. Just sprinkle ants on celery with cream cheese. I’d also recommend eating the ants in a salad, or maybe in gazpacho. They were pretty good!

Lollipop:
This was from Hotlix (not sponsored)

I bought all the bugs online from edibleinsects.com (again, not sponsored.)

2013 United Nations report on entomophagy: http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3253e/i3253e.pdf

Another take on why Westerners don’t typically eat bugs: askentomologists.com/2015/02/09/why-dont-we-eat-bugs-in-western-culture

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