yeah, please, make a week where you cook with those things?
maybe go around look for recipes worldwide, (not necessary traveling but researching and then talk via skype, talk to some scientists and a lot of local people) like mexican fried (were they cicadas?) mealworms, chocolate-covered insects, honey-ants for a desert.. Just look around and try to talk people who eat and cook with those ingredient worldwide, have them tell you what tastes well and what you need to avoid so it tastes well..) and at the end of the week you have 2 groups and an assortment of insects & maybe shrimp too and a lil contest: choose 3 insects and then make up or decide for and then cook the best tasting recipe &desert you have to do with those insects?
I was stationed in South Korea in the middle 1980's and after the bars closed we would drink at little push cart's called sojo tents. They all served a cockroach type bug cooked in several types of dips and flavors. My favorite was the sea salt and the honey cured. I normally ate about half a pound of each along with 40-50 deep fried wontons filled with God knows what.
Man made climate change is a massive hoax. They have changed their theory many times from the ground up and the current one requires the earth to be flat. That is why you find former heads of the ICC come out as whistle blowers. This isn't to say that climate change itself is a hoax just that the working idea of it being mostly man made is the hoax.
I love this because I can’t imagine another channel on TH-cam doing this in such a responsible manner. EATING BUGS is such a click-drawing topic, and I love how there was no “watch the lads get grossed out and vomit” element to this. It was sincere and responsible, and I loved it.
Fun fact: mealworms are used in the reptile keeping hobby frequently, and you can pull some of those lessons to this! You can do what's called "gut loading" (literally feeding them something you want the predator, in this case, yourself, to eat), and feed them something flavorful. Apparently feeding them cinnamon is pretty popular before eating them yourself!
@@IneptOrange A lot of instant meat stocks are vegan, shockingly It's more about what it elicits the flavor of, typically through pairings. Onion powder and salt alone go a long way, and then things like sugar, the holy trinity, vegetables, herbs and spices, and rarely dairy make up the rest of the flavor profile.
Meal Worms - gut load them, ie. feed them what you want them to taste like. Feed them apples, citrus, fish, etc...they will taste like what you feed them. Feed them smokey bacon before you cook them and they will taste like smokey bacon. Feed them rotted flesh and guess what... You won't swallow that, I promise. Bugs alone. Grasshoppers taste like shrimp. (Remove the legs before eating. The barbs on the legs will catch in your throat and esophagus.) Beatles taste like roasted peanuts. (Remove the head, carapace, and wings as they are undigestable. It will give a whole new meaning to "roughage" if you do eat them.) Scorpions taste like the cheese muscles you get at the Chinese buffet. (Be sure to cut off the last segment of the tail where the stinger and venom sack are located before cooking). In all cases, cook your bug and worms. Even earthworms (which taste like fish) have parasites. (Squeezing the poo out does not work. Purge them in water or you'll be eating dirt) Be sure they are cooked well done and well through
@@TheYannir If your goal is to reduce the footprint, you would need 1 pig for the bacon and ham and what not for the worms, where you'd need easily dozens for the equivelant amount of protein for humans directly. So I'd say you could still raise pigs for bacon, but then serve meal worms for the bacon flavour, and you'd still be doing better for the environment than raising pigs for food for humans.
I love that the food industry just throws bugs out and says "eat them, they are healthy!" Rather than doing any sort of work to make them edible. You don't throw a cow on the table and tell a person to eat it. We butcher it, cook it, season it, and make it delicious. Once a section of the industry understands this, this sort of food will skyrocket. Make a Dorito chip with a flavorful Cricket protein powder and it will sell like crazy. Maybe not at first, but it'll start.
Superstore in Canada now sells a Canadian-produced cricket flour in small bags, it looks like seasoning salt. I bought one, haven't yet worked up the courage to use it in home recipes, but I plan to try the banana bread/whole-grain loaf idea, or perhaps dumplings of some kind with a touch of cricket flour.
That's not accurate. The 'food industry' has been offering these in powdered forms or processed forms already for quite a while. Go to an asian supermarket that has a good stock and you'll also find them prepared in various ways. It's just that interest hasn't been big enough to justify mass production in order to drive the prize down. Because most people still react with 'yeah, I'll just eat my beef instead' and trying to question the status quo is usually met with unreasonable aggression. Just think about how many circlejerk vegan jokes there are coursing about the internet. 10-15 years ago the exact same thing was what vegetarians had to face on a daily basis. Let's face it, the issue is unwillingness to change habits and to adjust to the challenges of a more aware future, not whether insects are served processed or raw.
My kids always scoff down a bag of bugs,mainly crickets or coconut grubs from our local village market and love them. It's normal food here in nth east Thailand.
@@tammyanderson8885 Canada here as well, and mealworms seem to actually be decently common. We had them as pets in kindergarten so obviously that was the first time I ate one. But even now I have no issue buying a bag off Amazon and eating them. Kinda taste like bland corn to me!
Saludos from Oaxaca, Mexico. I'm a retired Yank. I've been living here since 1987 and I'm an avid cook. Here we eat ants (lemony taste) Maguey Cactus Worms (nutty) and the infamous crickets (chapulines which the natives prepare with chili and lime, which I think overpowers their subtle flavor. I went with a local friend to catch fresh crickets in a nearby field and then sauteed them in garlic butter.) I enjoy eating new things and now that I'm pushing 70 and have a rather restricted diet, I'm happy for any variety the insect kingdom affords me. I've recently discovered your channel and enjoy it immensely. Best wishes to everyone abnormal, normal, crew etc JIM
I really appreciate that this was sincere and educational, rather than just being done for a gag or a laugh, as much as I love how funny you guys are. Obviously the last bit was meant to be a joke, but it really didn't seem like there was pressure on either Barry or Jamie to actually eat any of them, which so often you guys do.
It’s completely in the head and what I grew up with. I see shrimp, crab, even stuff like urchin (which frankly looks like snot) or oysters and other shellfish and I’m like “feed me Seymour!” But you show me a cricket (which is eaten here) and my skin crawls. A lot of commenters here are right, physically shrimps and prawns look like bugs and I even take great delight in sucking on the heads but eat a locust? No thank you. By the way, kudos on the way you shot this. Thank you for not making it a “gross out” episode. You are all well aware there is nothing intrinsically gross about other people’s dietary habits and this is not what this video is about. And it’s a real concern, we do need better sources of protein. Unfortunately I’ll be one of those wimpy ones that need their insect food to be disguised.
+Matt Wells Crustaceans can be eaten whole. Softshell crabs are pretty popular. And if their shells are fried/crispy, shrimps can also be eaten whole, from head to tail.
Shrimp/prawns shells look appetizing when cooked (bright red), but most insects aren't like that. I cannot bring myself to eat undisguised worms and caterpillars. Shell-on insects may be fine by me, but I do not like shrimps/prawns with shells on.
Gosh, I was going "eww" at each unveiling, and yet, yes I love shrimps; I even eat escargots and oysters, which aren't really that much more appetizing when you look at them objectively. As mentioned, most of the Western world is just raised on the idea that bugs in your food = bad, because that generally means the food has spoiled and you risk to get ill if you eat it... and yet again, look at the Casu Marzu! Speaking of, cheese and dry sausages are basically rotten food, while foie gras is a diseased organ... All in all, this is not just a question of taste, but almost more a sociological and cultural question.
Like you said it's all about what you are brought up with. Due to my cultural background, Foie gras, escargot, and caviar sound absolutely disgusting to me, but they are delicacies in the western world.
@@DeltaAssaultGaming Foie gras is a liver that has undergone steatosis or "fatty liver disease". The makeup of liver cells changes to accommodate the increased fat storage, which is considered a disease state. This actually happens in humans, too: it was the disease that George Michael died from.
This was done, pardon the pun (actually, why am I apologizing for a pun on this channel?), tastefully. No pranks, no daring people to eat stuff without them knowing about it, no finger-ponting or gloating, no grossing someone out for a punchline - and still it was informative, respectful, AND FUN at the same time.
This video popped up on my recommends but I watched it when it first came out. On my first watch I loved this video, and on my second viewing I love it even more. I think this is the best video you lot have done: it's entertaining, topical, informative, and has a good storytelling arc from start to finish. I know it isn't near around one of your highest viewed videos but I hope you continue to produce content in this vein because it's sorely needed!
I want to see the chefs try to incorporate insects to an already famous recipe, where they substitute the original protein with an alternative one(aka insects); just saying.
with what Jamie said about cows vs. steaks, and then feeling disproved by fish, i think it's worth pointing out that a lot of people will eat fish filet or a fish stick, but can't eat a whole fish with the head/eye still on it, because it looks too "once alive, now dead". A shrimp also has it's head removed. Then think about how many people hate the idea of lobster, because in many restaurants you have a tank with them still alive, and people can't get around the fact that it's still alive at the time of cooking it. but when served lobster tail, again, it's easier to disassociate it. hell, even some people can't eat a whole chicken sprawled out on a tray, but can eat a chicken breast they didn't have to deconstruct themselves. i think the reminder of movement/activity or the reminder that it was once something that could look back at you, is the stuff that gets people to go vegetarian or even vegan.
yeah that's the way it is for me. i don't like eating anything that still looks like it was once alive. i have no problem eating the meat itself though. makes me feel a little hypocritical. i'm not vegetarian though cause i don't have the ethical problem. i just don't like being reminded that what i'm eating was once a living creature.
I grew up in a family that was poor, and we hunted for much of our years protein. When you take a life, you get a sorta religious-like sense of the life that is giving you life. I learned not to waste meat because if it. Westerners have moved very far from that sacrifice.
I think that's certainly part of it, but the other part I think is important is that, even with a prawn, you usually eat the meat on it and leave the head/tail. We just don't eat whole animals much. The only case I can think of is small fish (e.g. whitebait), but all of those don't have that same crunch to them as an insect would. Personally I'd love to try some insects.
Hey man if you want to find some people who don't mind that "this is a dead animal were eating" try crawfish boils :D But I get it but most of the time the edible parts of animals are removed from the others is because most of the other parts are not edible. I mean sure we could remove the whole process of slaughtering and butchering animals but when you talk about mass production of foods most of what we eat is the muscle of the creatures. Thus the most efficient thing to do is not ship the other mass but rather break it down into those goods that will be worth transporting.
Shout out to Jamie for eating that water bug whole. And to the guys for coming up with a video that could have long term consequences for how some people consume alternative protein. Lots of love from Long time viewer rare commenter. .
@@Darke_ExelbirthThat would be an interesting curveball. Right when they're about to start weighing out their ingredients for a baking episode tell them they have to substitute half their dry ingredients/flour for cricket flour or something similar. I can just see their faces!
I LOVE that you guys have made this video and executed it in both a educational and fun (not scary) manner. I've been working with insects in dishes for years (crickets mainly) and I really do believe that it could be one of our future sources of protein (it's all about a varied diet with sustainability). Their miniscule land and water consumption and high feed conversion rate compared to beef and other grazing animals is huge part of that belief. The biggest obstacle in Western societies is the stigma and marketing in a very meat loving food industry. Thanks for having an open mind Sorted!
I only recently discovered Sorted, and LOVE IT! Probably 30+ binged videos in and I had to comment on THIS ONE. THANK YOU, for doing one on alt proteins and bug-foods... This is my favorite video thus far, and important enough for a foodie channel like this that I think you should do more in this as a series... Keep up the awesome work you all!
Crickets aren't bad, provided they're cleaned really well and deep fried to a crisp, they don't have that much flavor. They make great beer snacks once flavored with salt and seasoning. Probably the only bug I'd eat, but I'm definitely not gonna go cooking bugs anytime soon.
On GMM Rhett and Link tried flavoured crickets, they said it tasted very nice. Maybe try some of those? I honestly believe that if big influencers like Sorted and GMM are seen trying these things, it will have a bigger chance to catch on. I'll give it go if you guys are.
I've only tried bugs in a novelty sense as that is the only way they are available around me but I didn't think they were terrible. The dried mealworms just tasted like potato chips to me, a very weak potato chip. That one I could see becoming more accessible and acceptable the easiest in western countries. (Also they are so easy to "cultivate" (idk) at home) I had a cricket too and there really is a flavor that's not spectacular (mine also wasn't prepared in a way to make it taste good) but it's something that seems like you could get used to it eventually. I've never had the silk worm pupae but I know that they're super common as a street food in South Korea. A lot of stalls sell them in little cups. It would be great if there was also a sustainable way to harvest them though. With insect populations decreasing so dramatically all around the world, it'd be interesting to see how this could become a major protein source without decimating the insect population.
I feel like the mental hang-up with most people is that the presence of bugs in food is often an indicator of it being spoiled. I.e. food left out gets maggots, or flies, etc. I think that’s the breakdown for me.
I agree, but then again there's certain ways to distinguish "good" and "bad" bugs/worms/maggots. Just like with berries - some of those are poisonous. So I think it's a matter of trying and incorporating these proteins until they become normal
I'm genuinely pleasantly surprised at how open these two were to eating those dishes. Especially the last one! You are totally correct, we do tons of damage to the earth with our meat farming, and we should all reduce our meat consumption. I'm not a vegan or vegetarian, but things like this remind me to be respectful of our planet and to have a day or two a week where I can put in a little more effort to find/cook/try something meatless that's still delicious
I really appreciated how you guys handled this. Its a topic that I know most channels would add for a joke or a bit or something. You guys though showed off just how dedicated you are to all types of food by trying each dish with an open mind. Fuck yeah boys. I have a ton of respect for Mike too, he wasn't included in the "challenge" or whatever but he still stepped up and tried it all the same. Cheers.
45 years ago some kids brought a new snack to school. They were passed around and everyone loved them, that is until they found out the snack was chocolate covered ants. (The kids parents had an import shop from Japan).
Ants are actually good. Unlike the bugs you showed today, the right species adds a spice, or second of hot to a dish. And they are just visually easier to eat than a water bug...with those eyes, looking like something out of Independence Day
We had kids bring in chocolate covered crickets and meal worms in hard candy in high school, and it was a popular dare to eat it. I understand the concept/need, but agree with Barry, we were raised to react a certain way. If we found a bug in our food to send it back, make a fuss, close the restaurant. Even during culinary school I struggled with "non traditional" foods since I grew up in the Midwest with family that thought pineapple on pizza was crazy and tuna should only come from a can. Easing the general population into things like the cricket powder is probably the way to go. I would be willing to serve that to my kiddo, or in oat based cookies made to be high in protein for on the go meals. Tossing meal worms in mac n cheese is too extreme a jump I think, for most people.
A kid at my school brought in chocolate covered ants, and no one would try them until the kid said they were actually Rice Krispies in chocolate. I tried it and it was good. Still not sure if I ate bugs or not.
Kelly Reed but it's not so simple, I think. We were raise in the West, to think raw fish was unhealthy and disgusting. Now, who doesn't love sushi. Attitudes do change, albeit, slowly.
Tried mealworm when I went to a food caravan event this year. A hot mango chilli dip is the way to go guys. Take a chopstick, dip in the dip, dip in the worms. Enjoy. Crunchy and delicious. But I gotta admit, I needed a minute because my brain kept screaming. Knowing that they were raised in a professional and controlled farm (in Germany they need to have a certificate before they can sell those) helped though.
Here in Brazil is normal to eat certain ants, some are really really delicious. The Capim-Limão ant has an amazing herbal taste, and the Tanajuras are queen ants that once in a year go out to reproduce, delicious with some other ingredients. Isn't a very urban habit, but is normal.
I wouldn't say normal... Only if you're from the north, or you go to very high end restaurants. I wouldn't even go as far as to call it typical. But, if you take in account the amount of invertebrates we eat in minced meat and chocolate, that would sum up to at least 2% of an avarage brazilian's protain intake.
@@lewismaddock1654 aqui no interior de Minas come-se Tanajura. Antigamente era muito mais comum, mas não é uma coisa estranha, as pessoas acham relativamente normal, apesar de não ser mais comum.
Super proud of you guys! "starting a conversation" as you said could not be more right! We need to start thinking about how to solve our food scarcity problems before it's too late. Just by bringing this content to your viewers you have hopefully started a spark in one of your viewers minds on how to further this entomophagy movement. Well done on not being biased! Hats off to you all, you may have just given me the gusto to give this a shot.
At first I was like meh but when they said just how nutritious cricket flour is.. I would definitely buy and use that stuff! Thanks for another great vid, guys! Loved it! 💜
@AdventureTimeFan94 haha I don't but I'm sure I could add it to stuff in small amounts and mask the flavour. And if something is really good for me that doesn't taste great, I'll still eat it for the health benefits. And I usually end up liking it once I get used to it
Yeah but they taste delicious, bugs taste of shit and pus, because that what they eat, or it taste like dirt. Now there's varieties of bugs and ants that since their diet consiste of fruits, that have a sweet taste( in part of India they use those ants to make Chutney, and apparently its delicious). But its the proof that you cannot use just anykind of bugs. And like i allready said, i'd rather turn to Cannibalism then this.
That's not how taste works, some of the most popular food fish eat other animals shit. Cows don't taste like grass. This makes absolutely no sense, you're just scared to eat bugs my dude.
I didn't know that there were options before this video. I just imagined grilled insects being the only way to consume the alternative source of protein. Personally, I wouldn't be able to eat them if I saw them, but cricket flour is definitely something that I can consume. With it you're helping to save the planet, getting more macros for less and not gagging. Unless it's the positive kind, where you're gagging from the awesomeness of it all. Thank you guys!
Agreed! And maybe ask someone who is from a country where they regularly eat insects to come in and show y'all how to cook them! I'm sure you can find plenty of people with different backgrounds in London and online who are willing to help
I had insect burgers with friends. They're basically veggie patties, with about a third ground-up buffalo worms added, so you can't see it. A bit more crunchy than your average beef patty, but they taste really good.
@@rolfs2165 This is a really good point. I was thinking about the cricket flour from the video, and that maybe a high protein cookie type situation. I really love veggie burgers, so maaaybe I could get through a worm-burger. I don't know, I just got the shivers typing "worm burger" lol!
so you do not eat shrimps either? In my opinion anyone who eat that and turns their nose down on other bugs is a hypocrite. And yes you have been eating it for your hole life. Red colour, among other things, is for a big part made of lice. Food, Candy, Red curry even make up. Of cause you do not eat the last, but you do add it to your lips
10:10 love coming back to these videos and seeing absolute gold that i forgot about. "When wrapping gifts and you bite the tape and get a little bit in your mouth" analogy is gold!!!
I'm not against eating insects as an idea, but I'm personally sensitive to bitterness and texture. I'd be totally fine with that cake for example, but I don't really want to eat them whole. I don't do shrimp etc either (and you don't tend to eat them with their exoskeleton either, unlike you do with insects here) So if it comes down to it in the future, and I need to change my protein sources, give it to me ground up.
Small bugs have a much thinner exoskeleton so its not fair to compare them directly. I eat kiwifruit, apple, etc. with the peel on but not oranges, bananas, etc.... So it depends on the particular animal if eating the exoskeleton is ok or not. Same is true for different types of fish. And different types of meat. You don't see people eating deer meat with the skin on...but with chicken...many people prefer it with the skin.
salt and pepper prawns are typically prepared whole (aka with heads and exo). However, things with exo's, once deepfried, the exo loses toughness and becomes edible. One of they ways they do whole crab too. So yeh, preparation is the key.
I’m so happy that you guys addressed this and included comparisons to pork skin and shrimp. Access to protein is going to be a huge problem within 20 years. I would be fine with flour or proteins, but I don’t think I could eat straight up water bugs and worms unless I was going to starve to death.
I ate a cricket meal bar in Seattle, a brownie bar, actually. I found it rather nasty in the bitter and sourness. I think the texture was much the same as other high protein bars. So it’s more just a taste issue. To me, anyhow.
@@tanyanguyen3704 I think some of it has to do with how it's prepared. I've looked into trying to bake with cricket flour since I got home, and many recipes don't seem to consider the flavor much, just use it as a replacement for flour and maybe the eggs. I'd really like to see more chefs work with it in a way that tries to take the flavor more into account
James Scott exactly. I am not vegetarian any longer, but I hated framing food as “tofu that tastes like chicken”. Let it taste like tofu, and use that taste. I’m sure chefs could do the same with insects.
@@tanyanguyen3704 oh my goodness, I could not agree with you more! I'm by no means a vegetarian, but I enjoy vegetarian and vegan cooking, because it often forces me to find ways to get more flavor in my food. I LOVE tofu, but I don't love when people try to force it into some other kind of dish! Enjoy things like Mapo Tofu or miso soup, don't process it into chicken nugget form and charge a fortune for crying out loud!
Yes, this was actually what was missing with the last bug. Why was the rest put in a dish and the other just eaten dried, not seasoned and not prepared in any way?
Could there be an ultimate battle featuring alternative proteins? Hmmm? 🤔 Also, great use of your influence on the platform. Hoping to see more videos that explore maybe food alternatives. Keep up the great work! Always have my day 'sorted' with you. 👌
I love this topic! I have a severe shellfish allergy and I went veggie for a little while but wasn't getting enough protein. So I started to incorporate cricket flour into my diet as a supplement, but had to remove it because the proteins are too similar to that of crusteceans and was giving me allergic reactions :(
Do you live somewhere that sells quorn? My stepdad was a meat eater for 32 years and even he likes it. If you like chicken meat eaters tell me the quorn versions is the best fake chicken there is and they do lots of products. It's my favourite meat substitute
Really liked this video! I feared it would be a "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" trash video, but it was really informative. Would love to see an insect themed cooking battle!
5 years ago we probably filmed the former... but opinions and research has moved on. We can have a proper conversations now and it feels from these comments that you guys are grateful for them. Thanks!
I'd be interested to see you guys do some challenges with bugs, or some recipe reviews/tests. I'm no "tree hugger", but I've been keen on trying some gourmet insect recipes. If people can stomach chicken feet and century eggs, balut, etc etc then I don't see how bugs wouldn't be another "foodie" item on a menu!
I'm told that thai green crickets and spiced, cocoa-dusted scorpion are real delicacies. I'd definitely be interested in seeing what can really be done when you embrace these animals' flavours and work with them.
I recently had sour cream 'n' onion crickets and BBQ-flavored mealworms. With flavoring, they are actually pretty good. Nice crunch. I could see these being in a bowl at a bar as an accessible, slightly-adventurous, salty alternative to your usual bar peanuts. I've also tried scorpion, and that was a bit too crunchy for me. A long time ago, a missionary from Ecuador brought back giant earthworm (the size of a snake--Google it, I dare ya.), that had been dried in banana leaves. It was a common food item in the jungle villages in Ecuador. It tasted like expired jerky rubbed in dirt... Perhaps crickets are a better place to start. ;) Great video, all! I'm proud of you!
I've ate plenty of bugs as I like trying new things and because of survival training but earth worms taste like that earth no matter what you do to them it's an acquired flavor lol
@@jimmytesta1454 Yes. It's kind of hard to dress up the flavor of "mud that has been digested by a living mucus tube" but I guess people enjoy beets, which taste like dirt, so who knows...
You know, the thing I think I would hate most about eating bugs would be the legs...jut the feeling of hguhhghhg...I’m not into this. The cricket flour seems alright, definitely feels like it could go unnoticed, but I don’t think I could eat a whole bug dead or alive. The look of it is probably the worst part of it, and Barry was dead-on with his note of what everyone “typical reaction” is to bugs in your food...I’m not sure that I could get past that personally. Huge props to Jamie and Mike for handling it so well, but no way in h-e-double-hockey-sticks could I do that.
My main thought while watching this, was that while I recognize that alternative proteins will be an essential part of an ethical and environmentally-friendly future, the main thing which would keep me from eating them personally was that Barry and Jamie kept saying that they added pretty much nothing to the dishes they were included in. If bugs are full of protein and add their own flavors to a dish, then I'm all for trying it; if they're just *there* and don't actually taste good (or taste of anything) I don't see much of a point other than their sustainability. The comments I've read in this discussion that have been most intriguing to me (such as Leo Hendon's) was that there are ways to add flavor to the insects that might make a difference in the flavor of the dish. If bugs and insects are going to become a serious alternative protein in the West, a lot of serious discussion and R&D will have to be placed on figuring out what their unique flavors are, and what they can bring to the table. I don't think that this necessarily means we need to make them them taste *of* something else (like flavored crisps), or hiding them by making them into similar existing meat substitutes, but asking how their own individual flavors can be developed into something that people will like, and go out of their way to buy for its own sake.
Well done! Not only was it informative, but it carried your unique brand of humor. I have eaten bugs before. This video really touched on so many preconceptions we have about ingesting bugs/insects. Loved this video!
I would really have to try them out first, but if they don't particularly have a bad or good taste I don't see the need to have them whole in the dish besides shock factor. You can easily use it powdered and (I guess) get the same result, just like you did with the banana bread. That's actually a great idea!
The fact is that putting them in banana bread adds sugar and stuff to the dish If the point is to substitute them to meat than you should eat them like you eat meat
Barry did say that the meal worms added a pop and a bit of flavour, so there's a textural and taste benefit. Plus if you feel the need to grind them then it's still stemming from a "bugs are gross" mentality.
It's been a while since you did this video, could you revisit the bugs with some episodes looking at how to cook them properly? Maybe explore how different cultures traditionally eat them, as well as how western chefs are experimenting with them (maybe get the food team to come up with some ideas too) and of course a bug-themed pass-it-on.
in cambodia you can find some street stalls selling insects. we used to buy fried crickets for the family. they were done in a wok with garlic and spices, pretty much like you would do prawns
Id be down for some mac and meal worms. I used to feed my hedgehog mealies and he always seemed to enjoy the taste. Ive eaten all sorts of weird foods from snake to gator to grilled crickets. The last bug yall showed bothered me though... it looks too much like a roach and they make my skin crawl.
I have a hedgehog I named Larry that lives in my garden and eats the cats food and we never have any slugs in the garden because he eats them all. He seems to really enjoy it but I don't think humans would. Not saying insect protein is bad I just wouldn't trust a hedgehogs sense of taste. Also if you keep hedgehogs is there something I should be leaving out for him to eat other than letting him eat the cats food?
Elexious Musick I’ve made pasta with cricket flour before. It works pretty well. You do have to add a slight bit more wheat flour since the crickets only add bulk and do not absorb moisture from the eggs. All in all, they make the pasta taste nuttier and look as is you used some other alternative to wheat flour that has larger flecks in it(ie rye, quinoa, buckwheat, etc). Best with brown butter and sage, in my opinion!!!
@@xionmemoria I think the main difference is that shrimp has meat in it whislt a cricket has very little, maybe a grain fed locust is more similar to a shrimp
Ahh I have this stigma in my head when I see bugs, they're exoskeleton and the inside is white goo. Atlease whenever I look at a bug I get reminded of that (because roaches are like that) I know it's different for all the different types of bugs. But on that note I didn't start eating shrimp when it looked alive, I start eating it when it looked like meat. I wouldn't mind eating bugs, but when prepared I'd have a harder time eating a bug that reminds me of oozey crawly roaches than ones that look like chopped up pieces of chicken.
You'd probably have to add quite a bit of fat of one kind or another. Either animal or something like coconut. I'd think it would make a nicer "mince" or "ground meat" type dish, so it could be sauteed til slightly crisp like in a kibbee over rice, etc.
Nice to put the topic on the table and was funny seeing you guys tasting them! During some of my travels to Asia I have tried all sort of insects and must say you have chosen some of the ones that taste worst. Mealworms and crickets are probably the best tasting ones. Scorpions and tarantulas are also quite tasty, specially if fried. Try to avoid things with wings or hard shells, such as the water bug, as those parts have a really wierd texture and are hard to swallow. Grashopers are also quite good.
I'd love to see what Ben and James can come up with using insects. Primarily in the "disguised" variety, as that could make for a great episode (serving it to the others without them knowing about it), but it'd also be interesting to see their reactions to a "comparison" where they think the disguised one is made from regular stuff and the "new" version has visible bits in it.
I shared this video with my first year chef from culinary school. I really think this will be something the upcoming chefs will need to know more about. Fantastic job guys, brilliant idea.
the key point here was that our natural resources will be running low with increasing population: maybe soon you'll have no other alternative than eat crickets
@@meridzs The key point here was that we should *consider* alternatives not that they were the best choice. Another example would be wind turbines as an alternative source of energy. It doesn't work for every situation but for those that it does work for, it's beneficial. You can't just stick food in front of someone and expect them to eat it. I literally cannot put some foods in my mouth because I spit them out without a conscious thought. Assuming that everyone can switch over to a completely different food source is beyond ridiculous. You must first make the food palatable and presentable. th-cam.com/video/Tlgr96mhAGc/w-d-xo.html You can't do that for normal people with normal ways that the bugs are prepared. I could point to the dozens of cultures that eat rodents (noisebreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/barbeque-bat.jpg) as a normal part of their diet but I doubt you'd be comfortable if I brought you squirrel stew and told you that you had to eat it. Rabbit is better and millions of people in the US eat both. Most bugs just don't taste good and that's why they have such a hard time catching on in the West. Look at how they react to the cricket smoothie. Delicacies in other countries doesn't mean that it's good. Century eggs, nuff said.
@@The__Creeper sure but for example, vegan cheese 10 years ago was probably horrid. now it's great. so even if now the cricket smoothie doesn't taste that great, who knows how it could improve in the future. i'm just saying to be open to other options
I appreciate this video so much, especially that the guys know when to get serious/responsible about a really scary subject while also staying relatable and funny! The bugs in such a normal context gave me a lot to think about in regards to pulling back my USA-standard animal product consumption. I'm allergic to soy, so I've always thought it would be too hard and possibly harmful for me to be without usual meat/vegetarian substitutes, but now I'm excited to look into mealworms and cricket flour to hopefully make some changes!! I agree with some other comments too, it would be so awesome to see videos of you all altering standard recipes to include these ingredients!!! Thanks again guys, and idk why I wasn't subscribed before (because I check your channel quite often) so I am now
When I was a kid, the candy shop started to carry insects within candies along with packets of dried mealworms. I used to eat the mealworms all the time, they were coated in curry powder and were absolutely delicious. Fast-Forward 12 or so years later, I opt for the cricket powered protein bars because they are such a clean alternative to many of the crap bars at the store and don't don't taste awful. Within the last 6-8 months a few major grocery stores have begun selling cricket flour too! It's great to see ideas about this stuff changing, personally I am all for it. I loved this episode, thanks for bringing awareness to different types of protein!
Gonna take a bit more than that. You can make a grasshopper taste like the best chicken wing in the world, but as long as it still looks like a grasshopper, I'm gonna have a hard time getting it into my mouth to even get to the taste.
One of the best videos ever! Thank you for not only entertain, but also to entertain and spread awareness too! So proud to be a subscriber! lots of love xx
I watched a lot of Sorted Food videos and never commented before but this one particular video is really good and special. You highlighted the reason of why they might more sustainable food and actually trying to cook it well. Barry and Jamie as the testers are also very open minded and that's rly cool ♡ keep doing what you do guys, showing what real food is about and not just some number attractor recipes :)
Jamie and Barry are total troopers... I honestly didn't think barry would go to the end but he did !! Yall should do a vid to show people how to cook with insect proteins. Just think of the views.. haha
thank you for taking the educational and serious approach to this! It really means a lot. Also, as someone who struggles to eat traditional proteins in the morning (even though I function better when I do), the idea of protein in a baked good makes me really happy. Especially if it doesn't effect the taste too much!
aino moisander I doubt it- there is too much drama between Tyrone and Ben. I hear they met up once after Ben sold him for a Japanese knife but they had to physically stop Tyrone from throwing bits of blue cheese at him. It’s sad knowing that a family can be this ripped apart but it’s understandable considering. :/
I could probably do the cricket flour or maybe the protein powder. I am exactly the kind of person Jamie was talking about: you can eat a steak because it doesn't look like a cow, you can kind of remove yourself from that situation (and no, I don't like any seafood)
personal opinion, but i really think that its just a matter of getting over the fear that has been ingrained into our minds since we were kids. growing up, we were told that insects are dirty and creepy, and not being educated on such a topic would therefore make the whole experience of having to eat insects for protein weird and uncomfortable. but if we look at kids who grow up in a different culture, where they celebrate insects as a food source, they won't have any problems eating them. in fact, if we were to give these kids cheese for example, they may think us weird for eating moldy food.
would be good but so many new ideas are coming their way and they're just sticking to the same three types. No brownie point battle for months now... and those 3 methods of ________ are happening all too often. If they're interested in ratings.. the 3 ways dishes are rating very low compared to gadget testing, ultimate battles etc.
I love this so much, would love a challenge involving bug integration into dishes. It’s kind of reminiscent of hiding veg in desserts so kids get their nutrients without knowing.
Watch (or listen to!) the latest podcast to hear more of the guys' thoughts on insect protein: sorted.club/s4e5/
yeah, please, make a week where you cook with those things?
maybe go around look for recipes worldwide, (not necessary traveling but researching and then talk via skype, talk to some scientists and a lot of local people)
like mexican fried (were they cicadas?) mealworms, chocolate-covered insects, honey-ants for a desert..
Just look around and try to talk people who eat and cook with those ingredient worldwide, have them tell you what tastes well and what you need to avoid so it tastes well..) and at the end of the week you have 2 groups and an assortment of insects & maybe shrimp too and a lil contest:
choose 3 insects and then make up or decide for and then cook the best tasting recipe &desert you have to do with those insects?
IS IT PAID ADVERTISING / PRODUCT PLACEMENT???
I was stationed in South Korea in the middle 1980's and after the bars closed we would drink at little push cart's called sojo tents. They all served a cockroach type bug cooked in several types of dips and flavors. My favorite was the sea salt and the honey cured. I normally ate about half a pound of each along with 40-50 deep fried wontons filled with God knows what.
Could you please do a video on childhood favourites, but made from scratch/jazzed up a bit. (eg. Beans on toast, chicken nuggets with chips and veg)
Man made climate change is a massive hoax. They have changed their theory many times from the ground up and the current one requires the earth to be flat. That is why you find former heads of the ICC come out as whistle blowers. This isn't to say that climate change itself is a hoax just that the working idea of it being mostly man made is the hoax.
"We did that scientifically for the LOLs" Sums up Sorted really
I love this because I can’t imagine another channel on TH-cam doing this in such a responsible manner. EATING BUGS is such a click-drawing topic, and I love how there was no “watch the lads get grossed out and vomit” element to this. It was sincere and responsible, and I loved it.
This!
Wach the bugmas playlist by emmymadeinjapan! Loads of bugs and she tried "growing" them herself!
MissCarrie I was going to say that! I love Emmy ❤️
@@SweetMissCarrie Same! Here's her mealworm video: th-cam.com/video/RR8OaiUOhug/w-d-xo.html
I agree!
Fun fact: mealworms are used in the reptile keeping hobby frequently, and you can pull some of those lessons to this! You can do what's called "gut loading" (literally feeding them something you want the predator, in this case, yourself, to eat), and feed them something flavorful. Apparently feeding them cinnamon is pretty popular before eating them yourself!
I'd probably go with chicken stock powder and black pepper, but the chicken defeats the entire purpose lol
@@IneptOrange A lot of instant meat stocks are vegan, shockingly
It's more about what it elicits the flavor of, typically through pairings.
Onion powder and salt alone go a long way, and then things like sugar, the holy trinity, vegetables, herbs and spices, and rarely dairy make up the rest of the flavor profile.
I feed mealworms and wax worms to lizards on my hikes. Wax worms can be eaten by humans too. (Not the ones packaged for reptiles, of course.)
Mike's face when Jamie asked him "cheers?" is probably the funniest part of my day.
9:51 it's absolute gold
and I love the fact that he accepted :)
Meal Worms - gut load them, ie. feed them what you want them to taste like.
Feed them apples, citrus, fish, etc...they will taste like what you feed them.
Feed them smokey bacon before you cook them and they will taste like smokey bacon.
Feed them rotted flesh and guess what...
You won't swallow that, I promise.
Bugs alone.
Grasshoppers taste like shrimp. (Remove the legs before eating. The barbs on the legs will catch in your throat and esophagus.)
Beatles taste like roasted peanuts. (Remove the head, carapace, and wings as they are undigestable. It will give a whole new meaning to "roughage" if you do eat them.)
Scorpions taste like the cheese muscles you get at the Chinese buffet. (Be sure to cut off the last segment of the tail where the stinger and venom sack are located before cooking).
In all cases, cook your bug and worms.
Even earthworms (which taste like fish) have parasites. (Squeezing the poo out does not work. Purge them in water or you'll be eating dirt)
Be sure they are cooked well done and well through
Amazing. Glad to find a fellow. And I learned something new. I had a hard time with the beatles before, now I know what I did wrong. Thx!
You just made me think of the book How to Eat Fried Worms lol
Doesn't feeding them smokey bacon kinda defeat the purpose of eating them in the first place? It's probably a lot less bacon but still.
@@TheYannir If your goal is to reduce the footprint, you would need 1 pig for the bacon and ham and what not for the worms, where you'd need easily dozens for the equivelant amount of protein for humans directly.
So I'd say you could still raise pigs for bacon, but then serve meal worms for the bacon flavour, and you'd still be doing better for the environment than raising pigs for food for humans.
This is very interesting!
I love that the food industry just throws bugs out and says "eat them, they are healthy!" Rather than doing any sort of work to make them edible. You don't throw a cow on the table and tell a person to eat it. We butcher it, cook it, season it, and make it delicious. Once a section of the industry understands this, this sort of food will skyrocket.
Make a Dorito chip with a flavorful Cricket protein powder and it will sell like crazy. Maybe not at first, but it'll start.
Superstore in Canada now sells a Canadian-produced cricket flour in small bags, it looks like seasoning salt. I bought one, haven't yet worked up the courage to use it in home recipes, but I plan to try the banana bread/whole-grain loaf idea, or perhaps dumplings of some kind with a touch of cricket flour.
you cant really do much about it outside of crushing them into a powder or paste. they are too small to economically process in detail
Yes but it is $14 for 100g. My husband and I would love to start using cricket flour but that is waaaaaaay beyond our budget
@@Russtopia Did you ever use the cricket flour?
That's not accurate. The 'food industry' has been offering these in powdered forms or processed forms already for quite a while. Go to an asian supermarket that has a good stock and you'll also find them prepared in various ways.
It's just that interest hasn't been big enough to justify mass production in order to drive the prize down. Because most people still react with 'yeah, I'll just eat my beef instead' and trying to question the status quo is usually met with unreasonable aggression. Just think about how many circlejerk vegan jokes there are coursing about the internet. 10-15 years ago the exact same thing was what vegetarians had to face on a daily basis.
Let's face it, the issue is unwillingness to change habits and to adjust to the challenges of a more aware future, not whether insects are served processed or raw.
My kids always scoff down a bag of bugs,mainly crickets or coconut grubs from our local village market and love them. It's normal food here in nth east Thailand.
Amazing... would love to hear more about how they are prepared!
What happens in Thailand stays in Thailand.
Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew.@@SortedFood
What do Coconut grubs taste like. I live in Canada and have never even heard of them. I like bbq mealworms.
@@tammyanderson8885 Canada here as well, and mealworms seem to actually be decently common. We had them as pets in kindergarten so obviously that was the first time I ate one. But even now I have no issue buying a bag off Amazon and eating them. Kinda taste like bland corn to me!
Jamie: "I'll give anything a go once."
Ben: **smirks and snorts eversolightly**
Jamie: **IMMEDIATE regrets**
Saludos from Oaxaca, Mexico. I'm a retired Yank. I've been living here since 1987 and I'm an avid cook. Here we eat ants (lemony taste) Maguey Cactus Worms (nutty) and the infamous crickets (chapulines which the natives prepare with chili and lime, which I think overpowers their subtle flavor. I went with a local friend to catch fresh crickets in a nearby field and then sauteed them in garlic butter.) I enjoy eating new things and now that I'm pushing 70 and have a rather restricted diet, I'm happy for any variety the insect kingdom affords me. I've recently discovered your channel and enjoy it immensely. Best wishes to everyone abnormal, normal, crew etc JIM
I really appreciate that this was sincere and educational, rather than just being done for a gag or a laugh, as much as I love how funny you guys are. Obviously the last bit was meant to be a joke, but it really didn't seem like there was pressure on either Barry or Jamie to actually eat any of them, which so often you guys do.
It’s completely in the head and what I grew up with. I see shrimp, crab, even stuff like urchin (which frankly looks like snot) or oysters and other shellfish and I’m like “feed me Seymour!” But you show me a cricket (which is eaten here) and my skin crawls. A lot of commenters here are right, physically shrimps and prawns look like bugs and I even take great delight in sucking on the heads but eat a locust? No thank you.
By the way, kudos on the way you shot this. Thank you for not making it a “gross out” episode. You are all well aware there is nothing intrinsically gross about other people’s dietary habits and this is not what this video is about. And it’s a real concern, we do need better sources of protein. Unfortunately I’ll be one of those wimpy ones that need their insect food to be disguised.
You dont eat sea creatures whole, you eat only the muscle. Somehow they expect us to find eating a whole cricket to be appealing
Great point about how they scripted this, and didn’t make fun of other people’s diets.
+Matt Wells Crustaceans can be eaten whole. Softshell crabs are pretty popular. And if their shells are fried/crispy, shrimps can also be eaten whole, from head to tail.
@@wave1090 bugs' shells are nowhere near as hard, bud.
Shrimp/prawns shells look appetizing when cooked (bright red), but most insects aren't like that.
I cannot bring myself to eat undisguised worms and caterpillars. Shell-on insects may be fine by me, but I do not like shrimps/prawns with shells on.
Gosh, I was going "eww" at each unveiling, and yet, yes I love shrimps; I even eat escargots and oysters, which aren't really that much more appetizing when you look at them objectively.
As mentioned, most of the Western world is just raised on the idea that bugs in your food = bad, because that generally means the food has spoiled and you risk to get ill if you eat it... and yet again, look at the Casu Marzu! Speaking of, cheese and dry sausages are basically rotten food, while foie gras is a diseased organ...
All in all, this is not just a question of taste, but almost more a sociological and cultural question.
Foie gras liver isn't diseased, it's just fatty. Of course, that isn't healthy long term but those geese don't have a long term, lol.
@@bcaye fatty liver or hepatic steatosis IS diseased liver.
Like you said it's all about what you are brought up with. Due to my cultural background, Foie gras, escargot, and caviar sound absolutely disgusting to me, but they are delicacies in the western world.
Foie gras isn't a diseased organ.
@@DeltaAssaultGaming Foie gras is a liver that has undergone steatosis or "fatty liver disease". The makeup of liver cells changes to accommodate the increased fat storage, which is considered a disease state. This actually happens in humans, too: it was the disease that George Michael died from.
"We did that purely, scientifically... for the lolz."
"But we are making, oh [BEEP]"....
This was done, pardon the pun (actually, why am I apologizing for a pun on this channel?), tastefully. No pranks, no daring people to eat stuff without them knowing about it, no finger-ponting or gloating, no grossing someone out for a punchline - and still it was informative, respectful, AND FUN at the same time.
This video popped up on my recommends but I watched it when it first came out. On my first watch I loved this video, and on my second viewing I love it even more. I think this is the best video you lot have done: it's entertaining, topical, informative, and has a good storytelling arc from start to finish. I know it isn't near around one of your highest viewed videos but I hope you continue to produce content in this vein because it's sorely needed!
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I want to see the chefs try to incorporate insects to an already famous recipe, where they substitute the original protein with an alternative one(aka insects); just saying.
with what Jamie said about cows vs. steaks, and then feeling disproved by fish, i think it's worth pointing out that a lot of people will eat fish filet or a fish stick, but can't eat a whole fish with the head/eye still on it, because it looks too "once alive, now dead". A shrimp also has it's head removed. Then think about how many people hate the idea of lobster, because in many restaurants you have a tank with them still alive, and people can't get around the fact that it's still alive at the time of cooking it. but when served lobster tail, again, it's easier to disassociate it. hell, even some people can't eat a whole chicken sprawled out on a tray, but can eat a chicken breast they didn't have to deconstruct themselves. i think the reminder of movement/activity or the reminder that it was once something that could look back at you, is the stuff that gets people to go vegetarian or even vegan.
yeah that's the way it is for me. i don't like eating anything that still looks like it was once alive. i have no problem eating the meat itself though. makes me feel a little hypocritical. i'm not vegetarian though cause i don't have the ethical problem. i just don't like being reminded that what i'm eating was once a living creature.
I grew up in a family that was poor, and we hunted for much of our years protein.
When you take a life, you get a sorta religious-like sense of the life that is giving you life. I learned not to waste meat because if it.
Westerners have moved very far from that sacrifice.
I think that's certainly part of it, but the other part I think is important is that, even with a prawn, you usually eat the meat on it and leave the head/tail. We just don't eat whole animals much. The only case I can think of is small fish (e.g. whitebait), but all of those don't have that same crunch to them as an insect would. Personally I'd love to try some insects.
Hey man if you want to find some people who don't mind that "this is a dead animal were eating" try crawfish boils :D But I get it but most of the time the edible parts of animals are removed from the others is because most of the other parts are not edible. I mean sure we could remove the whole process of slaughtering and butchering animals but when you talk about mass production of foods most of what we eat is the muscle of the creatures. Thus the most efficient thing to do is not ship the other mass but rather break it down into those goods that will be worth transporting.
Hectichermit my husband is from Louisiana. We have done many a boil and are no strangers to pulling off heads!
Shout out to Jamie for eating that water bug whole. And to the guys for coming up with a video that could have long term consequences for how some people consume alternative protein. Lots of love from Long time viewer rare commenter.
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I really hope you guys now do an Ultimate Battle with insects as the theme! I'd love to see the creative ways to cook them you can come up with!
Ah, hell yeah! That's a perfect Ultimate Battle idea, either as the main dish, or as a complete blindside curve ball.
@@Darke_ExelbirthThat would be an interesting curveball. Right when they're about to start weighing out their ingredients for a baking episode tell them they have to substitute half their dry ingredients/flour for cricket flour or something similar. I can just see their faces!
When did you guys turn into grownups? Proud of you for giving it a go 👍
What a change from the days of exotic meat parties!
Barry had me dying with his present wrapping analogy
I've tried a few types of insects before like roasted ants
I LOVE that you guys have made this video and executed it in both a educational and fun (not scary) manner. I've been working with insects in dishes for years (crickets mainly) and I really do believe that it could be one of our future sources of protein (it's all about a varied diet with sustainability). Their miniscule land and water consumption and high feed conversion rate compared to beef and other grazing animals is huge part of that belief. The biggest obstacle in Western societies is the stigma and marketing in a very meat loving food industry. Thanks for having an open mind Sorted!
Mike's face when Jamie asked if he wanted to cheer was the best! Hahaha 😄
I only recently discovered Sorted, and LOVE IT! Probably 30+ binged videos in and I had to comment on THIS ONE. THANK YOU, for doing one on alt proteins and bug-foods... This is my favorite video thus far, and important enough for a foodie channel like this that I think you should do more in this as a series... Keep up the awesome work you all!
Crickets aren't bad, provided they're cleaned really well and deep fried to a crisp, they don't have that much flavor. They make great beer snacks once flavored with salt and seasoning. Probably the only bug I'd eat, but I'm definitely not gonna go cooking bugs anytime soon.
JojoKitty 1601 Mealworms taste really good in a stir fry
On GMM Rhett and Link tried flavoured crickets, they said it tasted very nice. Maybe try some of those? I honestly believe that if big influencers like Sorted and GMM are seen trying these things, it will have a bigger chance to catch on. I'll give it go if you guys are.
I've known people absolutely rave about thai green curry seasoned ones. The only problem is the legs, apparently.
Everything tastes better bacon flavoured
They said they're nice 'til they tried incorporating it into something wet 😂
Chapulines!
I've only tried bugs in a novelty sense as that is the only way they are available around me but I didn't think they were terrible.
The dried mealworms just tasted like potato chips to me, a very weak potato chip. That one I could see becoming more accessible and acceptable the easiest in western countries. (Also they are so easy to "cultivate" (idk) at home)
I had a cricket too and there really is a flavor that's not spectacular (mine also wasn't prepared in a way to make it taste good) but it's something that seems like you could get used to it eventually.
I've never had the silk worm pupae but I know that they're super common as a street food in South Korea. A lot of stalls sell them in little cups.
It would be great if there was also a sustainable way to harvest them though. With insect populations decreasing so dramatically all around the world, it'd be interesting to see how this could become a major protein source without decimating the insect population.
I feel like the mental hang-up with most people is that the presence of bugs in food is often an indicator of it being spoiled.
I.e. food left out gets maggots, or flies, etc.
I think that’s the breakdown for me.
I agree, but then again there's certain ways to distinguish "good" and "bad" bugs/worms/maggots. Just like with berries - some of those are poisonous. So I think it's a matter of trying and incorporating these proteins until they become normal
Another example: Mold.
You wouldnt eat mouldy gouda, but Gorgonzola is amazing
I'm genuinely pleasantly surprised at how open these two were to eating those dishes. Especially the last one!
You are totally correct, we do tons of damage to the earth with our meat farming, and we should all reduce our meat consumption. I'm not a vegan or vegetarian, but things like this remind me to be respectful of our planet and to have a day or two a week where I can put in a little more effort to find/cook/try something meatless that's still delicious
I really appreciated how you guys handled this. Its a topic that I know most channels would add for a joke or a bit or something. You guys though showed off just how dedicated you are to all types of food by trying each dish with an open mind. Fuck yeah boys. I have a ton of respect for Mike too, he wasn't included in the "challenge" or whatever but he still stepped up and tried it all the same. Cheers.
45 years ago some kids brought a new snack to school. They were passed around and everyone loved them, that is until they found out the snack was chocolate covered ants. (The kids parents had an import shop from Japan).
I wonder how many would have tried them if they knew first.
Ants are actually good. Unlike the bugs you showed today, the right species adds a spice, or second of hot to a dish. And they are just visually easier to eat than a water bug...with those eyes, looking like something out of Independence Day
We had kids bring in chocolate covered crickets and meal worms in hard candy in high school, and it was a popular dare to eat it. I understand the concept/need, but agree with Barry, we were raised to react a certain way. If we found a bug in our food to send it back, make a fuss, close the restaurant. Even during culinary school I struggled with "non traditional" foods since I grew up in the Midwest with family that thought pineapple on pizza was crazy and tuna should only come from a can. Easing the general population into things like the cricket powder is probably the way to go. I would be willing to serve that to my kiddo, or in oat based cookies made to be high in protein for on the go meals. Tossing meal worms in mac n cheese is too extreme a jump I think, for most people.
A kid at my school brought in chocolate covered ants, and no one would try them until the kid said they were actually Rice Krispies in chocolate. I tried it and it was good.
Still not sure if I ate bugs or not.
Kelly Reed but it's not so simple, I think.
We were raise in the West, to think raw fish was unhealthy and disgusting.
Now, who doesn't love sushi.
Attitudes do change, albeit, slowly.
Jamie: I'll give anything a go once....bens muted reaction was priceless!!
Tried mealworm when I went to a food caravan event this year.
A hot mango chilli dip is the way to go guys.
Take a chopstick, dip in the dip, dip in the worms. Enjoy. Crunchy and delicious. But I gotta admit, I needed a minute because my brain kept screaming. Knowing that they were raised in a professional and controlled farm (in Germany they need to have a certificate before they can sell those) helped though.
Here in Brazil is normal to eat certain ants, some are really really delicious. The Capim-Limão ant has an amazing herbal taste, and the Tanajuras are queen ants that once in a year go out to reproduce, delicious with some other ingredients. Isn't a very urban habit, but is normal.
Thanks for that, appreciated
I ate mealworms, dried and slightly cooked before, they aren't bad at all. The flour is better because of the texture, the mealworms are a little dry.
I wouldn't say normal... Only if you're from the north, or you go to very high end restaurants. I wouldn't even go as far as to call it typical. But, if you take in account the amount of invertebrates we eat in minced meat and chocolate, that would sum up to at least 2% of an avarage brazilian's protain intake.
@@lewismaddock1654
aqui no interior de Minas come-se Tanajura. Antigamente era muito mais comum, mas não é uma coisa estranha, as pessoas acham relativamente normal, apesar de não ser mais comum.
Maybe on some regions, but is not at all a typical Brazilian dish. Never seen someone in the South eating insects.
Top points for Ben with his quick comeback to Jamie about shrimp.
Crustaceans are just big woodlice, really.
Super proud of you guys!
"starting a conversation" as you said could not be more right! We need to start thinking about how to solve our food scarcity problems before it's too late. Just by bringing this content to your viewers you have hopefully started a spark in one of your viewers minds on how to further this entomophagy movement. Well done on not being biased! Hats off to you all, you may have just given me the gusto to give this a shot.
The look on Mike's face when Jamie says "Cheers?" Is absolutely priceless
Please try making homemade Dutch kroketten (or stroopwafels!)
Second that!
Please Sorted, make some dutch foods. You’ve got allt of Dutch fans. Keep up the good work:)!
pakking ja!!!!! maar dat zijn gewoon mini kroketten hahaha
BITTERBALLEN😍😍
Renn Oh, yeeeeees! That’s such a big part of my childhood...
Funny, educationally and enterataining. This has been the hardest episode to watch regarding insects and I am most definitely not ready.
At first I was like meh but when they said just how nutritious cricket flour is.. I would definitely buy and use that stuff!
Thanks for another great vid, guys! Loved it! 💜
Be careful if you're allergic to shellfish. You could be allergic to crickets as well.
@@JMonkey222 I'm not but that's really good to know, thank you! :)
@AdventureTimeFan94 haha I don't but I'm sure I could add it to stuff in small amounts and mask the flavour. And if something is really good for me that doesn't taste great, I'll still eat it for the health benefits. And I usually end up liking it once I get used to it
Wow I didn't realize so many people liked my comment, that's really nice :)
Yeah those nutritional facts were kinda mind blowing
I eat crab and shrimp. Both are giant bugs.
you're not wrong lmao
As are lobsters and crayfish.,
Yeah but they taste delicious, bugs taste of shit and pus, because that what they eat, or it taste like dirt.
Now there's varieties of bugs and ants that since their diet consiste of fruits, that have a sweet taste( in part of India they use those ants to make Chutney, and apparently its delicious).
But its the proof that you cannot use just anykind of bugs.
And like i allready said, i'd rather turn to Cannibalism then this.
I think not eating the shells is a selling point. None of the splintery “cello” tape sensation Barry mentioned.
That's not how taste works, some of the most popular food fish eat other animals shit. Cows don't taste like grass. This makes absolutely no sense, you're just scared to eat bugs my dude.
I didn't know that there were options before this video. I just imagined grilled insects being the only way to consume the alternative source of protein.
Personally, I wouldn't be able to eat them if I saw them, but cricket flour is definitely something that I can consume. With it you're helping to save the planet, getting more macros for less and not gagging. Unless it's the positive kind, where you're gagging from the awesomeness of it all.
Thank you guys!
Please do this again, but actually season them and use them in dishes where they really work!
Yes, this is a good idea.
Yeah, i mean, the flavor is really good with spicy chilis or tropical fruits! I wouldn't eat them unseasoned, though.
Agreed! And maybe ask someone who is from a country where they regularly eat insects to come in and show y'all how to cook them! I'm sure you can find plenty of people with different backgrounds in London and online who are willing to help
I can't get past the psychological part of eating bugs. I have the worst bug phobia!!!! HOW DO YOU DO IT!?
I had insect burgers with friends. They're basically veggie patties, with about a third ground-up buffalo worms added, so you can't see it. A bit more crunchy than your average beef patty, but they taste really good.
they are dead and cant hurt me, that's how i did it in thailand. and i tried whole honey roasted beetles, crickets and a whole scorpion on a skeewer.
@@rolfs2165 This is a really good point. I was thinking about the cricket flour from the video, and that maybe a high protein cookie type situation. I really love veggie burgers, so maaaybe I could get through a worm-burger. I don't know, I just got the shivers typing "worm burger" lol!
@@FilipBergendahl I wish I could use logic on my fear of bugs! Even the ones that aren't dangerous in any way to me scare me senseless!
so you do not eat shrimps either? In my opinion anyone who eat that and turns their nose down on other bugs is a hypocrite. And yes you have been eating it for your hole life. Red colour, among other things, is for a big part made of lice. Food, Candy, Red curry even make up. Of cause you do not eat the last, but you do add it to your lips
10:10 love coming back to these videos and seeing absolute gold that i forgot about. "When wrapping gifts and you bite the tape and get a little bit in your mouth" analogy is gold!!!
I'm not against eating insects as an idea, but I'm personally sensitive to bitterness and texture. I'd be totally fine with that cake for example, but I don't really want to eat them whole. I don't do shrimp etc either (and you don't tend to eat them with their exoskeleton either, unlike you do with insects here) So if it comes down to it in the future, and I need to change my protein sources, give it to me ground up.
Small bugs have a much thinner exoskeleton so its not fair to compare them directly.
I eat kiwifruit, apple, etc. with the peel on but not oranges, bananas, etc....
So it depends on the particular animal if eating the exoskeleton is ok or not.
Same is true for different types of fish.
And different types of meat.
You don't see people eating deer meat with the skin on...but with chicken...many people prefer it with the skin.
salt and pepper prawns are typically prepared whole (aka with heads and exo). However, things with exo's, once deepfried, the exo loses toughness and becomes edible. One of they ways they do whole crab too. So yeh, preparation is the key.
@@brokenwave6125 wait wait wait wait, you eat the peel on kiwi?!?!
@@GoldenMechaTiger it's edible.
@@user-fc8mf2is4b So is cardboard
I’m so happy that you guys addressed this and included comparisons to pork skin and shrimp. Access to protein is going to be a huge problem within 20 years. I would be fine with flour or proteins, but I don’t think I could eat straight up water bugs and worms unless I was going to starve to death.
I really appreciate that you approached this topic with nuance while still being honest about the reaction to "eating bugs" we have. Great video!
I spent several months hiking on the Appalachian Trail, and I carried cricket powder meal bars from Exo Protein, and they tasted pretty good!
I ate a cricket meal bar in Seattle, a brownie bar, actually. I found it rather nasty in the bitter and sourness. I think the texture was much the same as other high protein bars. So it’s more just a taste issue. To me, anyhow.
@@tanyanguyen3704 I think some of it has to do with how it's prepared. I've looked into trying to bake with cricket flour since I got home, and many recipes don't seem to consider the flavor much, just use it as a replacement for flour and maybe the eggs. I'd really like to see more chefs work with it in a way that tries to take the flavor more into account
James Scott exactly. I am not vegetarian any longer, but I hated framing food as “tofu that tastes like chicken”. Let it taste like tofu, and use that taste. I’m sure chefs could do the same with insects.
@@tanyanguyen3704 oh my goodness, I could not agree with you more! I'm by no means a vegetarian, but I enjoy vegetarian and vegan cooking, because it often forces me to find ways to get more flavor in my food. I LOVE tofu, but I don't love when people try to force it into some other kind of dish! Enjoy things like Mapo Tofu or miso soup, don't process it into chicken nugget form and charge a fortune for crying out loud!
The PA section of the AT is enough to make *anything* taste like the best meal you've ever had 😂
Ultimate Insect Cooking Battle! And the insects must be recognizable. Can you make westerners look at bugs and think 'tasty'?
Add E no
Yes, this was actually what was missing with the last bug. Why was the rest put in a dish and the other just eaten dried, not seasoned and not prepared in any way?
Beautifully done with open minds. Thank you so much for being so open and honest with this!
great educational approach, really enjoyed that! well done :)
Could there be an ultimate battle featuring alternative proteins? Hmmm? 🤔
Also, great use of your influence on the platform. Hoping to see more videos that explore maybe food alternatives.
Keep up the great work! Always have my day 'sorted' with you. 👌
I love this topic! I have a severe shellfish allergy and I went veggie for a little while but wasn't getting enough protein. So I started to incorporate cricket flour into my diet as a supplement, but had to remove it because the proteins are too similar to that of crusteceans and was giving me allergic reactions :(
Do you live somewhere that sells quorn? My stepdad was a meat eater for 32 years and even he likes it. If you like chicken meat eaters tell me the quorn versions is the best fake chicken there is and they do lots of products. It's my favourite meat substitute
Thanks for this info. I'm allergic to seafood, so I will use caution should I ever try insects as a protein source
Thank you for the subtitles!!!!
From a hard of hearing fan❤️❤️❤️
Wow. Didn't realize how many ways insects can be used in food.. Great video guyss👌❤️
boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew! Eat that bug, it's good for you!
Ben's reaction to Jamie's "I'll give anything a go once" was priceless. lol
Really liked this video! I feared it would be a "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" trash video, but it was really informative. Would love to see an insect themed cooking battle!
5 years ago we probably filmed the former... but opinions and research has moved on. We can have a proper conversations now and it feels from these comments that you guys are grateful for them. Thanks!
YES! That would be so much fun!
I'd be interested to see you guys do some challenges with bugs, or some recipe reviews/tests. I'm no "tree hugger", but I've been keen on trying some gourmet insect recipes. If people can stomach chicken feet and century eggs, balut, etc etc then I don't see how bugs wouldn't be another "foodie" item on a menu!
I'm told that thai green crickets and spiced, cocoa-dusted scorpion are real delicacies. I'd definitely be interested in seeing what can really be done when you embrace these animals' flavours and work with them.
I am so proud of you both, and Mike for trying those bugs. I myself, could not have, I actually shook at the bodies on the plate. Kudos guys !
I recently had sour cream 'n' onion crickets and BBQ-flavored mealworms. With flavoring, they are actually pretty good. Nice crunch. I could see these being in a bowl at a bar as an accessible, slightly-adventurous, salty alternative to your usual bar peanuts. I've also tried scorpion, and that was a bit too crunchy for me. A long time ago, a missionary from Ecuador brought back giant earthworm (the size of a snake--Google it, I dare ya.), that had been dried in banana leaves. It was a common food item in the jungle villages in Ecuador. It tasted like expired jerky rubbed in dirt... Perhaps crickets are a better place to start. ;)
Great video, all! I'm proud of you!
BBQ meal worms are awesome.
I've ate plenty of bugs as I like trying new things and because of survival training but earth worms taste like that earth no matter what you do to them it's an acquired flavor lol
@@jimmytesta1454 Yes. It's kind of hard to dress up the flavor of "mud that has been digested by a living mucus tube" but I guess people enjoy beets, which taste like dirt, so who knows...
Wow. I want that now.
You know, the thing I think I would hate most about eating bugs would be the legs...jut the feeling of hguhhghhg...I’m not into this. The cricket flour seems alright, definitely feels like it could go unnoticed, but I don’t think I could eat a whole bug dead or alive. The look of it is probably the worst part of it, and Barry was dead-on with his note of what everyone “typical reaction” is to bugs in your food...I’m not sure that I could get past that personally. Huge props to Jamie and Mike for handling it so well, but no way in h-e-double-hockey-sticks could I do that.
My main thought while watching this, was that while I recognize that alternative proteins will be an essential part of an ethical and environmentally-friendly future, the main thing which would keep me from eating them personally was that Barry and Jamie kept saying that they added pretty much nothing to the dishes they were included in. If bugs are full of protein and add their own flavors to a dish, then I'm all for trying it; if they're just *there* and don't actually taste good (or taste of anything) I don't see much of a point other than their sustainability. The comments I've read in this discussion that have been most intriguing to me (such as Leo Hendon's) was that there are ways to add flavor to the insects that might make a difference in the flavor of the dish. If bugs and insects are going to become a serious alternative protein in the West, a lot of serious discussion and R&D will have to be placed on figuring out what their unique flavors are, and what they can bring to the table. I don't think that this necessarily means we need to make them them taste *of* something else (like flavored crisps), or hiding them by making them into similar existing meat substitutes, but asking how their own individual flavors can be developed into something that people will like, and go out of their way to buy for its own sake.
Well done! Not only was it informative, but it carried your unique brand of humor.
I have eaten bugs before. This video really touched on so many preconceptions we have about ingesting bugs/insects. Loved this video!
I would really have to try them out first, but if they don't particularly have a bad or good taste I don't see the need to have them whole in the dish besides shock factor. You can easily use it powdered and (I guess) get the same result, just like you did with the banana bread. That's actually a great idea!
The fact is that putting them in banana bread adds sugar and stuff to the dish
If the point is to substitute them to meat than you should eat them like you eat meat
Barry did say that the meal worms added a pop and a bit of flavour, so there's a textural and taste benefit. Plus if you feel the need to grind them then it's still stemming from a "bugs are gross" mentality.
Meal worms are good whole.... they just are.
It's been a while since you did this video, could you revisit the bugs with some episodes looking at how to cook them properly? Maybe explore how different cultures traditionally eat them, as well as how western chefs are experimenting with them (maybe get the food team to come up with some ideas too) and of course a bug-themed pass-it-on.
in cambodia you can find some street stalls selling insects. we used to buy fried crickets for the family. they were done in a wok with garlic and spices, pretty much like you would do prawns
Id be down for some mac and meal worms. I used to feed my hedgehog mealies and he always seemed to enjoy the taste.
Ive eaten all sorts of weird foods from snake to gator to grilled crickets. The last bug yall showed bothered me though... it looks too much like a roach and they make my skin crawl.
Halo Kitty they’re really fucking annoying when you live in super wet areas. But they aren’t that bad. I wouldn’t eat one though 😂
It is a roach, I believe. We get them here in Texas and they’re terrifying.
I have a hedgehog I named Larry that lives in my garden and eats the cats food and we never have any slugs in the garden because he eats them all. He seems to really enjoy it but I don't think humans would. Not saying insect protein is bad I just wouldn't trust a hedgehogs sense of taste. Also if you keep hedgehogs is there something I should be leaving out for him to eat other than letting him eat the cats food?
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I’ve eaten live mealworms and they pop and then taste creamy. And they’re chewy. Not bad but off putting
Ultimate insect battle with any form of insect protein. Example being handmade pasta with insect flour.
Elexious Musick I’ve made pasta with cricket flour before. It works pretty well. You do have to add a slight bit more wheat flour since the crickets only add bulk and do not absorb moisture from the eggs. All in all, they make the pasta taste nuttier and look as is you used some other alternative to wheat flour that has larger flecks in it(ie rye, quinoa, buckwheat, etc). Best with brown butter and sage, in my opinion!!!
Out of all the boyz, Barry is the one I'd least expect to eat insects
Kudos to him - glad to be totally wrong.
Our lil boy is all grow'd up
Have you looked at a shrimp? That thing is just a water bug, exo skeleton and all
@@xionmemoria I think the main difference is that shrimp has meat in it whislt a cricket has very little, maybe a grain fed locust is more similar to a shrimp
@@xionmemoria You've just described the majority of cooking methods for bug larvae, as well.
Which is why I don't eat shrimp ;)
Ahh I have this stigma in my head when I see bugs, they're exoskeleton and the inside is white goo. Atlease whenever I look at a bug I get reminded of that (because roaches are like that)
I know it's different for all the different types of bugs. But on that note I didn't start eating shrimp when it looked alive, I start eating it when it looked like meat.
I wouldn't mind eating bugs, but when prepared I'd have a harder time eating a bug that reminds me of oozey crawly roaches than ones that look like chopped up pieces of chicken.
You forget who you are talking to. You mean prawns, don't you :)
Well done Barry and Jaime!!! Ben and Mike you did fantastic job with describing all of this.
Would love to see more of these!
We just enjoy approaching the subject matter with something visual for video too!
I've had chocolate-covered ants, and they're really nice; they've got a sweet/salty salted caramel vibe
As a german, i'm asking myself, with proper spicing, could you make a bug sausage?
You'd probably have to add quite a bit of fat of one kind or another. Either animal or something like coconut. I'd think it would make a nicer "mince" or "ground meat" type dish, so it could be sauteed til slightly crisp like in a kibbee over rice, etc.
I think Rhett and Link did that once on GMM. Can't remember what episode but it definitely ringing a bell. Sausage roulette or an earlier one.....?
still not convinced how Simba grew up to be a normal sized lion. he probably ate truck loads of insects then
Film theory already covered that topic
they just drew him bigger
Nice to put the topic on the table and was funny seeing you guys tasting them!
During some of my travels to Asia I have tried all sort of insects and must say you have chosen some of the ones that taste worst. Mealworms and crickets are probably the best tasting ones. Scorpions and tarantulas are also quite tasty, specially if fried. Try to avoid things with wings or hard shells, such as the water bug, as those parts have a really wierd texture and are hard to swallow. Grashopers are also quite good.
Expectet a gross insect eating video but this was a really well made and informative Video.
I'd love to see what Ben and James can come up with using insects. Primarily in the "disguised" variety, as that could make for a great episode (serving it to the others without them knowing about it), but it'd also be interesting to see their reactions to a "comparison" where they think the disguised one is made from regular stuff and the "new" version has visible bits in it.
I shared this video with my first year chef from culinary school. I really think this will be something the upcoming chefs will need to know more about. Fantastic job guys, brilliant idea.
I think i'll stick to beans, nuts, seeds and wholegrains for my protein.
It's the screams of agony that gives steak its delicious flavor.
Don't you have anything better to do?
the key point here was that our natural resources will be running low with increasing population: maybe soon you'll have no other alternative than eat crickets
@@meridzs The key point here was that we should *consider* alternatives not that they were the best choice.
Another example would be wind turbines as an alternative source of energy. It doesn't work for every situation but for those that it does work for, it's beneficial. You can't just stick food in front of someone and expect them to eat it. I literally cannot put some foods in my mouth because I spit them out without a conscious thought.
Assuming that everyone can switch over to a completely different food source is beyond ridiculous. You must first make the food palatable and presentable. th-cam.com/video/Tlgr96mhAGc/w-d-xo.html You can't do that for normal people with normal ways that the bugs are prepared. I could point to the dozens of cultures that eat rodents (noisebreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/barbeque-bat.jpg) as a normal part of their diet but I doubt you'd be comfortable if I brought you squirrel stew and told you that you had to eat it. Rabbit is better and millions of people in the US eat both. Most bugs just don't taste good and that's why they have such a hard time catching on in the West. Look at how they react to the cricket smoothie. Delicacies in other countries doesn't mean that it's good. Century eggs, nuff said.
@@The__Creeper sure but for example, vegan cheese 10 years ago was probably horrid. now it's great. so even if now the cricket smoothie doesn't taste that great, who knows how it could improve in the future. i'm just saying to be open to other options
I ate an ant at a survival school when I was a kid. It tasted like a lemon drop.
cryofpaine many species of ant are used for just that purpose by chefs, quite a few species are reported to have a citrus profile to them.
The wild ants you find in your home are spicy
In some parts of Brazil it's very usual to fry ants. They pop like pop corn, have similar texture and smell like lemon or Cymbopogon (lemongrass).
I’ve eaten ants before too, they did not taste like lemon drops tho..... personally I like chapulines 🦗
@@itzelhernandez7746 not all ants produce acid as a weaon
I appreciate this video so much, especially that the guys know when to get serious/responsible about a really scary subject while also staying relatable and funny! The bugs in such a normal context gave me a lot to think about in regards to pulling back my USA-standard animal product consumption. I'm allergic to soy, so I've always thought it would be too hard and possibly harmful for me to be without usual meat/vegetarian substitutes, but now I'm excited to look into mealworms and cricket flour to hopefully make some changes!! I agree with some other comments too, it would be so awesome to see videos of you all altering standard recipes to include these ingredients!!! Thanks again guys, and idk why I wasn't subscribed before (because I check your channel quite often) so I am now
When I was a kid my grandfather used to tell me that eating ants was good for your eyes... and I ate them..... by the ‘ant’fuls...
Guys, I would love to see some recipes with bugs. Just to try at home. It could be tasty!
Good idea!
When I was a kid, the candy shop started to carry insects within candies along with packets of dried mealworms. I used to eat the mealworms all the time, they were coated in curry powder and were absolutely delicious. Fast-Forward 12 or so years later, I opt for the cricket powered protein bars because they are such a clean alternative to many of the crap bars at the store and don't don't taste awful. Within the last 6-8 months a few major grocery stores have begun selling cricket flour too! It's great to see ideas about this stuff changing, personally I am all for it.
I loved this episode, thanks for bringing awareness to different types of protein!
How to make people eat bugs: just make them taste good and not like dry Earth
Gonna take a bit more than that. You can make a grasshopper taste like the best chicken wing in the world, but as long as it still looks like a grasshopper, I'm gonna have a hard time getting it into my mouth to even get to the taste.
One of the best videos ever! Thank you for not only entertain, but also to entertain and spread awareness too! So proud to be a subscriber! lots of love xx
I watched a lot of Sorted Food videos and never commented before but this one particular video is really good and special. You highlighted the reason of why they might more sustainable food and actually trying to cook it well. Barry and Jamie as the testers are also very open minded and that's rly cool ♡ keep doing what you do guys, showing what real food is about and not just some number attractor recipes :)
Great video guys! Love your respectful open approach to this topic.
“Slimy, yet satisfying.”
"we're not inhumane, like this is dead" omg hahahah
If I had someone like Mike to emotionally support me through the first bites like he did with Jamie, I might try eating insects too.
Jamie and Barry are total troopers... I honestly didn't think barry would go to the end but he did !! Yall should do a vid to show people how to cook with insect proteins. Just think of the views.. haha
thank you for taking the educational and serious approach to this! It really means a lot.
Also, as someone who struggles to eat traditional proteins in the morning (even though I function better when I do), the idea of protein in a baked good makes me really happy. Especially if it doesn't effect the taste too much!
Wait what? Barry eating banana bread?!?! What next? Is Tyrone gonna come and make a cameo????
aino moisander I doubt it- there is too much drama between Tyrone and Ben. I hear they met up once after Ben sold him for a Japanese knife but they had to physically stop Tyrone from throwing bits of blue cheese at him. It’s sad knowing that a family can be this ripped apart but it’s understandable considering. :/
Ben and James should try to make dishes from 'Jaime's 15 minute meals' in only 15 minutes. I wanna see if it's possible
Jamie did it a few years ago in under 15 minutes, on the SortedFood on FoodTube playlist I think
I could probably do the cricket flour or maybe the protein powder.
I am exactly the kind of person Jamie was talking about: you can eat a steak because it doesn't look like a cow, you can kind of remove yourself from that situation (and no, I don't like any seafood)
personal opinion, but i really think that its just a matter of getting over the fear that has been ingrained into our minds since we were kids. growing up, we were told that insects are dirty and creepy, and not being educated on such a topic would therefore make the whole experience of having to eat insects for protein weird and uncomfortable. but if we look at kids who grow up in a different culture, where they celebrate insects as a food source, they won't have any problems eating them. in fact, if we were to give these kids cheese for example, they may think us weird for eating moldy food.
You should do an insect ultimate battle now!!
Yep! This would be GREAT.
Yes. I'd love to see what they come up with.
Yes! That would be awsome to watch
would be good but so many new ideas are coming their way and they're just sticking to the same three types. No brownie point battle for months now... and those 3 methods of ________ are happening all too often. If they're interested in ratings.. the 3 ways dishes are rating very low compared to gadget testing, ultimate battles etc.
I love this so much, would love a challenge involving bug integration into dishes. It’s kind of reminiscent of hiding veg in desserts so kids get their nutrients without knowing.