I second this - cow based protein and cricket based protein both supply adequate value in an average human diet - why is there such a stigma against one versus the other?
I ordered a cricket steak and was a little disappointed.
But seriously its not stigma, its cuisine preference.
Mmm.... .0003 oz cutlets.
Crickets don't taste like much. But we also each chicken. It's all about how you prepare it.
I meant it as a joke about the size of crickets but I didn't write it very well.
I liked it :)
I had them fried and seasoned/salted iirc, they were surprisingly good little snack. I think it'd take a bit of time for most people to not be squeamish about casually eating them, rather than as a little novelty thing at a food festival.
It's cultural of course, but the funny thing is that kinda-insects are already culturally accepted food in the west – but only ones from the sea such as shrimp, crabs, etc.
I don't think it's a matter of "ew gross bugs" it's that there is always a strong undertone of "we should ban beef and replace it with bugs" in these conversations. That kind of thing gets people riled up, and it should.