First of all, what exactly is cockroach milk? Is it even possible to milk a cockroach? It’s not like they have nipples or udders, right? Well here’s how it works. The “milk” is actually a protein-dense combination of liquid and crystals produced by the female Pacific beetle cockroach. (Supposedly, it looks like glitter.) The pale, yellow liquid is typically used to feed her embryos inside her.
While cockroach milk has a ton of nutritional potential, it faces more than a few obstacles in terms of getting to market just yet. Scientists have yet to figure out a way to commercially harvest the fluid from the insect on a mass scale. And even if the technology was perfected, there’s the pesky issue of branding.
Click here to read the full article “Can You Milk a Cockroach?” by Jessica Gentile for Chowhound.
