Pretty much your standard article on edible insects, except that it is coming from CNN today. Not the first time, but certainly a rarity for the mainstream press…also, that they are pushing the taste benefits as opposed to the environmental benefits.
Locust soufflé. Mealworm chocolate truffles. Caterpillar lasagna. Mouth-watering enough for you? If acquainting Western taste buds with insect food is a tall order, maybe it’s time to try the time-honored ploys of advertising, new research suggests.
Promoting insects as tasty — or even as a luxurious delicacy — could help change both attitudes and menus, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition. “Many people think of insects having a similar taste (not necessarily texture) as nuts,” Sebastian Berger, lead author of the study and an assistant professor of organization at the University of Bern in Switzerland, wrote in an email.
