Comments on: Invertebrate Snacks at Selfridges (part 1) http://www.locusviridis.co.uk/sections/archives/61 The ramblings of a British Entomologist Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:06:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sections » Blog Archive » Invertebrate Snacks at Selfridges (part 3) http://www.locusviridis.co.uk/sections/archives/61/comment-page-1#comment-17 Sections » Blog Archive » Invertebrate Snacks at Selfridges (part 3) Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:38:00 +0000 http://www.locusviridis.co.uk/sections/?p=61#comment-17 [...] on from two earlier posts (first post, second post) I tried the three invertebrate snacks that I got from Selfridges and, using the [...] [...] on from two earlier posts (first post, second post) I tried the three invertebrate snacks that I got from Selfridges and, using the [...]

]]> By: Sections » Blog Archive » Snacks at Selfridges (part 2) http://www.locusviridis.co.uk/sections/archives/61/comment-page-1#comment-12 Sections » Blog Archive » Snacks at Selfridges (part 2) Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:32:26 +0000 http://www.locusviridis.co.uk/sections/?p=61#comment-12 [...] in December I wrote about a new range of snacks that Selfridges had started to sell, and during a Christmas trip to London I visited Selfridges to [...] [...] in December I wrote about a new range of snacks that Selfridges had started to sell, and during a Christmas trip to London I visited Selfridges to [...]

]]> By: lofaesofa http://www.locusviridis.co.uk/sections/archives/61/comment-page-1#comment-11 lofaesofa Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:08:05 +0000 http://www.locusviridis.co.uk/sections/?p=61#comment-11 Dave, your comments make sense and I will probably try keeping my own <i>Acheta domesticus</i> and <i>Tenebrio molitor</i> for human consumption. What other species would you recommend trying? Dave, your comments make sense and I will probably try keeping my own Acheta domesticus and Tenebrio molitor for human consumption. What other species would you recommend trying?

]]> By: Dave Gracer http://www.locusviridis.co.uk/sections/archives/61/comment-page-1#comment-8 Dave Gracer Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:52:05 +0000 http://www.locusviridis.co.uk/sections/?p=61#comment-8 I've a couple thoughts to share. I suspect that sampling packaged food-insect products is very unlikely to give one anything close to the optimal experience. Nearly all of the canned/frozen insects I've had were disappointing. Dried insects tend to be better; some of them benefit by rehydration. If you are able to get fresh insects, such as Acheta domesticus for example, they would inevitably be far tastier. I've tried roughly 40 varieties of terrestrial arthropods, most of them insect. I am a passionate advocate for entomophagy as a solution to various challenges facing our species. Best regards, David Gracer Sunrise Land Shrimp www.slshrimp.com I’ve a couple thoughts to share. I suspect that sampling packaged food-insect products is very unlikely to give one anything close to the optimal experience. Nearly all of the canned/frozen insects I’ve had were disappointing. Dried insects tend to be better; some of them benefit by rehydration.

If you are able to get fresh insects, such as Acheta domesticus for example, they would inevitably be far tastier. I’ve tried roughly 40 varieties of terrestrial arthropods, most of them insect. I am a passionate advocate for entomophagy as a solution to various challenges facing our species.
Best regards,

David Gracer
Sunrise Land Shrimp
http://www.slshrimp.com

]]> By: evilibby http://www.locusviridis.co.uk/sections/archives/61/comment-page-1#comment-7 evilibby Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:47:29 +0000 http://www.locusviridis.co.uk/sections/?p=61#comment-7 Before I have vegetarian tendencies I would have quite happily tried any of them! Now I'm not quite so sure... I suppose it depends on exactly how all of the snacks were made. I find it quite funny that on the edible website, the insects are 'grown specially for Human Consumption'. Before I have vegetarian tendencies I would have quite happily tried any of them! Now I’m not quite so sure… I suppose it depends on exactly how all of the snacks were made.

I find it quite funny that on the edible website, the insects are ‘grown specially for Human Consumption’.

]]> By: lofaesofa http://www.locusviridis.co.uk/sections/archives/61/comment-page-1#comment-6 lofaesofa Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:53:18 +0000 http://www.locusviridis.co.uk/sections/?p=61#comment-6 You only get 15 mealworms from the online site! They are something I've been thinking of trying for a while. Have you ever eaten them? You only get 15 mealworms from the online site! They are something I’ve been thinking of trying for a while. Have you ever eaten them?

]]> By: bug_tea http://www.locusviridis.co.uk/sections/archives/61/comment-page-1#comment-4 bug_tea Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:55:46 +0000 http://www.locusviridis.co.uk/sections/?p=61#comment-4 Mealworms can be stir-fried as well. You could pick them up fairly easily at a pet store and cook them yourselves. Mealworms can be stir-fried as well. You could pick them up fairly easily at a pet store and cook them yourselves.

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