December 14, 2010

Insects are tasty?

                      Look at this photo above. How do you react? Disgusted, delighted? Just want to go and eat some? For me, I think it looks so nasty. That pizza with bugs on it looks disgusting, to even think of it inside my mouth and down my stomach, that's gross. It doesn't even look appetizing at all.
                     Yesterday in class, we watched a TED video about this guy explaining the benefits of eating insects. It was an interesting video, made me have thoughts of trying bugs, but then again, it's nasty at the same time. I would try "some", depending on which, but that pizza above, I would never. That's just to far. Maybe something else would be better to try, but I'm afraid at the same time.
                    I think it's good that the guy talking on that video was trying to persuade other people to eat bugs. I mean, we all eat bugs according to him right? Bugs are in tomato soup, proccessed foods, in canned food. It's everywhere, and we eat it without knowing. So why not just eat it off a plate? Well, for one thing, our mind is set on it looking and thinking it'll taste disgusting. Even though it's "good" for you with high protein. But it's like a big thing for people to do because we aren't use to it. But for that guy to point some things out and at least help people to open their eyes a bit more to try new things and be adventurous was a brave thing. I think that after watching that video, at least people would actually think of trying it hopefully.