Entomophagy

Jan 22
Entomophagy is a weird term that is used to describe insects used as food. Many countries and people around the world consume insects normally for a source of protein. Although many cultures do consume these creatures and view it as normal, I would never switch my main source of protein over to these crawling creatures. I don't think I could get past the exoskeleton feature of the insect, it would be too crunchy for me to handle. However just because I do not eat them, I do recognize the good in eating them. They cause less greenhouse gas and they use less land than most animals we eat - duh because of their size. Even with these facts, still I would never switch over; it is just a mental thing. Besides eating them knowingly, the fact that we consume insects almost daily unknowingly is the freaky part. Food producers actually allow a certain amount of insects to be used and consumed in their food. Everyone unintentionally eats insects whether they like it or not. I found that fact to be quite disturbing, but it somewhat is realistic. If I think about it, how can these creatures be so abundant and not end up in places we do not want them. There is no processing machine that can get rid of every creature, just like there is no way to get rid of all the bacteria on plants and etc. Insects are present in every stage of their life whether we like it or not they are here to stay, and we most likely are going to eat them.