[guide.chat] Bugs made into bread and biscuits
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Bugs Made Into Bread And Biscuits In Oz
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9:56am UK, Sunday January 01, 2012
Jonathan Samuels, Australia correspondent
Australia's Aborigines have eaten bugs for centuries but now an insect breeder
is encouraging everyone to try nibbling on creepy crawly cuisine.
Entomologist Skye Blackburn breeds edible bugs and sells them as novelty gifts.
The businesswoman puts crickets and mealworms into lollipops or covers them
with chocolate as a 'tasty' treat.
"Eating insects is a fairly new concept," she told Sky News.
"It is a little bit unique and most people wouldn't expect to get a gift like
this but they have been really popular this Christmas.
"We try to put the bugs in an edible form which people would recognise."
Ms Blackburn grinds up roasted mealworms and uses the flour-like powder to make
other foodstuffs like banana bread and biscuits.
Mealworms used to make bread and biscuits
The powder from mealworms goes into making bread and biscuits
While some people may find them hard to swallow, the entomologist said she has
regular customers including doctors and university professors.
They buy the bugs in frozen form to mix them into curries and stews.
"They use it in their everyday diet," she said.
"They are really aware of the nutritional value of the bugs compared to some of
the meat products people get."
Ms Blackburn, who breeds them at an insect farm near Sydney, said she prepares
the bugs in a way which meets Australia's strict food hygiene laws.
Lollipops have mealworms and crickets inside
These lollipops have mealworms and crickets inside them
She said: "We kill them ethically, we freeze them which puts them to sleep so
they don't feel any kind of pain.
"We keep them in a very sterile environment feeding them organic grains and
vegetables, which increases the flavour of the bugs themselves.
"Some people will never quite understand but they are entitled to their
opinion, most people though are quite receptive."
The chewy creatures, which have a crunchy, 'biscuity' taste, have proved so
popular that Ms Blackburn said she is planning to expand her menu in the new
year.
She said: "We are adding water bugs, scorpions and even tarantulas."
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