You may or may not know....... cricket flour (yes, flour made from dried & pulverized crickets) has been around for many years. See this link for more info on that:
Companies Face An Uphill Battle Trying To Get Americans To Eat Bugs
(best line from that story: "The Black Ant restaurant in Manhattan....... features caterpillar margaritas, guacamole topped with black ants and their famous chapulines or whole cooked grasshoppers.")
Speaking of grasshoppers, we have this in the news this week:
Israeli firm Hargol FoodTech – which is blazing a distinct trail in the embryonic edible insect sector by focusing on grasshoppers, rather than crickets – has completed a $3M financing round from existing shareholders.
The funds will be used to expand Hargol's production capacity and launch a new ‘Biblical Protein’ line of finished products using the firm's grasshopper protein powder.
Sirius founder Eugene Wong said: "The world is looking to reinvent dietary habits to cope with double the demand for protein as the global population increases by 2050. To address this global concern, Hargol is on an insect-to-food mission to produce grasshoppers as an alternative protein source. This represents an immense untapped market at the intersection of this issue.
Hargol co-founder and CEO Dror Tamir told FoodNavigator-USA: "The new 'Biblical Protein' brand - which will be ready for US market launch in May - is offering finished food products and supplements based on grasshopper protein, honey and ingredients mentioned in the Bible. The story of the brand is based on The New Testament and John the Baptist, whose diet included locusts and honey."
(https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2020/04/16/What-s-for-dinner-Grasshoppers-says-Hargol-FoodTech-as-it-raises-3m-to-build-edible-insect-operation#)
To my knowledge, I've never eaten cricket. Or grasshopper.
Would I be open to it? Sure. Provided that flour/protein was baked into a nice delicious loaf of cinnamon raisin bread.
I draw the line at caterpillars, though. :)
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt
Israeli firm Hargol FoodTech – which is blazing a distinct trail in the embryonic edible insect sector by focusing on grasshoppers, rather than crickets – has completed a $3M financing round from existing shareholders.
The funds will be used to expand Hargol's production capacity and launch a new ‘Biblical Protein’ line of finished products using the firm's grasshopper protein powder.
Sirius founder Eugene Wong said: "The world is looking to reinvent dietary habits to cope with double the demand for protein as the global population increases by 2050. To address this global concern, Hargol is on an insect-to-food mission to produce grasshoppers as an alternative protein source. This represents an immense untapped market at the intersection of this issue.
Hargol co-founder and CEO Dror Tamir told FoodNavigator-USA: "The new 'Biblical Protein' brand - which will be ready for US market launch in May - is offering finished food products and supplements based on grasshopper protein, honey and ingredients mentioned in the Bible. The story of the brand is based on The New Testament and John the Baptist, whose diet included locusts and honey."
(https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2020/04/16/What-s-for-dinner-Grasshoppers-says-Hargol-FoodTech-as-it-raises-3m-to-build-edible-insect-operation#)
To my knowledge, I've never eaten cricket. Or grasshopper.
Would I be open to it? Sure. Provided that flour/protein was baked into a nice delicious loaf of cinnamon raisin bread.
I draw the line at caterpillars, though. :)
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt