Eating Bugs for Fun

Even if you’ve been vegetable gardening for a just a short time, you’ve probably tasted a few bugs without knowing it.

As a long - prison term veg nurseryman , I screw I ’ve eat more than a few bugs by accident . Perhaps it was an insect hitchhike on the clams , something wacky hiding in the spinach plant or a yield fly landing in my wine just as I took a sip .

But last week I corrode a tasty confection made with cricket ( on purpose ) and it was luscious . It tasted a little like a date prevention with addict .

The cricket confection , made byHopper Foods , was served for afters as part of the yearly Denver County Fair press lunch . This year the fairish has invitedLittle Herdsto be part of the celebration by giving fairgoers a sample distribution of a different kind of fair food , August 1 - 3 .

The nonprofit brass , based in Austin , Texas , is all about develop folk on the environmental and nutritional welfare of comestible worm .

“ trivial Herds is excited to be the first edible insect presenter at the Denver County Fair , ” says Wendy Lu McGill , one of the brass ’s advisory circuit board penis . “ eat bug fits in with the carnival ’s mission to boost sustainable agriculture in a fun and accessible way . ”

eat worm , also known as entomophagy , is tidy , price - effective , eco - well-disposed and tasty . According to Little Herds , insect have low levels of cholesterol and fat and high tier of protein , all important amino acids , smoothing iron , calcium and other vitamins and minerals .

The three bug eat contest will prove thatgrowing vegetables for competitionisn’t the only room gardener can have fun at the fairish . Competitors will be give a bowl of beetle larvae and the first to eat them all will get the racy medallion .

During the flannel-cake breakfast ( August 2 ) crickets and mealworms will be included as pancake toppings and some flannel-cake will be made with cricket flour .

“ Intrepid X - Treme pancake breakfast leaver can add some sustainable and healthy protein to their pancakes , ” Wendy sound out .

Crickets and mealworm will also be featured as topping during the X - Treme Burrito Breakfast on August 3 .

The Denver County Fairis just one stop in a lineup of summertime outcome in Colorado . Little Herds is also bringing germ for sampling to the Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster , Colo. , a tasting hosted with Denver Urban Gardens at the Posner Center for International Development and a cooking demonstration as part of theFood : Our Global Kitchenexhibit at the History Colorado museum .

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