TL;DR: the meat industry’s misleading messaging campaign + lobbying

  • Cethin@lemmy.zip
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    1 year ago

    I think there’s an idea that no one will eat them, so there isn’t a large investment into it. I know I for sure would though. I’m sure a lot of people would be grossed out at first, but I bet after seeing the cost difference they’d change their mind and at least try it.

    • jarfil@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      People should be grossed out by chicken nuggets, and any other kind of “mechanically separated” meat or protein, like surimi… but just add a bit of flavoring, or a crispy coating, and they crave them.

      Whether it’s tendons, eyes, gills or antennae, just turn them into a non-descript paste with funny shapes, and people will eat it.

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      1 year ago

      I know there at least one R&D project looking into it. Just got to get the supply chain and people to buy in.

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        1 year ago

        I’ve seen some grasshopper farms, they sell them fried whole as snacks, or powdered to add to any meal. There are also some growing cockroach farms in China, not sure how they sell them though.