Tasting Bizarre Flavored Insects

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  • Опубліковано 1 лют 2023
  • In this video Jason Thomas tastes some very interesting and bizarre flavored insects including a lasagna flavored cricket. I also taste them and rank them in terms of taste and quality.
    Sponsored by University of Idaho Extension.
    Created by Jason Thomas.
    Main Music By Epikus
    Image Citations:
    Lasagna Picture: Breville USA, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
    Cricket Picture: Joseph Berger, Bugwood. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 44

  • @DeadNotSleeping789
    @DeadNotSleeping789 Рік тому +4

    I haven't eaten many insects, but I do have a colony of mealworms that I occasionally roast some of for myself. They're nutty and crunchy, and having them freshly cooked makes a huge difference.

    • @InsectHunter
      @InsectHunter  Рік тому +2

      Meal worms remind me of popcorn kernels or something. They really absorb the flavor of the oil.

  • @PeppersnGlowworms
    @PeppersnGlowworms Рік тому +3

    I like my crickets freshly fried and with just a bit of salt (and maybe a little spritz of lemon juice). To me they have a strong resemblance to crispy chicken skin, both in taste and texture. I love it!
    Eri silk moth pupae seem similar to cottage cheese in taste and texture, which I'm not too fond of. Roasting them with peppers and onions (after a good boil and cutting them in halves) is the most appealing way to prepare them, that I found so far.

    • @InsectHunter
      @InsectHunter  Рік тому +2

      Thanks for sharing yeah I can imagine that fresh is always better than things that have been dried for months sitting on a shelf covered in salts and preservatives.

  • @daguppz7945
    @daguppz7945 Рік тому

    Welcome back! So good to see a new video!

  • @edmit2001
    @edmit2001 Рік тому +2

    Your channel deserve more follows, one of the best education about entomology start from basic for kids. Thank you for uploading

  • @tattedupgamer8519
    @tattedupgamer8519 Рік тому +3

    Can you do more collecting videos I really enjoyed them and would like more info on ways to catch different kinds of insects

    • @InsectHunter
      @InsectHunter  Рік тому

      Possibly will be doing some more this summer. I will see what I can do.

  • @clognog8049
    @clognog8049 Рік тому +2

    ah I no longer regret not trying those ants ahhaha

  • @macarmenadoree
    @macarmenadoree Рік тому +2

    Thank you for continuing to make videos when you can! Always love to see you pop up on my feed. I've always wanted to eat ants for some reason. I wonder if red ants or honey pot ants taste any different!

    • @InsectHunter
      @InsectHunter  Рік тому

      I havent tried honey pot ants or red ants yet. Some ants taste good like Jerky to me.

  • @grodbort
    @grodbort Рік тому +1

    I was just going on an insect hunter binge! How convenient!

  • @ILUVAMOGUS
    @ILUVAMOGUS 10 місяців тому +1

    I’ve actually eaten that same brand of crickets 🦗 and I love the white cheddar 🤤🤤🤤😋😋😋

  • @bugtalk84
    @bugtalk84 Рік тому

    This was quite an interesting food tasting experiment.

    • @InsectHunter
      @InsectHunter  Рік тому

      Maybe I should have said do not try at home. A Couple of them were tolerable, but most of them were just gross.

  • @Quake210
    @Quake210 Рік тому +1

    How many times do we need to go over this? PIN the insects, do not EAT the insects!

    • @InsectHunter
      @InsectHunter  Рік тому +1

      Pins are just a reusable alternative to wooden skewers that can be used time and time again for feasting on these delicacies. You can tell how much I loved them by my face haha :D

    • @Quake210
      @Quake210 Рік тому

      @@InsectHunter lol

  • @tfordham13
    @tfordham13 Рік тому +1

    Yooo your back!

    • @InsectHunter
      @InsectHunter  Рік тому +2

      Yes slowly catching up on all my projects and hoping to do more videos as we move forward. No promises on how often I will post, but working to get back to a somewhat normal schedule.

    • @tfordham13
      @tfordham13 Рік тому

      @@InsectHunter ah okay just don't over do it

  • @PoodleKorn
    @PoodleKorn Місяць тому

    I ate human flesh flavored cricket.

  • @bazookallamaproductions5280
    @bazookallamaproductions5280 Рік тому +1

    i ate crickets. they were pretty tasty. tasted like peanuts

    • @InsectHunter
      @InsectHunter  Рік тому

      All depends on how they are cooked and flavored I suppose.

  • @clognog8049
    @clognog8049 Рік тому

    someone gave me those ants last year but i never ate them, but dang they had a burning scent to them.

  • @beff1015
    @beff1015 Рік тому

    Very fasinating food

  • @cds3703
    @cds3703 Рік тому

    why did you delete your wolf spider videos?

  • @skybluskyblueify
    @skybluskyblueify Рік тому

    Maybe you could eat the cheese one with fresh macaroni? Would that give it some moisture?

    • @InsectHunter
      @InsectHunter  Рік тому

      Yes maybe, but would just ruin the macaroni. :P

  • @lilliericks3444
    @lilliericks3444 Рік тому +3

    Did you say that you went on a mission in Mexico, because that is where my dad went on his and dos that also mean that you go to the church of jeses Christ of lator day sanes if so I do to and do you live in Idaho?

  • @mattthomas1369
    @mattthomas1369 Рік тому +1

    Are they sealed to keep bugs in or out! Lol

    • @InsectHunter
      @InsectHunter  Рік тому +1

      If more bugs get in you get more bugs for you money. How is the Titanic model coming?

    • @mattthomas1369
      @mattthomas1369 Рік тому

      @@InsectHunter SLOW

  • @bluemoonbreon
    @bluemoonbreon Рік тому

    This was awesome 😂 🦗

  • @nate_sc
    @nate_sc Рік тому

    Ate a suri grub once. Delicious.

    • @InsectHunter
      @InsectHunter  Рік тому +1

      Wow yeah those look interesting. I think bugs like anything else can be good if cooked with a lot of love and care. Most products I eat seem to be thrown together by companies who are trying too hard to mask the flavor or make it taste like traditional foods and it just doesn't work much.

  • @anart2814
    @anart2814 Рік тому

    What are the chances of getting a parasite from eating bugs? I can't bring myself to eating bugs. 100% defiant. I enjoy your yuck face.

    • @clognog8049
      @clognog8049 Рік тому

      Not very likely especially if they are dried like the ones here. Probably way more likely to get parasites from the normal meats you see. Insect parasites are not going to transfer to you very easily.

    • @InsectHunter
      @InsectHunter  Рік тому

      They are baked a long time and all the parasites are cooked out. If cooked and prepared properly the chances of parasites are extremely rare just as rare as well cooked meats etc...