I’m not eating any God damn crickets.
I’ve been saying that for over a decade because these people are so predictable. The early articles are about some distant situation. Like, lunar colonies may eat crickets and meal worms. Later, we get a quirky article, like, some chef delights with confections made of crickets and meal worms. We are currently at the stage where we can choose to eat crickets and meal worms. Eventually, crickets and meal worms won’t be optional. They keep running the same play on us.
Who are ‘they’? At one time, that question was asked of the paranoid person because nobody knew who ‘they’ was. Now we know. It’s Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum.
The answer is to tell them to fuck right off, like Italy is doing.
The growing use in cooking of flour made from crickets, locusts and insect larvae has met fierce opposition in Italy, where the government is to ban its use in pizza and pasta and segregate it on supermarket shelves.
Recall the efforts to ban GMO foods, or, at the very least, to clearly label GMO food. At least GMO food is food. Crickets and meal worms are bugs. Most people in rich countries don’t want to eat bugs.
In a sign of fear that insects might be associated with Italian cuisine, three government ministers called a press conference in Rome to announce four decrees aimed at a crackdown. “It’s fundamental that these flours are not confused with food made in Italy,” Francesco Lollobrigida, the agriculture minister, said.
What a charming name. I fell in love with Francesco Lollobrigida before I googled the name and found out it’s a dude.
Still though, he’s a good looking fella.
Don’t look up our guy. Tom Vilsack is your standard puppet dickhead who used to be governor of Iowa.
The EU has already authorised foods made from crickets, locusts and the darkling beetle larva. In January mealworm larvae was added to the list.
Italian cuisine is so delicious. Pasta is based on flour, so Italy is clearly letting the EU know that they aren’t onboard.
“Whoever wants to eat these products can, but those who don’t, and I imagine that will be most Italians, will be able to choose,” Lollobrigida said.
Such a clear, tolerant and patriotic statement won’t be coming from any part of the US government.