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Battle Bug: The Future in a Frying Pan

Insects have been a novelty food for some time, but there's an entire new industry ready to infest the food market. Today we bring you into the world of insect farming where crickets and beetles are tiny livestock with big protein potential....
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The Current27:29Battle Bug: The Future in a Frying Pan (October 2013 Encore)
Insects have been a novelty food for some time, but there's an entire new industry ready to infest the food market. Today we bring you into the world of insect farming where crickets and beetles are tiny livestock with big protein potential.


It is a proposal to feed society that would provide a lot of protein and cause less environmental damage. Eating insects.

"Waiter there is a fly in my soup. Do not worry sir. The spider on the bread roll will get him."Comic Spike Milligan

For most people, in the West anyway, soup made with insect life is soup that's unfit to eat. But some believe insects and worms are keys to battling world hunger. You may have heard some McGill MBA students just won a million dollars to advance the idea.

And in Europe, some pioneers and entrepreneurs are banking on bugs not only for the hungry... but for those in the West more inclined to fine dining and healthy shopping.

As part of our ongoing Project Money, we bring you a repeat of Gerry Hadden's documentary, Battle Bug: The Future in a Frying Pan. Gerry is based in Barcelona, Spain.

Have you ever knowingly eaten bugs and did you like them?

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Here are some photos from Gerry Hadden's documentary, Battle Bug. But be warned, these images are not for the squeamish.




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