"In a more real-world creepy - and crawly - note, Marcel Dicke expounded the virtues of eating insects. Not only are they rich in all the nutrients we need, but they are far more efficient to grow: 10 kilograms of feed will produce just 1 kilogram of beef, 3 kilograms of pork, and 5 kilograms of chicken. But 9 kilograms of locusts. Just on cue, worm pralines were produced at break to snack on with our coffee. I tried one before realizing what it was and as I happily munched away on my first, I greedily reached for another. Then a fellow delegate pointed out what the pink ribbed curls were. I swallowed bravely and gulped a mouthful of coffee. Worm pralines might take a while to catch on - by the end of the break, the plates weren't empty."
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Date: 2010-07-16 02:44 pm (UTC)"In a more real-world creepy - and crawly - note, Marcel Dicke expounded the virtues of eating insects. Not only are they rich in all the nutrients we need, but they are far more efficient to grow: 10 kilograms of feed will produce just 1 kilogram of beef, 3 kilograms of pork, and 5 kilograms of chicken. But 9 kilograms of locusts. Just on cue, worm pralines were produced at break to snack on with our coffee. I tried one before realizing what it was and as I happily munched away on my first, I greedily reached for another. Then a fellow delegate pointed out what the pink ribbed curls were. I swallowed bravely and gulped a mouthful of coffee. Worm pralines might take a while to catch on - by the end of the break, the plates weren't empty."
New Scientist on TED Global