added to food, like pa5ta, bread or pancakes. and it is good for the planet. insects require a fraction of the land and water that is used to produce meat. translation: what we do here is very sustainable. to produce one kilogram of cricket powder we only use about 12 litres of water. whereas producing the same amount of protein from cows requires about 60,000 litres of water. but how does this get on your plate? some restaurants by the flour and add it to some of the more traditional dishes, like pa5ta. cricket pa5ta? yes. here we go. i am about to taste cricket tagliatelle. this is really good. it tastes like normal pa5ta. i would not be able to tell that this is
accustomed to. there will be in pasta, bread and other baked goods. are there any health concerns, the man said we don t know what they do, what you say to that? what you say to that? the european union takes what you say to that? the european union takes very what you say to that? the european union takes very seriously - what you say to that? the european union takes very seriously the - union takes very seriously the authorisation of food products. for example, an insect company which is authorised a novel food product, takes up to three years of assessments from safety authorities. a lot of checks going on. thank you very much for talking to us. stay with us here on bbc news. hello, we have some impactful showers and thunderstorms around,