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New US research platform aiming to plug scientific and industrial gaps related to insect farming
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US-based research center to examine the potential of insect protein in food
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Shrimp is passé. How about some mud crabs or quail?
Aqgromalin co-founders Bharani C.L. (left) and Prasanna Manogaran in a quail farm.Premium
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It was hard to find the farm in a forest area near Madurai in Tamil Nadu. But an entrepreneur looking for it got plenty of directions from locals, because everyone there had heard of the idiosyncratic farmer growing black soldier fly larvae. The protein-rich worms make for a great poultry or fish feed.
The flies grow in a confined space where their larvae feed on copious organic waste. Bucketfuls of worms are taken out before they grow into flies. Only some remain to continue the cycle.
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messing with your head. reporter: it is. what if insects were a delicacy? even lobster, the cockroach of the sea used to be prisoner food. perceptions can change when food tastes delicious. onions. jalapenos. reporter: at this restaurant in manhattan. cricket tacos are gourmet cuisine. they re really, really delicious. the tacos you get the same protein as in a steak. of 14 ounces. reporter: with a couple courageous friends by my side, we overcame our prejudice. one, two, three. tastes a little bit like chicken and cheese. ketchup, please. wow. reporter: bringing a whole new meaning to food for thought. not bad at all. reporter: insect farming has the potential to be a food source for humans. right now crickets are more expensive than filet mignon. that, of course, would change if more people started eating them,