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Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.92,0:00:08.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Why don't we eat bugs?]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.42,0:00:12.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For centuries, people have consumed bugs,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.15,0:00:13.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything from beetles
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.50,0:00:15.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to caterpillars, locusts,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.38,0:00:18.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grasshoppers, termites, and dragonflies.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.33,0:00:20.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The practice even has a name:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.47,0:00:21.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,entomophagy.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.51,0:00:24.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Early hunter-gatherers\Nprobably learned from animals
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.28,0:00:27.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that foraged for protein-rich insects\Nand followed suit.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.15,0:00:31.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As we evolved and bugs\Nbecame part of our dietary tradition,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.53,0:00:35.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they fulfilled the role\Nof both staple food and delicacy.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.39,0:00:39.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In ancient Greece, cicadas\Nwere considered luxury snacks.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.27,0:00:43.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And even the Romans found\Nbeetle larvae to be scrumptious.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.04,0:00:45.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why have we lost our taste for bugs?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.15,0:00:47.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The reason for our rejection\Nis historical,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.100,0:00:49.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the story probably begins
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.56,0:00:52.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around 10,000 BC in the Fertile Crescent,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.80,0:00:54.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a place in the Middle East
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.27,0:00:56.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was a major birthplace\Nof agriculture.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.78,0:01:01.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Back then, our once-nomadic ancestors\Nbegan to settle in the Crescent.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.36,0:01:04.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as they learned to farm crops\Nand domesticate animals there,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.67,0:01:06.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,attitudes changed,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.11,0:01:09.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rippling outwards towards Europe\Nand the rest of the Western world.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.55,0:01:10.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As farming took off,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.86,0:01:13.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people might have spurned\Nbugs as mere pests
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.96,0:01:15.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that destroyed their crops.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.53,0:01:18.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Populations grew,\Nand the West became urbanized,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.39,0:01:21.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,weakening connections\Nwith our foraging past.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.19,0:01:23.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People simply forgot\Ntheir bug-rich history.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.02,0:01:26.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, for people not\Naccustomed to entomophagy,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.69,0:01:28.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bugs are just an irritant.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.28,0:01:31.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They sting and bite and infest our food.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.24,0:01:33.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We feel an "ick factor"\Nassociated with them
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.72,0:01:37.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and are disgusted\Nby the prospect of cooking insects.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.14,0:01:40.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Almost 2,000 insect species\Nare turned into food,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.46,0:01:42.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,forming a big part of everyday diets
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.57,0:01:45.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for two billion people around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.36,0:01:48.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Countries in the tropics\Nare the keenest consumers,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.41,0:01:50.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because culturally, it's acceptable.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.41,0:01:53.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Species in those regions\Nare also large, diverse,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.34,0:01:55.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and tend to congregate in groups or swarms
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.93,0:01:57.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that make them easy to harvest.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.12,0:01:59.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take Cambodia in Southeast Asia
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.88,0:02:02.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where huge tarantulas are gathered,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.34,0:02:04.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fried, and sold in the marketplace.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.46,0:02:05.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In southern Africa,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.50,0:02:08.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the juicy mopane worm is a dietary staple,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.67,0:02:10.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,simmered in a spicy sauce
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.08,0:02:12.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or eaten dried and salted.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.58,0:02:17.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in Mexico, chopped jumiles\Nare toasted with garlic, lemon, and salt.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.25,0:02:19.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bugs can be eaten whole to make up a meal
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.65,0:02:23.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or ground into flour, powder,\Nand paste to add to food.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.31,0:02:25.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's not all about taste.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.18,0:02:26.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're also healthy.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.44,0:02:30.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, scientists say entomophagy\Ncould be a cost-effective solution
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.68,0:02:33.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for developing countries\Nthat are food insecure.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.53,0:02:36.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Insects can contain up to 80% protein,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.49,0:02:38.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the body's vital building blocks,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.34,0:02:40.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and are also high in energy-rich fat,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.88,0:02:44.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fiber, and micronutrients\Nlike vitamins and minerals.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.29,0:02:47.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did you know that most edible insects\Ncontain the same amount
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.25,0:02:50.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even more mineral iron than beef,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.25,0:02:54.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making them a huge, untapped resource\Nwhen you consider that iron deficiency
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.69,0:02:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is currently the most common\Nnutritional problem in the world?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.42,0:03:00.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The mealworm\Nis another nutritious example.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.49,0:03:05.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The yellow beetle larvae are native\Nto America and easy to farm.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.36,0:03:07.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have a high vitamin content,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.01,0:03:09.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,loads of healthy minerals,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.27,0:03:11.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and can contain up to 50% protein,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.00,0:03:15.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,almost as much as in an equivalent\Namount of beef.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.25,0:03:17.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To cook, simply sauté in butter and salt
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.85,0:03:21.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or roast and drizzle with chocolate\Nfor a crunchy snack.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.09,0:03:23.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What you have to overcome in "ick factor,"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.11,0:03:25.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you gain in nutrition and taste.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.51,0:03:27.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Indeed, bugs can be delicious.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.27,0:03:29.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mealworms taste like roasted nuts.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.30,0:03:31.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Locusts are similar to shrimp.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.22,0:03:34.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Crickets, some people say,\Nhave an aroma of popcorn.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.89,0:03:38.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Farming insects for food\Nalso has less environmental impact
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.61,0:03:40.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than livestock farms do
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.39,0:03:43.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because insects emit\Nfar less greenhouse gas
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.38,0:03:46.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and use up less space, water, and food.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.31,0:03:48.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Socioeconomically, bug production
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.54,0:03:50.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could uplift people\Nin developing countries
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.66,0:03:53.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since insect farms can be small scale,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.12,0:03:57.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,highly productive, and yet\Nrelatively inexpensive to keep.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.07,0:04:00.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Insects can also be turned\Ninto more sustainable food for livestock
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.55,0:04:02.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and can be reared on organic waste,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.76,0:04:04.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like vegetable peelings,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.13,0:04:06.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that might otherwise\Njust end up rotting in landfills.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.02,0:04:08.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Feeling hungry yet?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.66,0:04:12.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Faced with a plate of fried crickets,\Nmost people today would still recoil,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.80,0:04:16.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,imagining all those legs and feelers\Ngetting stuck between their teeth.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.80,0:04:18.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But think of a lobster.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.05,0:04:22.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's pretty much just a giant insect\Nwith legs and feelers galore
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.41,0:04:25.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was once regarded\Nas an inferior, repulsive food.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.61,0:04:27.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, lobster is a delicacy.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.62,0:04:30.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can the same paradigm shift\Nhappen for bugs?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.42,0:04:31.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, give it a try!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.66,0:04:33.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pop that insect into your mouth,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.55,0:04:35.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and savor the crunch.