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Just eating bugs and stuff

@HollyBranson It was unreal thanks Holly!

We had such a fun time hosting a dinner party catered by @_yumbug. The team cooked up a range of amazing dishes made with their bug-based ingredients! Here’s more about the brilliant work they are doing to create a more #sustainable #food system: virg.in/UN9j #bugs

@JeremyVineOn5 yeah not a bad idea tbf

Should we serve insects as part of school lunches? Food scientist Stefan Gates thinks it’s a good idea. Do you agree?

@Brooklynbugs17 @TuckerCarlson @foxnation You did a fantastic job Chef! Love to see it and keep up the great work 👊

Here’s the segment on @TuckerCarlson that ran live tonight at the top of the hour. We’re also featured on the @foxnation documentary out now.

You’ve heard of a #plantbased diet, but have you heard of a bug-based one? Loved cooking up some cricket #tacos wit the founders of @_yumbug for my #InvestingWithPurpose series. Here's more about the future of food & launching a #sustainable #startup: virg.in/3DX6

@fuelmac haha love it!

@_yumbug thanks for the delicious bugs. We enjoyed our first tasting of them whilst camping in woods. #gotaleginmymouth

Students - grab your free @_yumbug kit in our Student Information Zone (SIZ) on The Street. Touted as a food of the future, you may have spotted them on @Channel4 recently 🐛 A huge thank you to UEA graduate and co-founder Aaron Thomas for these kits 💙 #ThisIsUEA

@tombraider77 @GBNEWS Yeah almost! youtu.be/WT8NemS6FmQ

@GBNEWS And how does she travel around to these countries 🤔 perhaps she walks

Greta Thunberg says it is 'reasonable' to expect climate protesters to cause disruption 💻 GB News YouTube: bit.ly/3vAYaw0 gbnews.uk/news/greta-thu…

@rdococ1 @Ann4Truth @DavidRender16 @Channel4 Unfortunately it’s not true that insects are eaten by poor people who are going hungry. Just go to Thailand, Japan, Mexico, South Africa etc. Prue Leith ate them as a child in SA! And plenty of other food options in those countries - so much so some have an obesity crisis.

@_yumbug @Ann4Truth @DavidRender16 @Channel4 Insects are only eaten rarely as delicacies or because there are no other options for impoverished folk. Nobody should have to subsist on them.

Who's watching us on @Channel4 #AldisNextBigThing right now? Take a look at our delicious range yourself: yumbug.com/shop 🐛

@rdococ1 @Ann4Truth @DavidRender16 @Channel4 Even if shellfish and insects weren’t related what makes it ok to eat a prawn and not a cricket? Unfortunately there is no fundamental truth to say insects are inedible but other animals are. It’s entirely just cultural perception. A third of the world think pork is disgusting.

@_yumbug @Ann4Truth @DavidRender16 @Channel4 Not buying it. 1. Nearly everything shares common ancestors. Saying that is completely meaningless. 2. Fibre and protein aren't the only nutrition our bodies need. 3. You sidestepped the issue of bugs carrying diseases. I suspect this is where daddy Schwab keeps your mouth shut?

@rdococ1 @Ann4Truth @DavidRender16 @Channel4 No problem at all if insects aren’t for you - it’s certainly not for everyone! We sell insects to people who want to eat it (as is done in most countries).

@rdococ1 @Ann4Truth @DavidRender16 @Channel4 3. Insects are so genetically distant from humans which makes it very very hard to get ill from them. You’re much more likely to sick from pigs or cows. The other point is that these insects are reared in very strict, human food grade rearing conditions.

@rdococ1 @Ann4Truth @DavidRender16 @Channel4 1. Insects evolved from crustaceans - so they’re very closely related. Give it a Google. 2. Not saying it’s all about fibre and protein - but they matter! Crickets also have more: iron than spinach, calcium than milk, b12 than red meat, the list goes on!

@rdococ1 @Ann4Truth @DavidRender16 @Channel4 Crickets and prawns actually share common ancestors! The chitin is in the shell – so all shellfish are full of chitin. Chitin also exists in your veg, like mushrooms. It's actually packed with nutrition, fibre to be precise (really good for your gut).

@_yumbug @Ann4Truth @DavidRender16 @Channel4 Seafood is markedly different from insects like crickets that are mostly made of chitin that carries no nutritional value and carry parasites.

@DavidRender16 @Channel4 Hi David! Thanks for the Tweet! Interested as to why you think insects are poisonous? They're actually one of the most nutritions foods on earth. We love prawns in the West (which are really just insects of the sea!).

@_yumbug @Channel4 What they don't tell you is insects are poisonous to humans, we don't eat them for a reason, that's why we feel sick when we see people eat them, it's your brain telling you not to do it they are harmful, what next dog excrement?

@Ann4Truth @DavidRender16 @Channel4 Hi MrsL! Thanks for the Tweet! Interested as to why you think insects aren't for human consumption? They're eaten on over 80% of countries around the world – and we love prawns in the West (which are really just insects of the sea!).

@DavidRender16 @_yumbug @Channel4 We are meat and vegetable eaters. Insects are not for human consumption. Our digestive system is not meant for insects... Humans today will do & eat anything if it's good for them or not. Humans today are gullible too. That's why we r in the state we're in.

@MW___04 @AldiUK @GBNEWS @SoniaPoulton @JamesDelingpole @beverleyturner @calvinrobinson Hi M! Thanks for the post. We’re just a couple guys selling the food we love to people who want to eat it 😊 insects are eaten in 80%+ of countries around the world so in many ways is us in the West that are the odd ones out!

Just please don't actually eat them.

@missssohara @AldiUK @Channel4 Hey Shannon! We're currently developing the burger recipe – but hopefully launching it some point after Christmas. You can buy Yum Bug Mince on our website now though, to cook up in all sorts of mince recipes. Hope this helps! yumbug.com/shop

@_yumbug @AldiUK @Channel4 When can we buy your burgers 👀

Interested in trying one of our delicious ready to eat insect dishes? Take a look at our range, all ready for you to order now: yumbug.com/shop #AldiNextBigThing @AldiUK @Channel4