[9dev]

Jokes a bit on you, though, for I'm no American, and I certainly value good cuisine. But reflexively excluding insects from your meal options just because they "look scary" is just... not that smart. I suppose you eat shrimps just as fine as anyone, don't you?

[Supposedly]

I never said that you were American, and I didn't say insects looked scary. Insisting on pushing insects for food, because of the fear that a regular western diet is not sustainable, or eco-friendly, is not smart, and is actually scary. My critique of Americanism does not only target America, but the global American culture, which is essentially California or Bay culture, which most of this bord adheres to. I am shocked by how many people on this website disregards the fact that a total and absolute majority of Italians (and all Europeans and many others) are against allowing insect for human consumption, and do not want moral lectures from people whose food is literally criminal, highly processed, completely unregulated and very unhealthy. Again, food is not just a sum of calories and proteins, there are no magic pills which regulate your total daily nutritional intake.

[kelipso]

Of course it's smart. I reflexively exclude dog from my diet too. Dung beetles and crickets will be way down that list.