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Fried Insect (Malang-Tod)

Overview

Fried insect is a popular appetizer in Thailand. Humans consume insect as a food for a long time in several countries including Thailand. Insects are popular among humans since ancient times by indigenous peoples in the world. And serve as a source of protein supplements to children who suffer from protein deficiency. Indigenous Africans eat worms, ants, termites, beetles, caterpillars and grasshoppers as a staple food. Mexico led the caterpillars to produce canned food sold in domestic and exported to the United States. Moreover, with the variety and number of insects that exist around the world, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO has campaigned for the world turn to consumers to combat insects. There’s certain amount of the truth in the report but not all that much: “World population is slated to top nine billion by 2050, and seeing as how arable land is being rapidly swallowed by towns and cities, oceans are increasingly overfished, and climate change is disrupting traditional farming, a new United Nations study proposes a twist on Marie Antoinette’s dietary advice: let them eat bugs. “Common prejudice against eating insects is not justified from a nutritional point of view,” write the authors of a 191-page report (PDF) released by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) entitled “Edible insects: Future prospects for food and feed security”. Hunger and malnutrition are the consumption of insects to become the solution of mankind to escape from starvation and food shortages situation in the future, because the insects can breed rapidly. It is high in protein and fiber than meat consumption in general as well.

List of edible insects

How to know what kind of insects is edible or not is the knowledge that passed down from generation to generation. Some of edible insect was found only in a local country, but some species are well-known commonly, known widely eaten in Thailand, among others. And sometimes you can buy them in the market. Assoc. Koson prosperity for civil servants pensions. Department of Entomology from Kasetsart University. The expert person in insect knows that insects are animals that have a lot in the world. Reproduces quickly especially in Thailand is estimated that hundreds of thousands of species are known today to be in the tens of thousands. "Edible insect species found in Thailand with about 50 families, if viewed as a whole future ahead of population growth. Plant foods include protein sources may be insufficient. The insects are animals that are common and there are many. A variety of insect species and provides a nutritious, high-protein foods from nature, such as a notable book of the human food supply in the future. " Edible insects are found in a survey that more than 50 species in Thailand, but at this writing will introduce only the edible insect species commonly known as cannibalism. Here are some of the most commonly eaten insect: Bombay Locust grasshoppers, Cricket, Aging wingless locusts, Silkworm pupa forest Sega Scorpions, Worms’ bamboo, Mole cricket, Giant water bug

Recipe

Before frying the insects, all insects must come clean about three times to smell not fishy. Then drain and leave to dry. Frying insects is like the other fried foods. First step, set pan over medium heat then put half the oil pan (oil flooding) on oil. Second step is fried insects in the boiling oil. When it yellow ripe enough to eat, then lap the insect up, also drain oil filter together, add Monosodium glutamate, sauces restraint with a little pepper to add more flavor to eat.

Nutritious

The trend of consuming insect as snacks in Thailand has been increasing steadily. Each year, the volume of consumption of fried insects of all kinds is about two tons. Data from the Department of Agriculture found that Thailand has a value of at least 194 insect species. Then, Ministry of Health took the lead eight species of edible insects are popular consumed. Aging wingless locusts, crickets, silkworm pupa forest Sega. The larvae of the insect's relief, scorpions and worms bamboo to researchers, and found that the insect heavy 100 grams are Energy 98-231 kcal protein 9-28 g fat, 2-20 g Carbohydrates 1-5 grams of protein in all kinds of insect, equivalent amount of chicken, pork, fish and chicken steamed in size equal weight. Except the bamboo worm that contain most nutrient and energy.

Caution

While the insects are helpful, on the other side there is a penalty to be careful. Consumption of healthy eating insects should take into account the principles of food hygiene. The fried insects that have the highest cholesterol is cricket, consumer should be cautious in consuming these insects. If eaten as a snack, may gain too much fat and cholesterol. Also be careful about toxic residues contaminated with pesticides if cooking the dead insect because it contains Histamine, a substance inducing allergies. When combined with the fried chemicals will further intensify. The intake will have nausea, vomiting and dizziness or have suffered a swollen eye, swollen lip. For the allergy symptoms may be severe up to death. Due to safety, consumer should buy fried insects from a trusted source that used fresh insects, not old frying oil and should be consumed in suitable volume.

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