昆蟲盤中餐：引領飲食新潮流

蛋白質豐富，脂肪含量低，營養物質容易被人體吸收……如此理想的食物去哪兒找？不用找了，它就是隨處可見的昆蟲！食用昆蟲還有一個好處，即，可以緩解世界糧食危機，因此也得到了聯合國的支持。在昆蟲主題餐廳、超市里的昆蟲食品專區、昆蟲烹飪書籍等等的誘惑下，相信蚱蜢、毛毛蟲、蟑螂很快就會爬上你的餐桌！

Host： Now we’re turning the topic to something that you actually might find in your garden. The world is actually suffering a food crisis with this population set to rise to nine billion， and that means we will have to double our food...food supply. That means that can be very 1）devastating to Mother Nature. Now， experts believe that we should actually turn to a more sustainable source of food， and that being insects. Like I said， you’ll find them in your garden. Now， insect cuisine could be the next big food trend， and would you eat bugs if they are tasty？

Reporter： 2）Foodies looking for the next big trend in eating？ Listen up.

That’s the sound of the biggest trend in dining right now. Insects are worming their way into food all over the country. There’s [sic] cricket bars， and even something called “The Grasswhopper.” But this isn’t “Fear Factor” for foodies. Ants， worms and more are being used in restaurants all over the country. And if you don’t know what a “3）chipolina” is， one might creep onto your plate or onto your drink before you ever realize it’s a grasshopper.

Chef： Well， those are the 4）chicatanas. They come out of the nest once a year when the rain season， it starts. The chicatanas we use in the， in a [sic] ant salt， we sprinkle over the 5）guacamole and we make moles or some sauces out of them. The 6）guisanos we use on salads and a...and a couple of our dishes. Those are 7）cured in salt and we put it in on some plates.

Reporter： I never even had one in a 8）tequila or anything， so I’m gonna give this a try.

They’re really good！ Here， let me give it a shot.

At the Black Ant Restaurant in New York City you could say insects are a bit of a theme. Customer： The theme has been really good for business.

Reporter： But it’s not just a 9）gimmick to get people in the door.

Chef： We have some insects in a， on our table. The insects from Mexico is [sic] a really important part of the restaurant.

Arthur Bovino （Exec Editor， the Daily Meal）： So， yes， there’s an aspect of shock value， but it’s also us catching up with what’s going on around the world.

Reporter： So， if you’re looking for an 10）entrée into the insect dining world...

Arthur： This is...this is the gateway bug. Cheers.

Reporter： Cheers.

Arthur： I think grasshoppers are...maybe the chicken of the insect world.

Reporter： This is mostly bug. This isn’t， like， a lot of different things. This is like worms on a pizza.

Arthur： Insects could be a lot more sustainable source of protein for us going forward， when we’ve got population increase.

Host： Does the thought of insects on your platter leave you squirming in your seats？ The thought of eating beetles， caterpillars and worms may give you the creeps， but more than one thousand nine hundred species of insects are eaten around the world. Although they are a valued source of protein in many tropical regions， people in the West generally turn their noses up at the likes of grasshoppers， termites and other crunchy fare. But， the tide is turning. According to Arnold von Haisen， 11）entomologist at Wageningen University in the Netherlands， insects can potentially provide food security to the world.

Arnold： Well there are numerous advantages of eating insects， especially environmental advantages， greenhouse gas emissions， land use， etc. We need alternatives because 70% of all agricultural land is already used by livestock.

Host： The question is， could you handle a 12）creepycrawly on your plate for breakfast？ In the future， you may just not have a choice.

主持人：現在，我們把話題轉到一些可能在你家花園也能找到的東西。世界人口數量正朝著九十億前進，全球正面臨糧食危機，這意味著食物……食物供應量將要翻倍。這對自然生態來說是一個巨大的災難。如今，專家認為我們確實要選擇更可持續的食物來源——昆蟲。就像我說的，你會在你的花園里找得到它。現在，昆蟲菜肴可能會成為下一個食物大趨勢。如果蟲子味道不錯，你會愿意吃嗎？

記者：美食家們正在尋找下一個食物趨勢？聽好了。

這個聲音來自當下最流行的餐飲。在美國，昆蟲蠕動著爬進食材的領域。這里有蟋蟀吧，甚至有餐館叫“吃草的龐然大物”。但這些都不會嚇到美食家們。在美國，很多餐館把螞蟻、蠕蟲和其他昆蟲作為食材。如果你不知道“chipolina”是什么，那你可能要在它爬上你的碟子或進入飲料后才發現那是蚱蜢。

廚師：嗯，那些是飛蟻。每年雨季到來之時，它們就會從巢里出來。我們把這些飛蟻放在鹽中腌制成蟻鹽，灑在鱷梨醬上，還會用來烹調鼴鼠或做一些醬料。蛆蟲用在沙拉和其他的菜肴中。那些是腌在鹽里的，用在一些菜肴中。