A major supermarket chain in the UK is finalising plans to stock insects on its shelves and market them as a cheap food source for people struggling to afford to feed their families amid soaring inflation and the cost of living crisis.
The Daily Mail reports that Aldi is considering stocking ‘edible’ bugs and providing recipe kits for parents to prepare worms and crickets for their hungry children.
Potential products in the range include ‘sustainable’ cricket burgers, as well as ‘nuggets’ and ‘mince’.
Bugs such as crickets are known to be a cheap and sustainable form of protein.
Now Aldi is weighing up whether to stock products by Yum Bug, which make the insect recipe kits.
About the Author
What a HUGELY GREAT idea!
A great substitute for or culinary addition to katsup soup, which is a family staple over here in the colonies!
I wonder how long it will take for that idea to make its way over to here so we can partake of the bounty, ourselves.