Entomophagy as an the UN's effort for the hunger overcome

To solve the problem of how to feed the inhabitants of the earth's population continues to increase, the United Nations had a bit of a strange solution, at least not for the Westerners, namely insects eating.

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), an organization under the United Nations, consider entomophagy (the eating insects practice), as a way to fight hunger. In a report of more than 200 pages thick which was released in May 2013, FAO gave a comprehensive assessment of the insect and its potential as a source of food for humans and livestock.

Although many Westerners may react to the idea of bug-eating with disgust, insects make up a part of the traditional diets of about 2 billion people. (Picture from: http://www.livescience.com/)

"By 2050, the world will be inhabited by nine billion people. To support so many people, food production takes almost twice as much," said the report on the prospects of insects for food security and food. "We must find new ways to produce food."

Louis Sorkin, an entomologist at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, as well as supporting the practice of eating insects, stating entomophagy has gained momentum over the years.

FAO reports and a number of books published in the last 20 years, which displays photos and recipes of the insects cooking, Sorkin said, that is part of the acceptance of the eating insects practice. "Residents who live in the Western hemisphere also have to eat it," Sorkin said, as quoted by LiveScience on June 26, 2013.

Although many Westerners might consider the disgusting idea, FAO estimates, the insect has become a traditional food menu for the 2 billion people. The sago palm larvae is a delicious snack for people who live in the tropics, as well as Mopane worms in southern Africa; the yellow jacket wasp larvae in Japan, and chapulines grasshoppers in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Beetles and insect larvae are a group of the most widely consumed. "I most like the beetle grubs. They are softer," said Sorkin. "They do not have the outer frame and have more flavor."

Insects also offers environmental benefits because they can convert food into body mass is much more efficient than cattle. In contrast to chickens, pigs, and cows, insects instead of warm-blooded animals that do not need to expend energy to keep warm. Are you ready to taste and make it one of your favorites? *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | LIVESCIENCE | TJANDRA DEWI | KORAN TEMPO 4288]

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