1月20日VOA聽力：外媒稱將來將有多種蟲豸走上餐桌
Even though insects are a delicacy in some parts of the world, to many people, the thought ofeating them is downright disgusting.
“In the Western countries, there is no culture of eating entire insects, so then the idea is to usethe protein in powder as an ingredient, so then people might tend to receive better thisprotein,even if they cannot see it.
There are many uses for the oil in general, but we are investigating the use of these oils for afood, as a food ingredient.”
The Mexican researcher, working in the Netherlands, said insects are a great source of hearthealthy omega-3 fatty acids.
Fish are the main source of omega-3 oils, but environmentalists say over-fishing is depletingthe oceans.
Backing up the increased reliance on insects is the United Nations Food and AgricultureOrganization.
In a 2013 report, the UN agency endorsed the cultivation of bugs as a food source, saying it'senvironmentally-friendly and could boost the world's food production.
Insects require little food to grow and experts say they yield more meat per kilogram thanother protein sources.
And there's no shortage of protein-rich creepy crawlies, which also contain fat, vitamins, fiberand minerals.
But not all insects produce good oil. Cockroaches don't.
But researchers say different bugs provide unique tastes and textures.
“This is very liquid and it has a different color, and this is semi-solid and it also has a moreopaque color, so this can be used as a dressing for example and it's easy to use and this canbe used for example for pastry, because for pastry you need hard fats.”
The bug oils must be tested to make sure they are safe to consume.
But getting over the “ick factor” may be a bigger challenge.
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只管天下上某些地域將蟲豸視為厚味好菜,但對大多半人而言,一想到將它們吃入口中完整便是惡心作嘔的感到。
“在西方國度,未將全部蟲豸一口吞下的文化,是以咱們的理念是應用它們的卵白質粉作為質料,那樣人們就能夠在沒法看到的情形下更好的接收這類卵白質。
而對付蟲豸的油脂平日也有許多用處,但咱們正在研討將這些油作為食品身分。”
這位在荷蘭從事研討的墨西哥研討員表現蟲豸是歐米伽3脂肪酸的重要起源，而這類脂肪酸對對心臟康健異常有好處。
魚是歐米伽3油脂的重要起源,但環保主義者表現過分捕撈會使海洋枯竭。
結合國食糧及農業構造對這一依附蟲豸的項目表現支撐。
在2013年的一份申報中,結合國該機構支撐將蟲豸作為食品起源造就而且稱這異常環保並且有益於增進天下食糧臨盆。
蟲豸須要少少的食品便能發展,是以專家表現比擬其他卵白質起源，它們每千克發生的肉會更多。
並且這類富含卵白質使人不寒而栗的小爬蟲不會湧現缺乏征象,它們還含有脂肪、維生素、纖維及礦物資。
但並非全部蟲豸都可以或許提掏出油脂。甲由這類生物就弗成以。
而研討職員表現分歧種類的蟲豸能供給奇特的味道及口感。
“這只是有著分歧色彩的液態蟲豸,而這只是有著更加不透明色彩的半固態,是以它可以用作調料，並且很輕易應用,這只可以用於糕點, 由於糕點須要硬脂肪。”
由蟲豸提取的油脂必需經由測試,以確保它們充足平安能力走進花費者的餐桌。
但在以前，超過“你的生理停滯”多是一道更難的挑釁。
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