/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Are Germans really eating worm and onion burgers?

No but only because I have a deep-rooted cultural bias against eating insects and not out of any rational reason

Is that halal?

>eating expensive fake meat made from disgusting vermin
>instead of cheap real meat made from friendly animals

why would i do that

>>11311565
Because the UN wants you to

>>11311534
I bet you my left nut that the African immigrants won't touch that with a ten feet pole while the tree hugging hippies will happily eat it.

>>11311534
sure, i'd try it for the novelty. it would have to be cheaper and healthier than beef (and decent tasting) for me to eat something like that regularly though.

>>11311534

>>11311876
SHUT THE FUCK UP AND EAT YOUR INSECT BURGER GOY

>>11311534
If i was starving, i guess.
But i never starve..as in ever.

>>11311534
6€ for 2 burgs and this was around 2014.
also they contain egg so they're not even suitable for vegans. complete novelty garbage.

>>11311594
Wrong board, dipshit

>>11312023
>they're not even suitable for vegans
The fact that they are made of worms was already probably a dealbreaker.

>>11312048
if you're vegan because of moral reasons then insects should be fine
no central nervous system with the capacity to process suffering, no gigantic environmental footprint and nothing cute dies.
if yeast and algae are ok then by any meaningful standard, so are insects.

>>11312037
Hey retard, the UN literally does want you to eat bugs. Not disputable.
>UN urges people to eat insects to fight world hunger
>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-22508439

>>11312059
Fuckin got em

>>11312056
A worm is not an insect in any way, shape or form. The only thing worms have in common with insects is they are both kingdom Animalia, and they’re both invertebrates.

There are several phyla a worm can belong to, depending on its state of segmentation: Annelida (segmented worms like earthworms), Nematoda (roundworms like hookworms), and Platyhelminthes (flatworms like tapeworms).

None of these phyla include insects, which belong to phylum Arthropoda, subphylum Hexpoda, class Insecta.

>>11312059
The poor fuckers down in afrika can eat that, I'll pass thank you.

>>11312066
Thank you Poindexter, very cool!

>>11312066
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphitobius_diaperinus these fucks are called buffalo worms, the "worms" used in the burgers are bug larvae. also real worms don't have a central nervous system either, so even if it was worms it shouldn't matter from an ethical perspective.

>>11312081
>they're not real worms
Is this false advertising or something?

>>11311876
Why add the soy though?

>>11312106
just because the laymans name for these animals is a misnomer doesnt make it false advertising. otherwise youll have to sue iceland """moss""" and roibos """tea""" next.

>>11312106
the packaging says buffalo worm
the name of these creatures is buffalo worm.
they're also called mealworms in some parts of their site. I guess they chose the uncommon name to avoid it being associated with fishing bait.

also earlier i said the whole thing was from 2014, but apparently I was wrong and all of this is happening right now. their website is in english for some reason: https://bugfoundation.com/faq.html
pretty shitty product if you ask me. more expensive than meat, and not sufficiently more ethical.
>>11312117
probably because soy is dirt cheap and the eco-friendly crowd loves their soy.

>>11311534
I'd give it a try.

I'm not married to eating meat, if there's a substitute that tastes the same and is a decent price, I'm happy to eat it.

If I couldn't tell then I literally wouldn't care at all, probably prefer it because it's unarguably more ethical.

So, I'm always happy to try these things once. Sometimes I go back to them and sometimes I throw them out half eaten.

>>11312117
can't maintain livestock without soy

No. The Bible says that men should not eat fucking bugs.

>>11312070
That's racist
NAZI SCUM

>>11311594
Except the reason people want people to eat bugs is because it's cheaper on a large scale. We're never going to get that economies of scale going. All insect meat in the west is sold as some kind of weird novelty that costs way more than regular meat, it's retarded to ever buy it.

>>11312081
>It was also once observed inhabiting the scrotum of a rat.[2]
nope.nope

>>11312790
meat is meat

>>11312056
>Nothing cute
Stick insects are cute you faggot

>>11311638
>African immigrants
They are called Fachkräfte (skilled professionals) or Goldstücke (gold pieces), you rasist piece of shit.

no because insect meat is literal goop

i'd eat it in some fancy hipster restaurant but not frozen

>>11313176
>Goldstücke
Wew Lad, I've never heard that one before

>>11313234
It was coined by some official politican that those people are more valuable than gold. The eternal Michel won't wake up, please nuke us.

>Oh boy! Artificial meat! I can't wait to replace all my meat with this healthier alternative!
To me it sounds like:
>Oh boy! High fructose corn syrup! I can't wait to replace all my sugar with this healthier alternative!

>>11313283
if you're talking about skilled immigrants, they are far and in between, if you're talking about ray few jeez then lol.
also, Germany needs to pass a law where you can marry more than one women, you guys need to reproduce way more. you got the money and the time god damn it, bring more white children or stop complaining about workforce shortage.

Yeah I can't imagine billions more entering the market and buying real meat, somethings got to give sooner or later

>>11313304
Nah Boi, I'm talking about the good for nothing social parasites. And it would need government reforms to actually persuade german women to get children.

>>11311534
Sorry. I dont speak bratwurst...

>>11313376
>speaks english
>can’t figure out easy german label

>>11311549
Yup, resources are low. And the population will explode soon.

>>11311876
>produced sustainable
>contains soy

I don't get it.

>>11313391
With a reliance on fossil fuels for every faucet of production to plate, soil degradation, top soil loss, deforestation, methane emissions and a new middle class rising in China will only exacerbate the problem it's not looking good

>>11311534
Only women and soyboys wouldn't try it to see if they like it.

>>11312081
>diaperinus

>>11311534
Yes. I tried insects several times during food festivals and conventions and I liked them.

I was this close to buying one like a week ago

>>11311534
>being a literal bugman

>>11311534
No, I don't really see the point. I don't mind an occasional veggie burger, but you can keep the insects.

I'd be more open to trying insect based foods if it weren't for the fact that they are the world's biggest bait and switch waiting to happen. The moment insect products gain any demand and profit will be when the rich dickheads who pursued this sit back and enjoy wasting entire cows for filet mignon while any real meat is scarce and expensive enough that you'll need to plan a vacation around eating it.

>bugman food

>>11314315
>The moment insect products gain any demand and profit will be when the rich dickheads who pursued this sit back and enjoy wasting entire cows for filet mignon while any real meat is scarce and expensive enough that you'll need to plan a vacation around eating it.
and here's why that's a good thing

>>11311534
Insects are for animals. I am a human.

Fuck you. Of course not!

Meh I'll try

for free? sure. if i had to pay for it? no.

>>11311534
What insect is it exactly?

>>11313376
>Our minis!
>Germany's first insect burger
>Insect burger made of Buffalo worms with soy
>Rich in proteins and unsaturated fat
>Produced sustainably

>>11312081
>Citing bug trivia

It's no different from the "meat" product you get in cheap chicken nuggets and patties, or hot dogs. I'd rather we start eating bugs this way instead of some cyberpunk nightmare where we eat them raw or cook them into a stew. Properly ground up and seasoned it makes no difference.