A new female white-collar worker in Beijing is "eating bugs". Experts say the intake should be moderate
2007-10-31 15:35:00 Source: Beijing Evening News (Beijing) 0 comments from netizens Click to view
The white and fat bamboo insect, the water dragonfly without wings, the bee pupa that looks like a small garlic clove... These insects, which sound and look a bit scary, have now become the capital of Beijing. The favorite of some female white-collar workers. They chew these alternative delicacies and call themselves "worm-eating tribes". However, there are also women who are very indifferent to this, and even turn pale with fear when they hear the word "bug". Nutrition experts also suggest that this food is not a popular food and the intake should be moderate.
Most of the people who love eating insects are female white-collar workers
Ms. Yang is a gourmet recognized by her friends. Recently, under her leadership and call, her friends who eat insects have followed her. More and more. They shouted the slogan "Eat worms, eat worms, and you will be a hero in the world" in a serious manner and wandered around every worm-eaten restaurant in the capital.
“Yunnan cuisine has the most varieties, such as stick insects, firewood insects, and water dragonflies. I have tried them all, and I have fallen deeply in love with their deliciousness.” Standard “Eating Insects” "Ms. Yang talks about eating insects in a clear and logical manner. The reporter saw on the Tianya Forum that there are many female white-collar workers like Ms. Yang who love to eat bugs. They discussed enthusiastically which restaurant has the best bugs. The reporter found that Fengshi Yunnan Cuisine on the 8th floor in East Sanlitun was a restaurant they warmly recommended. "The taste is really good, the environment is quite elegant, and eating insects there doesn't feel like killing at all, it's so cool!" Netizen Xiao Wei seemed to really enjoy the meal. Some food netizens also revealed that in restaurants with worms, you can often see some beautiful female models munching on a plate of worms, looking very satisfied.
There are many theories on how to eat insects
"Insect-eating tribe" not only love bugs, but also talk about bug culture in a clear and logical way. Ms. Yang told reporters that in order to please their girlfriends, many Hani boys went to the bamboo forest to find bamboo insects for them to eat. "My boyfriend must be like this too." Miss Yang said humorously.
A "bug-eating tribe" who has extensive research on Yunnan told reporters that every year on the second day of the sixth lunar month, the Gelao people celebrate their insect-eating festival. On this day, several plates of unique dishes will be placed on their dining table - fried locusts, sour grasshoppers, sugar-fried butterfly pupae, etc. The whole family will sit around and eat the bugs happily.
On this day, every married girl in Murakami also returns to her parents’ home, catching insects along the way. After dinner, everyone will gather at the Insect-Eating Temple to sing and dance. "Should we, who eat Zerg, also carry forward this culture?" Ms. Yang posted this on the forum, waiting for the response from "Zerg eaters".
Experts recommend moderate intake
After visiting several restaurants in Yunnan, the reporter found that these places have become the stronghold of "worm-eating tribes". Every weekend, "bug-eating tribes" come from all over the capital just for a feast of bugs.
"Why do you eat it? I heard it is very beautiful and nutritious. My best friends all want to maintain their beauty. They are under too much pressure at work!" Ms. Yang couldn't even raise her head to talk to the reporter while eating the worms. Speaking, the two dishes she ordered were "Insect-Eating Tribe" and "Insect-Eating Vegetables". According to the manager of a Yunnan restaurant, "A plate of worms contains the same amount of protein as five eggs. We consume nearly a hundred kilograms of worms in a week, and a batch is flown in from Yunnan every two days."< /p>
According to a research report by the Institute of Nutrition and Food of Kunming Medical College, bamboo insects and other insects have particularly high protein content and are rich in amino acids, fatty acids, mineral elements, vitamins and other nutrients. Yesterday, the reporter consulted the nutrition department of major hospitals such as Union Medical College Hospital and learned that most bamboo insects are eaten by cooking and frying, and it is recommended not to consume too much. Experts from the Chinese Nutrition Society also said when consulted by reporters that bamboo insects and other foods are not popular foods, and it is recommended that fashionable female white-collar workers must consume moderate amounts and not consume too much out of curiosity.
(Reporter Yu Jian)