Comments on: Insects + Rice http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/27/insects-rice/ Japan News Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:25:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Andy http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/27/insects-rice/comment-page-1/#comment-387114 Andy Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:37:09 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=14312#comment-387114 It's from the "Great Gate of Kiev" segment of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. It’s from the “Great Gate of Kiev” segment of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.

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]]> By: aazarfg http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/27/insects-rice/comment-page-1/#comment-387074 aazarfg Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:59:43 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=14312#comment-387074 Please don't spoil the surprise in the title and first image, I know you want to attract view but please try to find a smart non spoiling way. Please don’t spoil the surprise in the title and first image, I know you want to attract view but please try to find a smart non spoiling way.

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]]> By: peter http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/27/insects-rice/comment-page-1/#comment-387050 peter Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:30:06 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=14312#comment-387050 umaii, what is the name of the revealing music? umaii, what is the name of the revealing music?

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]]> By: helical http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/27/insects-rice/comment-page-1/#comment-387049 helical Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:29:05 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=14312#comment-387049 I too, find tautologies to be tautological. I too, find tautologies to be tautological.

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]]> By: Ajapa http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/27/insects-rice/comment-page-1/#comment-387048 Ajapa Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:27:59 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=14312#comment-387048 In the rural areas in Japan, spiders are often considered benefical insects both in houses and fields since they are predators of harmful insects. They can contribute to prevention of the spread of disease. In the rural areas in Japan, spiders are often considered benefical insects both in houses and fields since they are predators of harmful insects. They can contribute to prevention of the spread of disease.

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]]> By: Nicklas W Bjurman http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/27/insects-rice/comment-page-1/#comment-387044 Nicklas W Bjurman Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:16:30 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=14312#comment-387044 There is a reason people find insects disgusting... Because they are disgusting and filled with disease! There is a reason people find insects disgusting… Because they are disgusting and filled with disease!

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]]> By: Ajapa http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/27/insects-rice/comment-page-1/#comment-387013 Ajapa Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:23:37 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=14312#comment-387013 Before criticizing the custom of eating insects, have a look at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomophagy You ecologists and eco-conscious people should eat insects. <blockquote>Insects generally have a higher food conversion efficiency than more traditional meats, measured as efficiency of conversion of ingested food, or ECI. While many insects can have an energy input to protein output ratio of around 4:1, raised livestock has a ratio closer to 54:1.</blockquote> and <blockquote>Additionally endothermic (warm-blooded) vertebrates need to use a significantly greater amount of energy just to stay warm whereas ectothermic (cold blooded) plants or insects do not. An index which can be used as a measure is the Efficiency of conversion of ingested food to body substance: for example, only 10% of ingested food is converted to body substance by beef cattle, versus 19–31% by silkworms and 44% by German cockroaches.</blockquote> I don't want to eat insects though... Before criticizing the custom of eating insects, have a look at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomophagy

You ecologists and eco-conscious people should eat insects.

Insects generally have a higher food conversion efficiency than more traditional meats, measured as efficiency of conversion of ingested food, or ECI. While many insects can have an energy input to protein output ratio of around 4:1, raised livestock has a ratio closer to 54:1.

and

Additionally endothermic (warm-blooded) vertebrates need to use a significantly greater amount of energy just to stay warm whereas ectothermic (cold blooded) plants or insects do not. An index which can be used as a measure is the Efficiency of conversion of ingested food to body substance: for example, only 10% of ingested food is converted to body substance by beef cattle, versus 19–31% by silkworms and 44% by German cockroaches.

I don’t want to eat insects though…

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]]> By: Chesu http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/27/insects-rice/comment-page-1/#comment-387004 Chesu Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:10:15 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=14312#comment-387004 Hey, you're finally writing it as Hyakkei! Hey, you’re finally writing it as Hyakkei!

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]]> By: Nova http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/27/insects-rice/comment-page-1/#comment-386985 Nova Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:33:41 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=14312#comment-386985 Shit, I'm going to Shizuoka pref next year. I won't eat that. Shit, I’m going to Shizuoka pref next year. I won’t eat that.

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]]> By: TofuUnion http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/27/insects-rice/comment-page-1/#comment-386968 TofuUnion Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:32:06 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=14312#comment-386968 It may look disturbing, but it's just a food culture to eat insects or not. And some small sea creatures (such as sakura shrimp) eaten in Japan look bugs alike. Before humans acquired live stock, I believe they had been eating insects anywhere in the world. Still nowadays in some areas in Africa or Asia people actually do eat insects. Also in Nagano Japan where people living far from sea or river, there is still a custom to eat baby bees. It may look disturbing, but it’s just a food culture to eat insects or not. And some small sea creatures (such as sakura shrimp) eaten in Japan look bugs alike.

Before humans acquired live stock, I believe they had been eating insects anywhere in the world. Still nowadays in some areas in Africa or Asia people actually do eat insects. Also in Nagano Japan where people living far from sea or river, there is still a custom to eat baby bees.

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]]> By: helical http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/27/insects-rice/comment-page-1/#comment-386959 helical Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:53:47 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=14312#comment-386959 My brain tells me insects are extremely nutritious and are a virtually untapped food soruce for the mankind. Then my gut tells my brain to go f*** itself and gives me free samples of what it would do if I ever consciously ingested any. My brain tells me insects are extremely nutritious and are a virtually untapped food soruce for the mankind.

Then my gut tells my brain to go f*** itself and gives me free samples of what it would do if I ever consciously ingested any.

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