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Edible insects in Spain: discover Insectum!

Experts and not so experts predict that they are the food of the future. They have been consuming for a long time in many countries of the world but on the European continent it is still a pending task. We rate it this way because sooner rather than later you will find edible insects in Spain but produced in our country. While that door does not open, these revolutionary products of our food can only be purchased for human consumption if they come from other parts of the globe. In Valencia There is a pioneering store specializing in the sale of all kinds of species of invertebrates. Be surprised with its wide offer! 

Legislation to mature

The arrival of these animals to the world food panorama is still with a legal gap important at the time of your marketing and consumption in certain countries. This is the case of Spain, where it is possible to sell them to the public but if their origin is not in the farms that breed them within our borders. Although these hatcheries exist in more and more corners of our country, the production is destined to the animal feeding or to the elaboration of other products with insects raw material.

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Several of the edible insects that Insectum offers / Own photomontage

Thanks to that it is possible to find now energy bars such as Trillion but do not directly eat the species as such with its parts and that aspect, in some cases, creepy. The legislation European Union in this matter will take time until it becomes a reality because the zero risk to authorize consumption. Proposals from different companies are already being studied to produce different species so that they can become one more food option.

Following that line, edible insects in Spain raised here would be possible with the permission of some crickets, beetles and lobsters. So he thinks AECOSAN which insists that this new industry should meet mandatory minimum requirements, in addition to other requirements. Everything to ensure the food safety of the product.

Trillions bars
Trillions bars. Source: Trillions.es

The Insectum offer

An adventure that started three years ago only with online sales of edible insects in Spain, already in 2020 it began to have a physical store in the popular Ruzafa market in Valencia capital. With closeness to the people who pass by, insectum offers a wide variety of invertebrates for the curious, daring or experienced to buy. If you have never eaten them, they can recommend the best option for you to start with these foods full of proteins and with important functions in the natural ecosystem.

Among the latests Moravia's compositions ants you have weavers, culonas or black. Of crickets You can find different recipes with them such as those dipped with chocolate or even the previously mentioned bars. As to worms the menu is just as open even with more proposals of all kinds and with various species such as buffalo or bamboo. The shawl of this insect is very curious.

 

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On the other hand, there are chapulines with three recipes. If they don't sound familiar to you, they are kind of grasshopper, although of the latter you also have exclusive products, as well as lobsters. You have the most common beetles and those known as divers. Already in the category of cockroaches, the water giants surprise while the scorpions they are other very curious insects. Although if there is one that is impressive, it is ... tarantula from Cambodia!

Other edible insect products in Spain

Would you eat any of those critters? Which one do you think you would like the most? Can you imagine them in the diet of the future integrated into recipes from any Spanish restaurant? If you are not so daring yet, you can start by trying other products made with insect raw material. insectum ofrece cookies, sweets, pasta, patés and even ... a beer!

The truth is that any final food can be obtained with such ingredients and experimentation will continue until many others become reality. At the moment they also have great acceptance Food supplements made with insects and flours of worms or crickets.

 

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In short, it is clear that little by little more and more will be entering the gastronomic sector and that edible insects in Spain they will be habitual in a while. It will be necessary to see, yes, if the Western culture He accepts them the same as in eastern countries. What do you think?

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