By Insectos comestibles en ingles gy kagcmimaka gexa6pR 03, 2010 pagos Exotic food and edible insects The nutritional aspects in many insects are causing revulsion and disgust. This is paradoxical if we consider that perhaps the insects are creatures that eat better, are the primary consumers of animal food chain, since they are based on plants (the first forming energy through Photosynthesis) and then serve as food for other species, ie, eat the food firsthand, something that can not be Said of cattle, pigs or poultry, so common in Our daily diet.
Insects containing minerals, some are very rich in calcium, contain B vitamins and are an important source of magnesium, also in the larval stage, provide high-quality calories as they are made up of polyunsaturated fatty acids do harm to man. Accordingto Dr.
Ram ora in the Mexican dieta pro contribution of inse contains 54 to p example, contain fro 10 rrying deficiency e the main arns of beef shoppers, for re the repair and construction of cells, tissues and organs of the body also involved in the functioning of the immune system protects us from disease Insects provide not only a large amount of protein, but ven can exceed the qual’ty of providing fish, poultry and other protein source, Every• year, the Monday following the day of the dead, communitie Swipe to vlew next page communities near the hill of Huixteco, Taxco, as climbing to celebrate the day of «Jumil sacred. There, villagers jumiles looking, eat them and revere them. Lore has it that these insects are the sentries guardlng the population, and the only ones who can communicate with God, they are the reincarnation of their ancestors. Among the residents ofthese communities is very common to hear the question «Bring family? o know if anyone has jumiles. The sacred Jumil said Dr. Julieta Ramos-Elorduy.
Proteins are the main element of which are the muscles, skin, hair, nails and internal organs, in contrast, protein deficiency causes abnormalities in growth and development of children, in adults results in loss strength, weakness, depression, poor healing and a Slow recovery from illness. Thus, insects can be a good food choice not only for their protein content and abundance in nature, but as many advantages: its digestibility is high, are easily caught and without being refrigerated is Still in good condition.
Also, do not lose their nutritional value, since they themselves produce antibiotic substances that protect them while they are alive and, once captured, can not decompose when kept dry. Insects, and where theyre eaten. Lice: Oaxaca. Bedbugs Morelos, Edo. México, Hidalgo, Veracruz, Guerrero, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Querétaro. Aphids: Puebla, Morelos, Guerrero, Hidalgo. Beetles: Hidalgo, Tabasco, Guer Beetles: Hidalgo, Tabasco, Guerrero, Veracruz, Edo. México, Oaxaca, Puebla, Chiapas, Nayarit, México City Butterflies. Oaxaca, puebla, Hidalgo and D. F.
Flies: Edo. México and Nayarit. Ants, bees, Oaxaca, Puebla, Edo. México, D. F. , Chiapas, Hidalgo, and wasps, Guerrero, Michoacán, Veracruz, Yucatán, among others. Termites: Michoacán. Dragonflies: Sonora and Edo. México. Grasshoppers: Oaxaca, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, Morelos, Puebla, Guerrero, Michoacán, DF Red maguey worm: Oaxaca, Edo. México, Hidalgo, D. F. , among «Chinicuiles» Jumil: Guerrero, Oaxaca, Morelos, Tlaxcala, Hidalgo. Escamoles: Hidalgo, Edo. Mexico City, Tlaxcala, Nuevo León, Michoacán. Source: Dr. Julieta Ramos-Elorduy A sumptuous tradition
Currently, in urban areas of our country is hard to find places that Offer insects as part of the menu, let alone find them in supermarkets or shopping malls. For City dwellers, the insects have become a luxury dish found in restaurants that Offer as a tourist attraction. Anyone wishing to enjoy delicacies so tiny you Will have to be willing to pay $ 800 for a kilo of white maguey worms or a kilo of escamoles (Mexican caviar), or S 180 to $ 250 for a kilo of grasshoppers. But for a food to be consumed by most people, you need to find it available to everyone. 31_1f3
