Add insects to your next event or party
The vast majority of people on the planet (with estimates as high as 80%) consume insects as some part of their diet. Whether a delicacy, on special occasions, as a snack or when other protein is simply not available, insects are consumed globally. In North America, with the exception of the aboriginal population, insects are not part of the diet, at least not intentionally. Why not just watch Fear Factor?
This is not fear factor, this is the exact opposite. Reality television shows like Fear Factor exploit a general sense of awe that people have or with what they don't understand and assume is dangerous. Fear is an anxious or apprehensive feeling about a possible or probable situation. It can be a learned response to certain situations that have had negative impacts in the past but often people have a fear of something and don't even know why. The fear of the unknown is more often than not a general sensation people experience when confronted with an event or situation that they have not experienced before. One is unaware of the outcomes or assumes outcomes relative to their pre-conceived notions.
This website is not here to exploit your fear of the unknown or to make you say "ewwwww". This website is here to open your eyes to all that is around you and to see that you are just as bizarre as the people you think are weird for eating different things. Being different does not mean they are weird, unclean, sick, freaky or bizarre. If you think to the contrary, maybe YOU are the one who should be looking in the mirror and deep inside yourself to explore your own personal biases, ignorance or even bigotry towards people of different cultures.
