- [Barry] Hey, welcome to Sorted. We're a bunch of mates in London looking for the exceptional things in food that'll help make our and your
lives a little bit better, in amongst constantly ribbing each other. Some of us are chefs. The rest of us, well, we're normal. But every video we make always starts with a suggestion from you guys. ("Pancake" by Jaded) ♪ I'm a pancake chick
but I take the cake ♪ ♪ I'm gooey in the middle
baby, let me bake ♪ - Hello, this is Jamie and I am Barry. - Now, as massive foodies,
we love seeing what's new in the world of food. And today we're testing something... Interesting.
- Yeah, interesting. No, you know what? I'm pumped. - [Mike] You can lift that cloche, mate. - Thanks, I will. - What? - Good start. (both laughing) - [Barry] I see rice pudding
and I see Mr. Kipling cakes. - We want to make it clear. There is no pressure to eat anything that's in front of you today. - You've put food in front of me, and now you've made me question whether I want to eat it not. And I don't like it when people do that. - Oh, but it's very, very nice. - Well, obvious.
(Ben and Mike chuckle) - Have you got any idea
what might link the two? - Is it an era? - Sugar? - Definitely in both. And you will see sugar
on the ingredients list. (Jamie moans appreciatively) Something else you might
see on the ingredients list, it's cochineal. So it's ground up insects
in their food coloring. - Oh, okay. - I've read about that but I
didn't think it still existed. - You might not see that on the label. You might see E120 or carmine. - Doesn't necessarily bother
me that they're in there, I'd just rather know
that they're in there. And then I can make my own choice whether I want to eat them or not. - So today we'd like you to taste test some alternate proteins in
the form of bugs and insects. (playful music) Entomophagy is the act of eating insects. But why is it such a hot topic right now? With the Earth's rising population set to hit nine billion by 2050, experts are addressing
how we're going to produce enough edible protein to feed us all. Evidence suggests that more
farming and consumption of limited natural
resources isn't gonna work. So could edible insects help? Well, nutritionally
speaking, crickets provide top-quality protein, high
in essential amino acids. And per 100 grams, are
richer in protein than chicken, pork, and beef, and
the likes of edamame beans. Livestock rearing, especially beef, gives off large volumes
of greenhouse gases, such as methane, whereas nearly 3,000 times
less greenhouse gases are emitted from insect protein
production per kilogram. Two billion of the world's population already consume insects
as part of their diet. Perhaps we can learn something from them. But, are we prepared to? - I would like to think I'm prepared to. - I'm up for this. (playful music) - [Ben] Perfect, lift it. - Not gonna run away
when I lift it up, is it? (sighs) You know what, I think I prefer it when I can see what I'm eating. And I don't know what's in that. - [Ben] Two delicious breakfast smoothies, both berry flavored. - Both of these smoothies
contain powder protein. This is a protein shake. - [Ben] Texture wise, they
both have oats in them. So you know, they're a hearty smoothie. (Jamie gags) - [Mike] I think Jamie's found
the alternate protein source. - That's not normal. - (coughs) I went in so
confident on that one. 'Cause that one was delicious. - This one feels like there's
something more nutty in it. Tastes like instead of
putting oat in there, they've put a bit of soil in this one. - The first one you tried
has powdered soy protein. The other one, protein powder, but made from cricket protein. - Cricket flour? - [Ben] Three times
more protein than steak per hundred grams. Nine times more omega
essential fatty acids than wild Alaskan salmon. More calcium than milk,
more iron than spinach, and more B12 than beef. - If that tasted nice, and you were told that it was cricket protein in it, would that stop you from
drinking it or make a difference? - No, it wouldn't stop me
from drinking it at all. - So that's not the barrier. - It's that the taste of that is not something that I can deal with. - For me, personally, quite
hard work to drink anyway, 'cause they're protein
based, not fruit based. - So not particularly useful to you in the world of protein shakes? Perhaps a different type of food. Give it a lift, mate. (metallic clanging) - Ooh! - Homemade banana bread. - That looks lovely. - Okay, cheers. It's slightly more textured. I would say I'm getting banana. I'm getting some of the nuts. But I'm also getting something else that is muting the
flavors of banana and nuts without adding its own thing to them. - As well as the wholemeal
flour, which is gonna give it kind of a nuttiness and a bran-like taste, we've also got 25% cricket flour again. So exactly the same.
- Oh, okay. - But this time, rather than
putting it in a protein shake where you might expect to see protein, what about using cricket flour
in cookies and baked goods where you're less likely to
think of it as a protein option? - I get it, in that that really works. - Now knowing that it's in there, I would question why you'd
put cricket flour in, why you'd remove standard flour? - If you're looking at this from a planet preservation perspective, where we're consuming
less animals from farms, then maybe we'll be in a
position where we start looking in other areas to get
more protein from areas that we wouldn't do now. - Chuck it in a cake,
chuck it in sweet goods where the flavor's gonna get masked. - This is an ingredient to
be added to other things. I'd drink a glass of
milk, I'd eat a steak. And it's a completely
different satisfaction you get out of it. - Very open minded so far. We're gonna keep pushing
the boundaries, mate. - Oh, no! There's something peekin' out there. - Have you battered some insects and put it with some sweet chili dip? - Is that a cockroach? No, that can't be a cockroach. Wood louse. - So these are
(Mike laughing) Thai red curry glutinous rice
cakes with added insects. They are silkworm pupae.
- Oh, silkworms. - Are you prepared to eat it? - Yeah, I'm prepared to eat it. Give anything a go once. (sputters) I said that, didn't I? - [Ben] Two billion
people across the world, a third of the population, already eat insects as
part of their daily diet, or regular diet. - It feels like you've added those for the sake of adding them. They haven't added anything to the dish in flavor or texture. - They're silkworm pupae. Quite bitter. It's so about what we're used to. Take that into any pub, and
people will throw it out. Give 'em a bag of pork scratchings. - Deep fried pig skin. - And they're like one of the bestsellers! - [Ben] Next one, I know this is one of your favorite dishes. - I can see 'im poking out! (laughing) - Is it like a mac and cheese? - What we've done is taken
out the pancetta that might be in a mac and cheese.
- Yep, yep. - And substitute it for
a different protein. - These are mealworms.
- Correct! - (groans) (splutters) It throws you purely because all of your life, you're grown up to react
in one way and one way only when you see a bug in your food. Which is, put it down, run
away, and get your money back. - Yeah, in this part of the world. Whereas that is normal in
many parts of the world. - Hakuna matata. (upbeat music) Oh, (bleep).
(Mike laughing) - But we are making, oh (bleep). (Mike laughing) - I thought they were
dried, they look dried! - [Ben] They arrived live this morning. - Oh, God! - That was unfair. But we did that purely, scientifically, for the LOLs.
(Ben laughs) - [Ben] These were sourced
from a farm in West London. - They're not alive, the
ones in the mac and cheese. - But a very, very
sustainable, very, very ethical supply of edible protein that does a fraction of
the damage to the planet. - They've got a pop to them. There's a pop of a little bit of flavor that comes through. And it's not, it doesn't
taste just like the earth. And I think, with some time, I could almost look forward to that. - When we eat a steak, it
does not look like a cow. And I think that's why it's so easy to remove that vision from your head. - How do you feel about shrimp? - Yeah, 'cause you've
just disproved my point. Fish is completely different. You eat a whole fish. - So what do you think it
would take in order for that to be, you to be able to
order that in a restaurant? - I reckon, in some parts of London, and some parts of probably L.A., you might be able to order that soon. And I think it would be quite popular. As long as you don't see that first. - I'm intrigued what else
you could do with these. And where else you could take it within the realms of cooking. And as an important
alternative protein source, the best tasting yet. (mellow music) - So what we've done is
taken you on a journey. We've gone non-visible
up to slightly visible, up to pretty visible, up
to this is the final one. And remember, you don't have
to eat it if you don't want to. - I hate it when you
do that sincere thing. (metallic clanging) - (beep)
(Mike laughing) Why did you have to put it looking at me? - He twisted it before we
put the cloche down as well. - [Ben] In front of you,
you have a water bug. This one is sold as
ideal for jokes, pranks, and bush tucker trials. - I'm expecting it to
jump up at me any second. That's the weird thing.
- No, no, yeah. - I know, yeah. - We're not inhumane, like this is dead. But again, eaten like this across different areas of the world. - Barbecued, seasoned, spiced, salted. I've not done any of
those for yours, but... (Mike laughing) You don't have to eat it. You don't even have to
put it near your mouth. But if it helps, there's
something in your left that might be good dip. - Chocolate, you've
bring in chocolate dip. - It feels like it's
too big for a mouthful. - I can't work out what's worse, eating the body or the head. There's no pressure whatsoever. But I also know that Jamie's
doing this at the same time. - All right, that's edible. You wanna cheers? - Are you dunking? - I'm not gonna dunk. - You're not gonna dunk?
- No! - How has this happened? (Jamie and Mike laughing) - Hakuna matata. - What a wonderful phrase. (insect crunching) - I can't swallow it, Mike. - It's very, very dry. - Mike, I can't swallow it. - You know when you're wrapping presents? When you bite the Sellotape, and you get a bit of Sellotape in your mouth, you go (splutters). It's like that. (Mike laughs)
But lots of little bits. - Very good analogy! I think everyone at
some point in their life has done that. (Jamie gags) - I'm gonna need some more. Don't make me laugh. - (laughs) Not doing it on purpose! There were times when I felt
like I bit into another part and it felt like it released something which was unpleasant.
- Yeah, I had a bit of that. It was unpleasant to eat. It was very dry. Thank you for that, mate, much appreciated.
- No, that's great. Thank you, thank you! - I like it when insects are involved adds either aesthetic or
flavor or texture to a dish. I am not so fussed about the protein, but I understand the growing
demand of alternative proteins. And I can see how it
could be put into dishes to add to it. - I don't think you'll ever
be able to convince the world to turn vegan. At the same time, I don't
think you're ever gonna fully convince the world to eat bugs. - But what's important
about this whole video is to have a conversation about it. Because we'd be idiots
having this platform without addressing at least
the topic and subject matter, especially as we've
got so many of you guys who watch so fervently with
so much more information. We should be talking about this. - Did he do it? - He ate half, and he
went for the bum first. - Covered in chocolate. - (beep). (Ben and Mike laughing) I think I've still got it in my teeth. - As you can tell, that
was very new to us. And it's absolutely fascinating, which is why we want you
to keep talking about it downstairs in the comments
and on the community tab, 'cause we want to know what you think. - Do you already eat insects? Is it an interesting topic to you? Do you care at all? Would you give them a go
if you haven't already? Comment down below, let us know. - If you're new 'round here, or if you've been around for a while and you just haven't bothered
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- It's near enough the tune. - Yeah, yeah.
- Yeah. Why do cows have hooves? - Okay, it's gonna be a good one. - Because they lactose. - Ah, yeah, good dad joke.
- Yeah! - We're bareback on par, yeah.
- Relevant as well. - [Barry] As we mentioned,
Sorted is just run by a group of friends. So if you like what we're doing, then there are loads of
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know is linked below. Thanks, and see you in a few days. (beep) Wasn't he the baddie in Men in Black II? - (laughing) Yeah, he was! - [Barry] He was, wasn't he, he was! (all laughing)
