How To Eat Every Insect | Method Mastery | Epicurious

Please be advised that like certain shellfish, some people may be unable to safely consume insects due to dietary allergies.

Take a deep breath and come prepared with an open mind because today Joseph Yoon from Brooklyn Bugs is teaching us how to eat (almost) every edible insect there is. Now, we know what you're thinking - aren't tarantulas and scorpions arachnids, not insects? Also, why are you doing this Epicurious? First, yes but come on. And second - trust us. A vital and ecologically important world of food can be yours to enjoy with just a little guidance.

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0:00 Introduction
1:06 Crickets
2:16 Black Ants
3:06 Scorpions
4:12 Bamboo Worms
5:04 June Bugs
5:49 Locusts
6:53 Palm Weevils
7:36 Tarantula
8:58 Cicadas
10:28 Mealworms
11:19 Termites
12:24 Silkworms
13:13 Japanese Wasps
14:36 Weaver Ants
15:24 Tobacco Hornworm
16:16 Mopane Worms
17:06 Black Soldier Fly
18:05 Water Bugs
19:20 Gusano Worm
20:28 Cricket Whiskey Hopper Cocktail

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Director: Rusty Ward
Editors: Eric Bigman, Boris Khaykin, Justin Symonds
Director of Photography: Brad Wickham
Producer: Tommy Werner
Assistant Producer: Dimitri Lazarashvili  
Culinary Producer: Mallary Santucci, Kelly Janke
Culinary Assistant: Jessica Do, Kim Klatzkin, Leslie Raney,
Camera Operator: Lauren Pruitt
Audio: Mike Guggino
PA: Brandon Guillebeaux
Post Production Supervisor: Stephanie Cardone
Associate Director, Post Production: Nicole Berg

Epicurious Video Team
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Maria Paz Mendez Hodes
Ali Inglese
Dan Siegel
Rhoda Boone
Carolyn Gagnon
June Kim
Holly Patton
Myra Rivera
Billy Keenly


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How To Eat Every Insect | Method Mastery | Epicurious

[BrooklynBugs]

Thank you to everyone who took the time to watch or comment. While a personal motivation and inspiration for my work is derived from finding sustainable solutions for feeding the burgeoning population of the world, it is also really fascinating and delicious! There are over two thousand species of edible insects with wildly different flavor profiles, textures, and functionality--as a chef, think about how fun it is for me to work with so many new ingredients! Let me leave you with this thought - if even ten percent of you ate edible insects just once a week, even that would have a great impact on the environment. Respectfully yours, Chef Joseph Yoon

[gordofluffy]

Timone and Pumba have prepared me for this moment

[iromosushi]

Things I learned from this video:
Black ants zesty
Bug appetit
Worms are not actually worms
If can eat sea bug, why can't eat land bug

[MustafaOzanAlpay]

do i eat insects? no
did i watch the whole 22 min video on how to eat insects? absolutely yes.

[enilamil]

I loved his energy, but each minute of this feels like a whole day

[markrawlins]

Chef Yoon: You want to take a propane torch to the tarantula

Me: I'm with you so far

[jessepultrum]

ants: have venom to protect themselves
this guy: hmhnmmmnh zesty

[Neptunequeen]

I once had to proctor a test for a nutritional studies professor who'd brought in a bag of cricket-flour cookies for her class to try. She looked a little bummed that so few people wanted to try them, so I went up and gave it a shot to embolden more people. It really isn't bad! The chitin flakes definitely stick in your mouth a little bit, kinda like the papery outside of peanuts, but the flavor is like sunflower seeds.

[insaneclownpossum]

If I ever even considered eating bugs, I would never eat one that is described as "creamy" 💀

[phantasyphotography]

In a parallel universe people are watching "How To Eat Every Animal" while munching on insects and thinking this show is disturbing

[AustinJASMR]

Locusts: *eats crops*
People who eat insects: "Welp, we gotta eat the food we grew one way or another."

[Olisha.S]

I don't think I have ever heard insects described like this. Wow. I didn't have anything against eating them before, but I never heard someone describe the flavor profiles!

[FrankandRaul]

Timone: Write that down! WRITE THAT DOWN!
Pumbaa: *furiously takes notes*

[braydoboss]

Honestly, I'm 100% ok with eating bugs, as long as my eyes can't register that it is indeed a bug. I can know it's a bug and be perfectly fine, but the second I see a leg or feel a wing on my tongue, it's game over

[fbaguy]

Me: “Um waiter There’s a bug in my Mac and cheese”

Waiter: “I know enjoy”

[dabbingperson]

Crickets are the only bug I’ve ever eaten but I actually really liked how they tasted. I kinda want to try more bugs now.

[nodical]

He looks like the type of guy that would eat bugs

[margaritademina]

I know that it’s absolutely fine to eat insects, but It still feels like watching interdimensional cable 😅

[thomascampbell]

I’m trying so hard to be open minded right now

[Sillyboy]

Every bug he pulls out, he has to say
“These are so delicious”