My most recent creation: Mealworm falafel. I had eaten mealworms back in my Guida days, but more out of curiosity and to bring out my inner gecko. Insects, in general, have more nutrients per ounce than other meats and are the most sustainable; creating almost no environmental impact in their raising. This is the protein of the future; if not in human consumption (as most are grossed out before trying it), but at least then for animal feed.
My falafel was a regular baked falafel recipe, but with a cup of dried mealworms blended in. Turns out when you dry mealworms, they are basically hollow and lose most of their delicate taste, so you really couldn't tell they were in there.
My Next project will be faux-tuna sushi, an idea taken from NPRs article. I love sushi, and if I can make it out of tomato instead of tuna, I will no longer hear my sister's voice in the back of my head telling me about the mercury content or the depleted levels of the fisheries due to unsustainable practices. Wish me luck.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2015/01/23/379124798/will-environmentalists-fall-for-faux-fish-made-from-plants
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Here's something funny, we also had falafels this week. Although ours were less sustainable, and probably less healthy since I cooked them in hot oil. They were also primarily chickpeas, cilantro and parsley, and turned out looking very green, but tasting delicious. THey were only missing one thing... mealworms!
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