- [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.
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♪ It's Dadjoke of the Week! ♪
(Jamie chuckles)
Is that the tune?
That's not right, is it. - 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.
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(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)