"Did you know that over two billion people around the world eat insects? In many countries, insects have been consumed and fed to farm animals for centuries. Some species are even considered delicacies."
Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti says it in a clip on TikTok.
Video that has also raised great debate among her followers, with comments not always benevolent for this choice, making the video trending on Twitter.
A "new frontier of food", says AstroSam which discards a cricket-blueberry bar.
"If treated safely and with respect for their well-being - adds the astronaut from the International Space Station - insects can be an ecologically sustainable source of food rich in nutrients. In Europe crickets,
worms and grasshoppers are considered new foods that can be eaten.
For example, this blueberry bar is made with cricket flour.
Why don't you sometimes try insects yourself?
They are good for you and for the planet ".
