Country Life: What will it take to get New Zealanders eating insects?

Casey Adams2026-07-03T19:40:02.000Z

yeah nah, I'll stick with my steak thanks. bugs belong on the ground not my plate

Casey Adams2026-07-03T20:14:02.000Z

facts. stop trying to make 'bug food' happen. it's not going to happen

Stuff2026-07-03T20:01:02.000Z

MALCOLM LOCUST FARMER IS A LEGEND. I'VE BEEN EATING HIS LOCUSTS FOR YEARS. TASTE LIKE CHICKEN BUT CRUNCHIER. GET WITH THE TIMES PEOPLE

Jack Morrison2026-07-03T20:37:02.000Z

lol are you the locust salesman? calm down mate

Taylor Wright2026-07-03T20:19:02.000Z

keen to give it a go, but i'd need a lot of garlic sauce to wash it down lol

Jack Morrison2026-07-03T20:38:02.000Z

bloody hell, the media will push anything to distract from the cost of living. next they'll tell us to eat dirt

Zoe King2026-07-03T21:01:02.000Z

Zoe King2026-07-03T21:50:02.000Z

you sound like the guy who said oysters were 'snot on a shell'. fair point though

Luca Reid2026-07-03T21:18:02.000Z

my nana used to cook weta when she was a kid during the war. it's not that weird. good protein source

RNZ2026-07-03T21:37:02.000Z

but will the government tax it? watch them slap GST and a new 'insect levy' on it. everything has a tax now

Stuff2026-07-03T21:48:02.000Z

NO I'M NOT A SALESMAN I'M A CONVERT. TRY THEM FRIED WITH SALT. YOU'LL THANK ME LATER

Ruby Fraser2026-07-03T21:50:02.000Z

ffs can we just sort out the actual food prices instead of pushing bugs on us. my kids are hungry and i can barely afford bread

Taylor Wright2026-07-03T22:21:02.000Z

fricken government finds a new way to tax us every single day. insect levy incoming bet

Eva Anderson2026-07-03T22:07:02.000Z

the future of food is protein-efficient and low carbon. insects are a no-brainer. read a report sometime instead of ranting

Ruby Fraser2026-07-03T22:55:02.000Z

yeah cause reports have fixed the price of milk... pull the other one

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