新奇事件簿 聯(lián)合國提倡多吃昆蟲緩解糧荒

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A new United Nations report says that we should all eat insects. The report is from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. It is called "Edible Insects: Future Prospects for Food and Feed Security". The U.N. says it is important we eat insects to help the Earth. It gave three reasons why we should be adding insects to our diet. The first is they are good for our health. "Insects are healthy, nutritious alternatives to mainstream staples such as chicken, pork, beef and even fish." The second reason is they are better for the environment than breeding cows, sheep, and other animals. Finally, "insect farming" would help millions of poor families around the world eat and start a small business.

一項新的聯(lián)合國報告指出，我們都應(yīng)該食用昆蟲。這是聯(lián)合國糧食及農(nóng)業(yè)組織所做出的報告。報告的名稱叫作“食蟲：未來食品安全。”聯(lián)合國稱，食用昆蟲能夠幫助我們拯救地球。就為什么應(yīng)該食用昆蟲，聯(lián)合國給了如下三個原因。第一，昆蟲有益健康。食用昆蟲非常健康，昆蟲富含大量能夠替代主食的營養(yǎng)物質(zhì)，例如雞肉、豬肉、牛肉，甚至是魚類。第二個原因是，對保護(hù)環(huán)境而言，食用昆蟲要比飼養(yǎng)牛、羊等牲畜更加利于環(huán)保。最后，“昆蟲養(yǎng)殖業(yè)”將解決全球上百萬家庭的吃飯問題，幫助他們開始進(jìn)行小本經(jīng)營。

Many cultures already include insects in their diet. The report says: "Many people around the world eat insects out of choice, largely because of the [tastiness]….More than 1, 900 species have reportedly been used as food." However, most people in Western or "developed" countries think the idea of eating insects is disgusting. The report says governments need to educate Westerners about the benefits of eating bugs so they get over the "disgust factor". Ento, a company in London that sells insect-based food, said it is difficult to get people to eat creepy-crawlies. It told the "New Scientist" magazine: "On paper, insects are fantastic, but on a plate, most people won't touch them."

在許多不同文化中，人們已經(jīng)開始將昆蟲列入食譜。報告稱：“就食用昆蟲而言，全球許多人口是出于自己的選擇，而大部分原因是因為它味道鮮美。有報道稱，有超過1900種昆蟲用于食材。然而，絕大多數(shù)西方國家，或是發(fā)達(dá)國家認(rèn)為食用昆蟲很惡心。報告稱，政府需要將食用昆蟲的好處講授給西方民眾，這樣他們才能戰(zhàn)勝“惡心”的心理因素。一個名叫“Ento”的倫敦公司銷售昆蟲食物，公司稱，讓人們?nèi)ブ苯邮秤茂}人的爬行動物，這非常難。公司在《新科學(xué)家》雜志上稱：“如果把昆蟲放在紙上，人們會覺得昆蟲很棒，但是要是讓他吃下，絕大多數(shù)人都不會觸碰它。