{"id":8331,"date":"2014-11-10T12:46:10","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T12:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress72\/?p=26365"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:27","slug":"erasmus-sport-launches-new-insect-burger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2014\/11\/10\/erasmus-sport-launches-new-insect-burger\/","title":{"rendered":"Erasmus Sport launches new \u201cinsect burger\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As of Monday 3 November, the menu at the sports building will include a genuine insect burger to help promote Meat Free Monday. EM <\/em>has already tasted this exotic-sounding snack.<\/p>\n

Celebrating a meat-free Monday by eating insects, which are also living creatures, does sound rather peculiar at first. But Meat Free Monday<\/a> isn\u2019t intended to ensure a totally vegetarian first day of the week. The purpose of this day is to generate awareness of the negative impact of cattle breeding on the environment and the available alternatives for meat. Buffalo worms, the main ingredient of insect burgers, barely emit CO\u00b2 and they take up far less space than cattle, so this snack with worms is a great idea. But are they any good?<\/p>\n

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These are the buffalo worms inside the insect burger\n<\/h5>\n

Definitely not wriggling grubs<\/b><\/p>\n

We aren\u2019t keen to admit this, but the EM <\/i>editors didn\u2019t really like the idea of tasting the new insect burger at first. We had a mental picture of slimy wriggling grubs that would be more suitable as fish food, but of course we couldn\u2019t turn down the invitation from our colleagues at the sports building. However, when our insect burgers were served, we were greatly relieved to see that they look just like any other burger served at the snack bar \u2013 especially when viewed next to the portion of chips accompanying them.<\/p>\n

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Hardly any difference between an insect burger and a \u2018normal\u2019 hamburger\n<\/h5>\n

Just like a vegetarian burger<\/b><\/p>\n

As you can see in the photo, the insect burgers look fairly ordinary on the outside, but appearances can be deceptive. They might just as easily have had a strong insect flavour, or you could suddenly find a piece of worm in your mouth. But in actual fact, the burgers don\u2019t have a distinctive taste. The texture is a bit floury, but they look a lot like a standard vegetarian burger, and you really can\u2019t see or taste any difference. And the garnish \u2013 lettuce, tomato and onion \u2013 plus ketchup and mustard make them very tasty. However, if you really want a spectacular creepy-crawly dining experience with insects, China is probably the best place to be. <\/p>\n

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Insect nuggets and mealworm sandwiches are also on sale at the sports building, besides the insect burgers. Gaby Dijkstra, marketing and communications manager at Erasmus Sport, says it\u2019s supposed to be a publicity stunt for the time being, although it might well be added to the menu on a permanent basis if the \u2018insect food\u2019 turns out to be tremendously popular. MvS<\/p>\n

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Price per burger (including chips): \u20ac3.50<\/p>\n

Rating: 6.5\u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t

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