Everyone's understanding

Q1 Have you ever eaten entomophagy?

Only about one-fifth of the total respondents answered that they had eaten entomophagy.

At first glance, this may not seem like a large number, but since one out of every five students at the school has had an entomophagy meal, my impression was that the number was larger than I had imagined.

However, I felt that we still need to spread the word so that people will not only know about entomophagy but also pick up insect foods.

Q2 How many times have you eaten insect foods? (For those who have eaten it before)

Overwhelmingly, many people have eaten it only once.

From this, we can assume that they tried it out of curiosity or because someone recommended it to them, but they did not want to try it again.

We feel that it is necessary to devise a way to sell the taste, appearance, and sales methods that will make people want to eat them again.

Q3 What kind of entomophagy have you eaten before? (For those who have eaten them)

Q4 Why haven't you eaten it before? (For those who have never eaten it)

Most of the respondents answered, "I don't want to eat it." The following responses were the most common reasons for this.

・I don't like bugs in the first place.
・The texture seems disgusting.
・Seems bitter
・They smell is bad.
・Seem to make me sick to my stomach
・They look bad.
・Looks dirty.


It is certainly not wrong for people who have never eaten entomophagy to feel this way.
It is difficult for us to directly solve the problems of appearance and texture. However, I think we can spread the word about safety awareness and the fact that some entomophagous foods are not unpleasant to eat. What we can do is inform people about the correct form of entomophagy and change their negative perception of entomophagy.

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