Contrary to popular belief, cockroaches can actually be very clean and tasty insects, especially if they are fed on fresh fruits and vegetables. They can be eaten toasted, fried, sauced, or boiled. Of a truth and fact, Cockroaches have a taste and texture like greasy chicken.
Cockroach tastes a bit like over burnt chicken. It is a good source of protein. As a member of food chain we should view them as food when we are faced with survival choices. The overwhelming feeling when you eat a cockroach, you will’ve the potentials of getting nutritious both outside and within.
After several testimonies from many mouths about the yummy experience of eating roaches, I feel it’s high time the world sees the essential reasons for eating this delicious diet. Taste-wise, eating a Cockroach or a coated fried roaches feels like eating nuts and as much as eating a tasty chocolate. You cannot easily figure out that you ate a roach as its flavor blends well with chocolate. So tastes just like fried groundnut.
According to the researches of Nutritional content of the American Cockroach (Periplaneta Americana) you will get these nutrients after having a cockroach ( an American one precisely) –
Basic Nutrients
Protein – 65.60
Fat – 28.20
Fiber – 3.00
NFE (Carbohydrates) – 0.78
Amino acid content (mg/g protein)
Valine – 65
Arginine – 51
Histidine – 20
Serine – 45
Proline – 65
Alanine – 61
Glycine – 71
Glutamic Acid – 130
Isoleucine – 31
Leucine – 56
Lysine – 40
Methionine – 56
Cysteine – 20
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine – 31
Threonine – 36
Tryptophan – 6
Here’s a table of the nutrients you will get from a Dubai cockroach.
Dubai Roaches
35.6% Protein
6.75% Fiber
61.18% Fat
62.9% Water
Consequently, the aforementioned classes of nutrients shows it is scientifically proven that Cockroaches are Edible and healthy to eat and they are high in protein levels. In conclusion, why let an overflow of protein waste all in the name of ignorance, let’s stay healthy and wise, save your soul from lack of nutrient, you should eat a Cockroach, in fact, you should be eating them…
Source: https://edibug.wordpress.com/list-of-edible-insects/