Adventurous Bites: Fish in not the essence of sushi anymore, but insects

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These insect sushi platters are created by Shoichi Uchiyama, author of a recent Japanese cookbook on bug cuisine. Featured insects include a spider, a cockroach, a cicada, and cicada larvae. Dare to try them?

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00:00In fact, insects have been eaten by humans for a long time.

00:09Insects are nutritious and delicious.

00:22I'm Shoichi Uchiyama. Nice to meet you.

00:27I enjoy eating sushi.

00:33But I haven't had a chance to eat insects.

00:43Insects have become more popular.

00:47Insects have been hated by many people.

00:56Insects are harmful to humans.

01:01Insects contribute a lot to humans.

01:08But humans don't know that.

01:11Insects are hated by humans.

01:17Insects have a lot of good sides.

01:19Insects have a lot of good sides.

01:25I want people to eat insects.

01:31I love insects.

01:34I want people to eat insects.

01:55This is my first time to eat Jorougo.

02:00I can't eat it.

02:04I eat it from the butt.

02:08It doesn't taste like Jorougo.

02:11It tastes like Jorougo.

02:17Jorougo doesn't taste bitter.

02:25Jorougo doesn't taste bitter.

02:31Jorougo doesn't taste bitter.

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