Insetos podem acabar com a fome extrema
Insects could help tackle [1] hunger [2]
According to UN specialists, edible [3] insects provide lots of protein and minerals, and
are not fattening [4]
Our planet now has just over seven billion
people living on it. Of these, about one billion people suffer from starvation [5]
and malnutrition. By 2050 the world
will have a population of about nine billion people and the problem of hunger
may get worse. UN specialists believe the solution to the problem may be found
in nature. There are hundreds
of billions of insects that live on our planet. Some scientists believe there
are about 200 million insects for every person. In a report published on May 13, the UN says
that eating insects could be a powerful weapon in the battle against hunger
worldwide. The UN believes that countries should invest more in the breeding [6]
of insects on a large scale. There are about one and a half million species of
insects worldwide. Of this total, about 1,900 are edible. This food is on the menu for two billion people,
mainly in Africa and Asia. The most commonly eaten species are grasshoppers [7], beetles [8], ants [9], crickets[10], caterpillars [11], and bees [12]. The specialists say insects provide lots of
protein and minerals, and are not fattening. Besides being eaten by people,
insects can also be used as animal feed.
and malnutrition. By 2050 the world
will have a population of about nine billion people and the problem of hunger
may get worse. UN specialists believe the solution to the problem may be found
in nature. There are hundreds
of billions of insects that live on our planet. Some scientists believe there
are about 200 million insects for every person. In a report published on May 13, the UN says
that eating insects could be a powerful weapon in the battle against hunger
worldwide. The UN believes that countries should invest more in the breeding [6]
of insects on a large scale. There are about one and a half million species of
insects worldwide. Of this total, about 1,900 are edible. This food is on the menu for two billion people,
mainly in Africa and Asia. The most commonly eaten species are grasshoppers [7], beetles [8], ants [9], crickets[10], caterpillars [11], and bees [12]. The specialists say insects provide lots of
protein and minerals, and are not fattening. Besides being eaten by people,
insects can also be used as animal feed.
How about eating ants?
In Western countries, this foodstuff is eaten
by very few people. In Brazil, the great majority of the population feels
repulsed just to think about chewing [13] insects, even if they are fried and well
seasoned. However, in the Northeast and in several cities in the interior of
the country, there are people who eat toasted [14] içá, mixed with farofa. Also
known as tanajura, içá is a species of ant. The writer Monteiro Lobato
(1882-1948) was a big fan of this food.
Vocabulary
1 to tackle – combater / enfrentar
2 hunger –
fome
3 edible -
comestível
4 not fattening – não engorda
5 starvation – “fome extrema”
6 breeding –
criação
7 grasshopper – gafanhoto
8 beetle –
besouro
9 ant –
formiga
10 cricket – grilo
11 caterpillar – lagarta
12 bee –
abelha
13 to chew –
mastigar
14 toasted – torrada (o)
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