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So I got 14 cricket snacks for Christmas from my brother. That's what I get for saying cricket protein sounded interesting! Review 1: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough protein bar.  Appearance: somewhere between "military ration" and "literally poop" Good news though! This tastes exactly in line with every protein chocolate bar I've ever had! Bad news, that means it's dense, slightly chalky, and has less chocolate taste than a single Hershey's Kiss dissolved in a glass of eggnog. Not sure why you'd do that, but that's your problem.  I wouldn't say it tastes at all like chocolate chip cookie dough, but that's fine. It's satisfying to eat, has no sensory hint that crickets are involved, and is as good as the competition from Clif or QuestBar or whatever. It's more expensive than the competition - $3 per bar vs. $1.33 or $2.08, respectively. Whether or not it's worth the extra expense depends entirely upon the value you place on the quality of ingredients and the support of the cricket industry, which is said to be the future of sustainable protein.  Overall: 4.5 / 5 amongst protein bars (apples to apples), 2.5 / 5 vs snack bars with poor nutritional value, which surprisingly taste better when you allow real chocolate and sugar. 220 Calories 16 g protein 10 g fat 15 g fiber 8 g sugar https://exoprotein.com/products/chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-protein-bars Cricket Review, Part 2: This Time, It's Crickety™   70 calories of pure srirachaey roasted crickets. This snack is good, but definitely not for the squeamish. The texture is great -- it's crispy and reminds me of the few roasted soy nuts in a bag that still have their once-papery, now-crispy skin.  I felt like I should eat just one or two at a time, partially because they are actually pretty spicy for a consumer snack, hotter than hot Cheetos by a cricked-sized margin, and partially because I wanted to really try and force an ick factor by going slow and reminding myself what I was eating. While some part of me screamed "despite what Timon and Pumbaa say, bugs are not food", there just wasn't anything in particular off-putting about them. Nothing had an odd texture (they removed the legs), they didn't fight back, and there was no hint of "oh, that was an eyeball" or "that was a bug butt". When you consider how forgiving people are to pistachios when 1-3 in a bag are rotten, and these were well above the bar for consistency. I'd say they're a good snack. Since I went slowly, it satisfied way more than 70 calories of M&Ms. At $3 for a 0.5 oz bag, these aren't cheap, but I'd say they justify their expense with the novelty factor. 4/5 compared to roasted nut mixes. Okay, I haven't reviewed all 14 yet, but I will! Which should I review next? Any details you want me to note going forward?
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bite one in half tia /e - also use a few as a martini garnish Submarine Sandpaper fucked around with this message at 22:12 on Jan 4, 2019 |
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Jan 4, 2019 22:04
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Yeah sure! I brought a few home for my wife to try but she said no thanks.      Paloma instead because we're having Tex Mex tonight. Yummy!
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Jan 5, 2019 01:23
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Does eating lots of crickets increase your sexual vitality?
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Jan 5, 2019 03:27
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This is the content that I crave
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Jan 5, 2019 04:40
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PovRayMan posted:Does eating lots of crickets increase your sexual vitality? No poo poo, I just had a dream where I was in an art film that required a sex scene. I couldn't get it up on camera. Not a good first sign, but I'll keep you updated on my penis over the next week of sampling.
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Jan 5, 2019 14:19
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In nathan for you they specified that for art they only want a semi so you're good imho
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Jan 5, 2019 15:02
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My penis works
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Review #3: favorite yet! While chocolate chip cookie dough didn't live up to its name, and while roasted sriracha wasn't ideal for a quick snack, the apple cinnamon bar delivered.  Still not a looker, but the taste is great. Like a dense apple cake mixed with a fig newton. I don't like a ton of cinnamon flavor and this bar pleasantly surprised me with balance. The ingredients list explains why it's so good - it's nothing but almonds, fruit, flax, honey and crickets. Just like the other bar, you can't tell the crickets are in there except by the warm feeling of living in the future.  I'd eat this over any other commercial protein bar I've had.  5/5 well done Austin cricket duders Review 4: Taco crickets!  Same textural experience as the sriracha, but these seemed more filling. The taco seasoning made it taste like the meat I suppose it technically is. If you want to satisfy your relentless "eat some crickets" craving, this is the real deal. The flavoring is very well balanced. A bit of cumin and faint chili powder is the only thing that attempts to standout.  Requested close-up dissection. Top 4 segments cut precisely, bottom is the butt after I chomped the other bit. Next time I'll focus on the segments better. 
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Jan 7, 2019 23:00
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I came expecting the episode of the The Two Fat Ladies where they cook dainty delights in rural England for the local cricket club. Clarissa would have definitely eaten a cricket. Are they crunchy all the way through? like crispy crunchy like a potato chip or hard crunchy like a nut? I don't think I could handle it if there was any gooeyness in the middle.
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Jan 9, 2019 02:35
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topical; I just bought a bag of store brand cricket powder.
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Crispy all the way through but resistance to crunch between a Lay's normal potato chip and a Lay's Ruffles potato chip. You had potato straws before or did your parents deprive you? They be like that. No gooeyness, unless you get the protein bar then it's 100% gooey, but in a "this is just protein and honey, isn't it" way, not a "there's guts in here" way. Speaking of which!  Flavor is decent. Just like mom used to make, if your mom blended peanut butter with apricot jam, flax seeds, and rice flour, then gently folded in a tablespoon of Rice Krispies. The puffed rice bits are really odd. I almost think they are there to remind you that crickets are inside, since they are kind of surprising in that way. But no, just like the other bars, the crickets are well pulverized before mixing in, with no apparent flavor that would suggest this is anything other than a really weird paleo protein bar.   I would much prefer more peanut taste and a more familiar jam, perhaps swirled so it's not one homogeneous brick. 2/5 ate every bite because I'm not a quitter.
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Jan 9, 2019 04:26
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You have to try artisanal crickets you catch, OP. Also well wishes on your penis.
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Jan 9, 2019 16:13
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I am 100% for all cricket eating.
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Jan 9, 2019 22:08
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I'm told that crickets are the protein of the future, but I guess that depends on what kind of future you're expecting.
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Croatoan posted:You have to try artisanal crickets you catch, OP. Also well wishes on your penis. No joke, 2 months ago our tour guide Sonya in the Cuajimoloyas in Oaxaca caught about 8 crickets in the time it took me to catch one, but we didn't keep them to go roast in our hotel or anything. Didn't occur to us at that point, though we were talking about eating them in general.
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Jan 10, 2019 02:46
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BrianBoitano posted:I'll keep you updated on my penis over the next week of sampling.
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BrianBoitano posted:My penis works Mid-leg sticky wicket? Wait, wrong type of cricket
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Have you tried any other cricket brands?
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yo, so your post made me wanna try the crickets myself and i gotta say they kinda suck. they were rather boring. like the charred part on a burnt stake.
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Well I'm glad you tried. Even with a disappointing experience, that adventuresome spirit will find you more interesting things on shelves and in restaurants that do tickle your fancy. What flavor did you try? I am very lukewarm on them in general. I won't be buying more now that I've enjoyed the novelty factor. I'd compare them to extra crispy roasted soy beans more than burnt sticks. I do have some left to review, I'll get back on that.
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Feb 17, 2019 15:46
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i ordered the whole roasted variety pack and i got say say salt and vinegar was probably my favorite.
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I did some work with a company making one of these cricket protein bars, the one thing I can say is that the species of cricket used is really important because I tried some cricket snacks (including some of those exo bars) and they tasted fine, but there are other cricket species that taste like loving Marmite and it's horrible. Gives everything this horribly tanginess. Also if you're allergic to shellfish maybe don't eat crickets because it can cause the same reaction. I've started to notice cricket products are putting this warning on the label now at least where I live.
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The Berzerker posted:I did some work with a company making one of these cricket protein bars, Wait, tell us more about this. What do you do that you get to work with insect protein?
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