As The Stomach Turns

Aloha kākou. Marxist Liberals are lamenting that the world is not producing alternative proteins like “lab meat” or “Insect-Based foods.” “Lab Meat, or as they call it, Clean Meat[?]” is one potential contributor to the human demand for protein in the future. Insects are good and in demand? Are we really demanding bug meat grown in a laboratory for food? When did we demand anything other than beef or cow?

Real food. Real protein from the slaughterhouse to the fisheries. Food naturally provided to us from God to consume. I have no moral obligation to eat creepy crawlies unless they’re Mud-Bugs (crayfish). I use grasshoppers and crickets as bait to catch fish. Not to sauté into breakfast, lunch and dinner. It’s bad enough that the FDA allows certain foods to have a percentage of insect parts in my Nestle’s crunch bars.

We still have food supply chain shortages. Where grocery stores have empty shelves. Especially meats like beef, pork, chicken, and fish. Hot dogs, bacon, chesses, and other packaged whole foods. The only products that were not out of stock were the soy-based plant foods. Stuff that has no flavor, strange texture, and a list of ingredients that I cannot even pronounce. Let alone wondering where it came from. No one wanted to buy that crap. Why would anyone buy artificially grown bug meat? Not me.

Is this considered Kosher? An Israeli firm Redefines Meat using 3D printing technology to produce plant-based steaks designed to mimic real meat and plans to start selling them in restaurants later this year. With a handful of other firms working on similar technology, could 3D-printed meat soon provide a healthier and greener alternative to the real thing? Better yet, will the public consumer accept this alternative to real meat? Will America’s test kitchen become a bug food habitat? This consumer will have nothing to do with mystery meats made from insects.

“Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner commercial is turning 25 this year! And to celebrate being one of the nation’s most iconic food brands, your checkoff has rolled out a brand new website, showcasing the pleasure beef brings to meals, the people who raise it and the nutritional benefits – like protein – that beef provides. Learn more about how the checkoff is helping consumers “Rethink The Ranch.” It’s healthy and real.

Here on Hawai’i island, we have the largest ranches in the United States. We grow and harvest cows, pigs, sheep, goats, chicken and fish, here on these islands. We produce our own milk and cheese. We grow our own vegetables and fruits grow naturally in our tropical environment. Abundance is plenty. Our emphasis is on sustainability and being good stewards of the ʻĀina (land). The last thing we need here are windmills and solar farms that consume valuable land for Mahi’ai (farming).

No, we don’t eat bugs here in Hawai’i. Unless we’re riding on our Harley-Davidson Motorcycles with our mouths gaping open catching flying bugs. Trust me, bugs are not a tasty treat. Shave Ice is a tasty treat. Yes, we call it “shave ice”, not shaved ice. We call our cows “pipi” and our cowboys and women, Paniolo.

We rely on the men and women who manage Hawaii’s cattle ranches. The land provides their livelihood and our food sources. We look at how these stewards of the land work to sustainably raise cattle in order to pass on their ranches on to another Hawaiian generations. Plus the rodeo’s are great family fun. The Paniolo is a tradition that King Kamehameha I started generations ago.

Appetizing, no? Notice the emphasis on lab grown bug-meats is on Climate Change. Global Warming and environment concerns. The planet over people. The religion of the far-left that believes in population control through abortion, and now, your food consumption. You see, people are the real planetary parasites, not the bugs. These videos are produced to convince people that eating bugs are a healthier alternative to eating meat and other whole foods are laughable. Feeding a dog kibble bug bits doesn’t convince me either, because dogs will eat their own vomit and the feces of other animals.

According to the United Nations, a corrupt organization, consumers are trending to substitute animal meat with alternatives, such as bugs. Does the UN speak for your dietary needs? They don’t speak for what’s on my menu. According to the United Nations:

“Consumers’ purchasing decisions are increasingly driven by factors beyond prices, culture and taste, such as health and environmental concerns, and ethical considerations regarding the welfare and eating animals and their products,” the report explained.

“This trend is reflected by the increase in vegetarian, vegan or “flexitarian” lifestyles in high-income countries, particularly among young consumers. Meat and dairy markets would be most affected by a shift to plant-based proteins, or alternative protein sources (e.g. insects, cultured meat).”

Great! I can become a bug farmer. I can move to Montana and become a bug farmer tycoon. Is it any wonder why the left is trying destroy farms? Preventing farmers from using fertilizers and buying up valuable farmland. They want to starve people. Eat Bugs! If they repeat the lie enough, we will believe it.

Maybe to meet the challenges of space travel and the colonization of the planets. What kind of foods can we take with us into space? Foods can be frozen and kept for years. Although, I can taste when foods have been frozen and refrozen. Freezing does impart a taste like no other. Why would bug food be any different? Can you imagine living on a planet, or a space station, millions of miles away from planet Earth and having to eat a plant-based diet that consisted of bugs for protein? Nah, I want bacon and eggs.

Somehow, I believe we can bring the farm with us out to the planets. I don’t believe people would want to explore space eating bug-gruel. Myself, I would look forward to the sun eventually consuming the earth in a super nova. But I’m not giving up my pork-belly, bacon-wrapped, ground beef burgers, chicken fingers, and mahi mahi katsu curry plates for anything. No Bugs. Are people, bugs?

“Soylent Green” along with a Grasshopper cocktail. That’s what’s fine dining will be all about in the future. A snobby waiter, pretentious over priced restaurant food, cheap wine, served with delicious tiny morsels of bugs in a sewage sauce directly from the cesspool behind the establishment.

Mouth-watering, huh? Looking forward to your next six course mealworm dining experience? Apparently, the woke environmentalist are lining up outside for the three month reservation for their bug dining experience. Crickets a la Roacha is the special of the day. Instead of serving water at the table, a bottle of Pepto-Bismol will be on ice to enhance your dining experience. You can leave a bug tip when you get the check. Post on Yelp to rate the service and quality of food. Ratings go from fabulous to where’s the bug spray.

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Mostly sunny and breezy. 60% chance of rain this afternoon. Tradewinds are from the east northeast at 9 mph, gusts 23 mph. Cloud cover is 21%. Visibility is 10 miles. We got NO precipitation in the rain gauge overnight. Temperatures are in the low 80s. Humidity is at 74%. Barometric pressure is 30.05 inches and dewpoint is 69°. UV index 13. Air quality Index is at 21. Readings taken at 12:20PM HST.

Iulai ʻUmi Kūmālua, 2022

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