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Before they get packaged up, ready to be used in products. right now, the insects are being used as animalfeed — a replacement for soya bean. the insect alternative is nutritious and has a much lower carbon footprint. and the next step is to move the product up the food chain. so here, weve got some feed for dogs, both dry and wet, and something for humans. and i happen to know that suhail, my cameraman here, loves a bit of cake, dont you? you cant say i never give you anything. these are made...

Whatever looks good to my eyes. and i take it back. - yeah. - you dont have something fixed, though, in your mind? - no, no, no, no. thats whats so beautiful and stressful about my job. because that makes it even more stressful. ♪ ♪ - lalo always lets mother nature dictate which produce to pick. and i think shes just had a word. - youre gonna have verdolaga today. - and what is it? - in english, its purslane. - purslane. - yeah. as soon as it starts to rain, youll see this grow everywhere. -...

These are madeleines. theyre 30% protein. mmm. take a bite. how is it? mmm! theyre really good. i wouldve never guessed theres insects in this. 0k. so, it tastes like cake, moist in the middle? its very moist. its a great texture. definitely couldnt tell its made of insects, 100%. theres your lunch. laughter. i might have a second one, actually — theyre quite good! well, suhail seemed happy, but hes always very easy—going. how ready is everyone else? insects are very nutritious. theyre very ...

Moist in the middle? its very moist. its a great texture. insects are widely eaten in many parts of the world, but whether everyone can switch their mindsets to expecting them for dinner is another question. bellissimo! perfect. if you dont fancy insects for dinner, though, alasdair keane has been finding out how jamie olivers team has been using al to help show the world whats on the menu. millions of hours of video content is watched online each week with platforms full of everything from the ...

So here weve got some feed for dogs, both dry and wet, and something for humans. and i happen to know that suhail, my cameraman, here, loves a bit of cake, dont you? you cant say i never give you anything. these are madeleines. theyre 30% protein. mm. take a bite. how is it? mm. theyre really good. i wouldve never guessed theres insects in this. i so it tastes like cake, moist in the middle? its very moist. its a great texture. definitely couldnt tell its made of insects, 100%. l theres your lun...

Thats 37 metres from its head, all the way down to the tip of its tail. it just about squeezes into the gallery here, and you get a sense ofjust how big this dinosaur is. some of the bones are bigger than me now. whats unusual about this is you can actually get up close to it and have a feel because this is a cast. its an exact replica of bones that were unearthed in argentina about ten years ago. and you can even feel the texture on some of the bones. now, if we come back here, we can find sine...

Using 3D-printed food, researchers have found it's possible to change the way we taste by the way food is structured. 3D-printing a structure of chocolate and cream cheese, they found that the order the two foods were printed in, which determined the texture, affected how much people liked them.

And i wanted to be a wannabe gangster. i went to jail for four years. and when i came out, i was deported. but i didnt stay in mexico. i went back to the states, looked for a job in the kitchen. my boss saw something in me, and she told me, "you have a gift. you can do this for a living." and that kind of sank in, you know? and i was like, "this is what i want to do." and with time, i just fell in love with it. - yeah. - and here i am. - wow, thats amazing. im gonna cry. [laughs] - dont. its a h...

- mm-hmm. - but you know what? this--our ancestors here in mexico have been eating this for hundreds and hundreds of years. you can have it in a salad. you can cook it. probably one of the most healthy food you can eat. after this, its gonna be your favorite. - everything. - you know what? i want to do a roasted beet salad. were ready for lunch. - [laughs] - so were gonna cook with it. - okay. ♪ ♪ the farm has an outdoor kitchen where lalo is showing me how he cooks the beets. even their nam...

- yeah. - and here i am. - wow, thats amazing. im gonna cry. [laughs] - dont. its a happy story. - it is a happy story, but it just shows you, like, you just need one person to give you permission to be great. - yeah. i think theyre ready. - okay. - lets taste it. - mmm. - mmm. - oh, my gosh. i love it. - imagine this with parmigiano-reggiano on the top. - mmm. it does have the texture of a pasta. - right? - yeah. like a vegetarian pasta. - i love it. - oh, my god. i love it. - no calories. - no...