{"id":72805,"date":"2017-12-16T00:45:52","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T06:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=72805"},"modified":"2017-12-15T17:44:28","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T00:44:28","slug":"russia-restricts-tea-supplies-from-sri-lanka-after-finding-beetle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2017\/12\/16\/russia-restricts-tea-supplies-from-sri-lanka-after-finding-beetle\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia restricts tea supplies from Sri Lanka after finding beetle\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.."},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr Sarath Obeysekera<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

In Russia ,Vodka with a snake\u00a0 inside is quite a delicacy .To have a beetle in Tea may become quite popular in time to come?<\/p>\n

Sri Lankan women are usually with long hair and hardly use any head gear when they cook .Many times I have found long hair in our meals we Consume .Sometimes you find cockroaches in the food.One found nut and bolts and dead insects in bakery products.In a Mcdonald in one of the countries one found a fly in the bamburger . In one of the private hospitals in Sri Lanka ,one visitor found a worm which was photographed and the photo went viral in the social media .<\/p>\n

Mexican cuisine offers such beloved staples as tortillas, beans, chili peppers and chorizo. But travel to\u00a0certain regions<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0of the country, and you can also find ant eggs soaked in butter, chocolate- covered locusts and candy-covered worms<\/p>\n

Each October and November, winged queen ants, or i\u00e7\u00e1s, descend on a small Brazilian town called Silveiras. Citizens collect the ants, remove their wings, and either\u00a0fry them<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or dip them in chocolate<\/p>\n

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Bugs account for up to 60 percent of dietary protein in the rural African diet. For many people in Ghana,\u00a0eating termites<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0can be an important means of survival.<\/p>\n

Forget about peanuts and pretzels \u2014 many bars in Thailand serve\u00a0fried bugs<\/strong>\u00a0alongside their libations. Crickets, grasshoppers and a variety of worms are all considered favorite snacks in this part of the world. If you’re on a date in Thailand, grab your sweetie a handful of insects to snack on as you refill her Thai tea.<\/p>\n

Larvae are big in this Asian country. You can sample roasted bee larvae or fried silkworm moth larvae \u2014 both rich in copper, iron, riboflavin, thiamin and zinc.<\/p>\n

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Blue Beetle<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Some Dutch citizens are trying to bring\u00a0bug-eating culture<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to their home country by making chocolate infused with ground mealworms<\/p>\n

Surprise, surprise. You’ve probably seen reality TV shows where contestants are challenged to consume bugs \u2014 an idea which thoroughly disgusts many Americans. But if you’ve ever worn red lipstick or eaten red candy as a snack, you’ve likely ingested the insects used to produce that red dye, called\u00a0cochineal.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In Hongkong\u00a0 they fry and eat beetles and in Korea dog meet is consumed .In China they eat snakes and in France frogs are a gourmet meal .<\/p>\n

Back to tea ,it is sad that the factory or the packing company did not take precautions to avoid beetles getting into the bulk tea exported .<\/p>\n

\"\"Vodka matured with dead cobra<\/strong><\/p>\n

In order to promote teas abroad we may have to inform potential buyers that beetle is an insect with natural vitamins ,hence having a full or part of a beetle ( of course not a cockroach) is healthy to consume.?<\/p>\n

Dr Sarath Obeysekera<\/p>\n

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