Friday, 14 March 2025

I'll Take Mine Black Thanks

We have been milking Cows and Goats for centuries and even some people even put the milk of Coconuts and Almonds in their teas but I don't know if I could be tempted by the latest milk trend, Cockroaches.
Scientists in the International Union of Crystallography say cockroach milk is an up-and-coming super-food and they have a study that finds it's three times more nutritious than cow’s milk and may even be one of the most nutrient-dense substances on our planet and contains a tonne of proteins, amino acids and healthy sugars to help will cell growth and repair.
Before I can say 'You first chum' they do say that Cockroach milk is not yet available for human consumption because the Cockroaches make only a tiny amount of the fluid and the insect is not milked in the way that cows and goats are and anyway, they are not yet 100% certain that it's safe for human consumption.
Despite all that, they think that Cockroaches milk could be  part of a next generation of super foods which seems a bit optimistic because good luck with that because it would need to be one hell of an advertising campaign before many people let a bottle of that anywhere near their fridge.