Paul Hollywood is use to trying some delicious baked goods (well most of the time), but he has now put his tastebuds to the test with some with a variety of insects and says it is the ‘future’ of cuisine
Paul Hollywood believes that the ‘future of eating’ is insects – but he doesn’t like the taste.
The Bake Off judge tried crickets and tarantulas in Mexico and found them to be ‘peppery and sour’.
The bar he visited kept both live and dried insects in bowls and poured them on salads.
Hollywood said he initially refused to try the insect-covered dish but did in the end as part of his Paul Hollywood Eats Mexico series.
Speaking on the Life’s a Beach podcast, the 59-year-old said: “The thing is, Prue will tell you this, the future of our eating is going to be relying on eating insects, which is what the Mexicans have been doing for years.
“I actually tried these critters in this bar and it was really smart when we walked in and I went ‘well this looks quite nice’.
“All the insects were in these bowls at the back, some of them were dried, nsome of them were still alive and they were just pouring it on a salad.
“You’re going ‘what am I going to do with this’, they say ‘we want you to eat it’, I went ‘I’m not eating that. It was incredible.
“It was quite peppery and quite sour as well, I didn’t really like the flavour.”
Hollywood’s comments come as a former Celebrity Big Brother contestant is rumoured to be joining the show.
JoJo Siwa is set to feature on British TV screens again, as she has reportedly signed for another star-studded UK reality programme.
The 22-year-old US singer, who raised her profile in the UK in April as a housemate on ITV’s Celebrity Big Brother, is apparently gearing up to grace Channel 4, whisk in hand, on a celebrity edition of The Great British Bake Off.
An insider revealed: “This is a bit of a coup for the Bake Off because Jojo is currently one of the most talked about young stars on TV right now.
“She’s barely had time to catch her breath, leaving CBB last month amid huge media attention and heading straight into another huge show this month.
“It’s also a fantastic gig for her because although she already has a fanbase over here, the cookery contest also introduces her to a wider British audience. Plus she got plenty of experience of cooking in front of the cameras while she was on Celebrity Big brother, though this time she won’t have hunky Chris to distract her.”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
