卡罗琳·比恩: 无花果里真的有死去的小蜂吗？

无花果里真的有死去的小蜂吗？

2023年，美国一家杂货店召回了一万箱西兰花车达奶酪汤，是考虑到其中有太多不该出现的成分。什么成分呢？虫子。我们知道昆虫经常接触到我们的食物——但是你知道你到底吃了多少吗？会对身体有害吗？卡罗琳·比恩讲述了无花果以及与它们密切相关的小蜂。[丹尼斯·斯波利塔克执导，亚历山德拉·潘泽尔讲述，杰姆·米西尔利奥卢音乐指导]。

Insects are a routine part of our food system, sometimes showing up in unexpected places like broccoli-cheddar soup or inside figs. The relationship between figs and wasps spans millions of years, but most store-bought figs today contain no wasps at all. Even so, the FDA allows a surprisingly high number of insect fragments in processed foods, and people worldwide unknowingly consume about a kilogram of insects each year. This accidental entomophagy poses no harm and even offers nutritional benefits.