Everyone loves a good chip. It’s the basic side dish to every BBQ, family gathering, or summer cookout. Chirps take your basic chip to a whole new level, great taste, great for the environment, and great for you!
What sets Chirps apart from all other chips? Well, it’s what they are made of. Crickets! I remember several years ago reading an article about how the meat industry is horrible for the environment and a better alternative is bugs. I never thought I would see the day someone took that vision and turned it into reality. Crickets are protein packed, and take FAR less water to grow than other protein sources.
So Why Crickets?
Crickets require less water than beef, whey, lentils, soy and eggs to produce.
If you’re panicking because you heard crickets taste like crickets, and you don’t know what crickets taste like, don’t bug out. To be honest, crickets don’t taste like much and can be best described as having a subtle nutty flavor. If anything, adding crickets to your favorite foods will only clear away the flavor of guilt and make them taste even better.
They also contain more protein, iron & Calcium than other protein sources.
What Did They Taste Like?
Honestly, I know you all want to know what they tasted like- and though I have eaten bugs before- fried, I had never tried anything “Made” with crickets. I actually was really surprised! These chips were so good! No, they don’t taste gross! They taste like high-quality stone-ground seasoned chips. There was no bad aftertaste at all, and I quickly demolished the whole bag. It was a great snack to include with my lunch, and I didn’t feel guilty one bit for eating them. And no, I didn’t have cricket legs stuck in my teeth… That is what everyone asked me. I had my whole family try them, and they were a huge hit. Even my grandfather who is the toughest food critic asked where he could buy them because he liked them that much. I definitely approve of them!
About Chirps
What began as a failed attempt to feed fried crickets from the pet store to our dorm-mates has since transformed into a small business with “bug” goals for the future of food!
From breaking the world record for the world’s largest nachos (with a crickety twist) to making a deal with Mark Cuban on Shark Tank, we have come a long way from those days when even our closest friends wouldn’t go near our food.
In the beginning, people told us to hide the fact that our products have insects in them and to just talk about the nutritional benefits. That’s not us. At Chirps, we believe in our mission and we want to get people excited about eating bugs, one delicious cricket chip at a time.
If eating bugs is wrong then we don’t want to be right!
Bug Appetit!
I love Chirps mission and am so entirely glad they are trying to normalize eating bugs. Everyone has this stigma against bugs, but I am happy to see companies like this breaking that stigma into pieces and using bugs as a sustainable delicious protein that everyone can love.
Interested in trying Chirps Chips? You can find them Online, & also on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!