Yeah, like... Seattle? Toasted grasshoppers are fairly popular at Mariners games.

https://www.si.com/eats/2017/07/06/seattle-mariners-grasshop...

Cochineal is generally acceptable in western cultures, so there are obviously certain insects acceptable to otherwise non insect eating cultures.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochineal

It's not acceptable in my experience. People are just ignorant to the fact that this is an ingredient.

I think it occupies the same sort of place as factory farming and Turkey Twizzlers. People know about it but prefer not to think about it. You don't get the tabloids announcing the 'hidden insects in our food' either.

I suppose you could argue the acceptability of it? people get on with their lives and diets though, it doesn't occupy the same space as eating maggots, can we agree on that.

I talk to a lot of people about animal products in our food and the treatment of those animals. In my experience, I really disagree that we're talking about the same phenomenon.

Turkey Twizzlers?

Highly processed, contain just 34% turkey, rose to (in)fame on the back of Jamie Oliver's series on school dinners in the UK.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_Twizzlers

I find it odd that some people will eat snails (culturally acceptable) but are disgusted by crickets.