Japan insects vending machine

Japanese KUMAMOTO - In most vending machines you won't find this kind of snack: insects including crickets, unicorn beetles and tarantulas. Insects in kumamoto central vending machine to buy the products in the growing interest in insectivorous often sold when, as a way to help resolve the food shortage. This machine consists of 34 Toshiyuki Tomoda establishment, he run a balloon store in the city. Tomoda in discussing food shortages and environmental problems began with friends interested in eating insects, and last year began in November in the snack vending machine sales of insects. About 10 species of insects snacks to choose from. The cheapest is 700 yen protein bars, containing powdered crickets. One of the most popular items are salted crickets, each pack 1300 yen, canned tarantula also sold for 1900 yen. Takeo LLC company is a production and sales of insects to snack on Tokyo, Kumamoto supply machine products, this snack vending machines selling insects are rare. In the first months of operations, from the machine bought about 500 items, or about 500000 yen.