Scorpion & Banana Lollipop
A banana flavored lollipop with a real scorpion inside.
Designed to look as appetizing as possible for the human eye, this lollipop blends together the wonderful taste of banana and that of a mysterious scorpion, the ultimate thrill in edible insects. An original candy to be enjoyed any time during the day!
This banana flavored lollipop contains a real edible scorpion inside.
Here is a revolution in the world of sweet tastes and flavors for you! The long-awaited scorpion lollipop flavored with banana. Dare taste the scorpion inside and find out for yourself what it tastes like ! By the way, did you know edible insects are considered to be meat though only in smaller package ? We bet you didn't know.
In our shop you will able to discover a new taste under an innovative guise: banana coated scorpion candy. Pretty intense, right ? And with its yellow color evocative of crushed bananas, it makes a lollipop more appetizing than ever.
Everything step of the way has been carefully studied as far as this lollipop is concerned. Especially when it was meant to make it as attractive as possible, both about its appearance and its taste. And what a surprise when you finaly bite the scorpion!
A lollipop to rule them all
Scorpion are insects living in wild and arid areas. Known for their venomous sting, which can be dangerous for humans, theyr are however used in some Asian countries to produce effective remedies against acute stomach aches. There are over 1300 scorpion species in the world, located all across the warmer regions of the globe.
Depending on species, they may vary in size from 6 mm to 20 cm. But did you know scorpions belong to the same family as spiders ? Despite this, scientists have classified them as edible insects. Very efficient when it comes to overcoming protein deficiency for children living in countries affected by hunger and malnutrition, edible scorpions offer a viable solutions for tomorrow's problems.
Favored by the FAO, eating edible scorpions is GOOD
The the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, more commonly known as the FAO, is actually aiming to promote entomophagy (consumption of edible insects) worldwide. Faced with different scenarios for the futur, like a sharp increase in world population, eating bugs offer some particularly interesting answers. Very good from a diet point of view, eating bugs became a viable alternative for any traditional meat, all the while providing less fats and carbohydrates.
And from an ecological point of view, breeding edible insects is far less harmful to the environment than conventional farming, particularly in terms of green house gases emissions into the atmosphere.
Other flavors available in our shop
Our scorpion lollipop is already available in several other flavors: blueberry, raspberry and apple lollipops are now waiting for you to be picked up. If you like them, offer one of our scorpion lollipops as gifts and you are guaranteed to surprise and delight your friends. Prepared in such a way as to make this lollipop as easy on the eye as possible, you will find it easy to taste and easier still to take another.