Funny photos from the Olympic Games

London is getting busier, the Olympic Torch is getting ever closer to the Olympic Stadium (and What On Earth!) and there are only three days until the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. It’s clear to see that Olympics mania really is in full force. It has hit What On Earth too; we are now busier than ever, plus everybody in the office is chatting about the big event. With this in mind I thought I’d do a bit of reading up on the Olympics and that’s when I came across some very amusing photos.

It seems that in the past photographers from around the world have captured athletes at prime times during the Olympic Games. Whether the pictures were taken by fluke or with calculated timing, the photographers have certainly snapped their way to some amusing material. Some of the photos were so good that I had to share them with you. I have put together a collection of my favourites, which have all been taken from various websites. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not belittling these Olympiads, they are amazingly talented people after all, but you have to have a little giggle at some of these unfortunate pictures.



Photo: egotvonline.com

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So there we have it, some of our favourite amusing photos from different Olympic Games events from around the world. There were also a few photos that made us all squirm a bit but I didn’t want to add those in case we have some squeamish readers out there!

Peace, love and funny Olympics pizza,

What On Earth

Edible insects from across the world…how daring are you?

Last week I read a story about school children in Harrogate tucking into meal worms. They were fed the little critters to raise awareness of National Insect Week and the fact that insects can be eaten. When I discussed this story with people many of them pulled a face at the thought of it. But why? This got me thinking about how many people in the UK would actually eat insects, and also what insects are available to eat here. My curiosity spurred me on to look into the subject further. This is especially as I read recently that almost €3 million has been invested in an EU project to promote eating insects so it’s a rather hot topic at the moment. I took to the internet and social media to help with my research and it seems there are a few people in our Twittersphere who have eaten insects, but not many of them.

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The idea of eating insects doesn’t worry me too much as I have had them in the past. My most favourite example is the scorpion, which I tried at a night market in China. A lot of people liken food they’ve tried to chicken but this isn’t something I can do. Aside from the fact that the scorpion doesn’t have much meat on it, it was so deep fried that it was just like a big crisp on a stick. It had no real flavour – it was just crunchy. As well as scorpions, there was a whole list of other bugs on the menu but then China and many other Asian countries are known for their wild cuisine. African and Latin American countries are also renowned for tucking into grubs, as are Australians. It seems that everyone else is doing it so why are the UK so against it?

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Having looked across a range of sources the lists of edible insects are almost never ending. There are loads of critters that can be tucked into, although in the UK it seems we have to import most of them. Either the insects are not native to this country or, if they are, they are just too tiny. Our little bugs wouldn’t feed a mouse let alone a human, so is this one of the reasons why edible insects aren’t so popular here? Or is it because we’ve always been brought up to associate creepy crawlies with being wriggly, dirty and a little bit scary?

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Perhaps we should be more open to eating them. Here is a list of just some of the insects across the world that can be eaten. Do you fancy any of them or have you tried any of them? If so, let us know. We’d love to hear all about them. Perhaps we should add start doing insect toppings on our pizzas*…you can’t get much more organic than that!

• Agave worm (Mexico)
• Ants
• Honeypot ants (Australia)
• Leafcutter ants (South American – especially Colombia)
• Lemon ants (Amazon)
• Flying Ant: Guatemala
• Bee (China)
• Beetle
• Dung beetle
• Rhino beetle
• Water beetle (China)
• Butterfly
• Caterpillar
• Centipede (China)
• Cicada (Japan, Thailand, Malaysia)
• Cockroach (Madagascar)
• Cricket (Mexico, Thailand, Cambodia)
• Dragonfly (Indonesia, China)
• Earthworm (Venezuela)
• Fly pupae
• Grasshopper (Mexico)
• Nsenene (Uganda)
• Locust
• Louse
• Moth
• Midge fly (East Africa)
• Pill-bug
• Sago grubs (Malaysia, Indonesia)
• Slug
• Scorpion (Thailand, China)
• Tarantula (Cambodia)
• Termite (Kenya)
• Wasp (Japan)
• Water Bug (Thailand)
• Wichetty grub (Australia)
• Worm
• Bamboo worm: Thailand
• Chiro worm (Peru)
• Hornworm
• Mealworm (China)
• Mopane worm (Botswana)
• Palm worm (Uganda)
• Silkworm (Korea)
• Waxworm
• Zaza-mushi (Japan)

Peace, love and insect pizza (?!)

What On Earth

*Disclaimer – obviously we mean that we would add the insects



Do you know what's in your pizza?

The news this week has been filled with many stories, as per normal, but one that struck a chord with us particularly was the story about the nutritional pizza.

Branding itself as the world’s first nutritional pizza, this new marvel has got a lot of people talking – including us. Can this pizza really be as amazing as it says it is? And is it really a world first?

Our Organic Basilico Pizza

The nutritionally balanced pizza has been designed by Mike Lean, a Scottish nutritionist at Glasgow University, and Donnie Maclean, founder and managing director of food company Eat Balanced. They say the idea was launched out of frustration because so many ready meals being sold in major supermarkets today are nutritionally unbalanced.

The pizzas are said to give a complete meal full of all nutrients. They supposedly contain around 30 per cent of an adult’s RDA of vitamins and minerals, and a third of the recommended amount of calories, protein and carbohydrate. The pizzas use seaweed in the dough as a way of reducing the salt levels as the sodium content in seaweed is a lot lower than that found in salt. Seaweed is also a good source of vitamin B12 and iodine. Red pepper is mixed in with the tomato base to give the pizza extra vitamin C, plus each pizza contains magnesium, potassium, folates and vitamin A. Apparently the pizzas will only be available frozen because tests revealed the nutrients were better preserved that way.



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This story got us thinking about our own pizzas and the way in which we just opt for simple and honest ingredients. Our ingredients are natural. We don't include E numbers or ingredients that people cannot pronounce let alone recognise. That is one of the joys of organic food. The result of this is an excellent organic pizza that is still nutritious and actually lower in fat and calories than some other pizzas on the market. That may be a bold statement to make but it’s a true one. We’ve done the research!

Our pizzas are what started What On Earth – a company born from the idea of creating healthy, honest and delicious food that puts the joy and goodness back into eating. We looked at the ingredients of our pizzas and compared them to other pizzas on the market. The results prove that not all pizzas out there can boast clean labels like we can – something that we think is worth shouting about, especially as so many people eat pizza. In fact, a survey by Mintel suggested seven in 10 British adults enjoy tucking into pizza, with forecasters predicting the market will be worth £1bn by 2016.

We’ll stop talking now and let the evidence do the work. Take a look at the ingredients in our Organic Basilico pizza (which can be likened to standard Margherita pizzas) compared to similar pizzas on the market. Do you really know what’s in the pizzas you’re eating? You do now. See if this changes your mind about what pizzas you opt for from now on:

What On Earth Organic Pizza Basilico
Ingredients: Pizza Base (Wheat Flour, Water*, Olive Oil, Yeast*, Salt*), Mozzarella Cheese, Pizza Sauce (Chopped Tomato, Tomato Puree), Pepperoni (9%), Parmesan-style Cheese, Black Pepper (<1%) (*=non organic ingredients)

A supermarket own brand Italian Margherita PizzaIngredients: Pizza Base; Mozzarella Cheese (20%) (from Cows' Milk, made using Vegetarian Rennet); Tomato & Oregano Sauce; Marinated Tomato (6%); Mature Cheddar Cheese (3%) (from Cows' Milk, made using Vegetarian Rennet); Parsley.Pizza Base contains: Wheat Flour, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Tomato Purée, Yeast, Salt, Sugar, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid; Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid. Tomato & Oregano Sauce contains: Tomato, Water, Tomato Purée, Sugar, Oregano, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid.Marinated Tomato contains: Tomato (94%), Salt, Sugar, Oregano, Extra Virgin Olive Oil (1%), Firming Agent: Calcium Chloride; Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid; Black Pepper

A well known brand of pizza’s Margherita PizzaIngredients:
Dough - Wheat Flour, Salt, Yeast, Sugar, Flour Treatment Agent (Wheat Flour, Dextrose, Emulsifier: E472e, Rapeseed Oil, Antioxidant: E300), Rapeseed Oil
Toppings - Tomato Sauce (25%) (Tomato, Salt, Basil, Pepper), Mozzarella Cheese* (22%), Water, Passata Tomato Sauce (with Acidity Regulator: E330). *From Cows' Milk
Seasonings - Black Pepper, Oregano

(Please note we got the ingredients lists from the pizza brands' websites)Can you spot the difference??? We can!

Peace, love and simple, honest pizza

What On Earth