Chinese level of economy - breeding worms at home for food (6 photos)
Chinese youth are trending toward frugal living. It's all about living like a rat—spending as little time as possible on food, and the rest of the time living quietly, unnoticed, never leaving their beds, with minimal ambitions. And here's a new tip: healthy mealworms! 
Extreme Saving Tips 
Cute Worm Posters on Chinese Social Media
Chinese Youth have an Online Frugality Association where people share money-saving tips. The most popular trend: taking cold showers to save hot water. When it gets a little stuffy, sleep on the floor and don't turn on the air conditioning until the last minute. Or this: freeze a beaten egg in an ice cube tray. The Chinese say one egg is enough to cook three meals, which helps spread the cost out. But that's for those who are ready to exhaust themselves. 
Exotic for foreigners? CHEAP PROTEIN
Or they make soup from chicken skin and bones (didn't they do that before? We use everything in soup). And such trivial things as tossing cooked rice in chicken oil to make it more aromatic and smell like meat. The Chinese have come to the conclusion that it's cheaper to live under a house with underfloor heating. Then the heat will radiate from the ceiling, and you won't need to heat the room in winter. 
By the way, they want to add them to food products in Europe, because again – IT'S CHEAP.
But the biggest trend is eating mealworms because they're a cheap and high-quality source of protein, claiming they have a "milky-almond" flavor. These trends are mostly followed by young men; women are unwilling to take such a risk. The economics are simple and attractive. In China, these worms cost 12 yuan per kilo, which is cheaper than chicken breasts, and they contain 20% protein. You can also buy worms and set up a mealworm farm at home, where they can reproduce indefinitely. This way, you'll have a constant supply of protein at home. And they're delicious (as the Chinese say). 
And then they'll say it's all for tourists. But they grow them at home!
For three daily servings, you only need 3 yuan worth of worms to fill you up. And you can grind them up and make nutritious patties. To save on vegetable oil, he steamed them and even experimented with grinding them into a paste to make dumplings. The promoter of this idea said he really likes to keep a bowl of worms by his bed. Because the sound of their crawling sounds like the echo of the ocean, it helps relieve insomnia. As crazy as these schemes may sound, they work. The best savers managed to cut their costs by a third. 
And in Japan, wasp cookies are an old-fashioned delicacy, and they're more expensive.
One participant proudly declared, "I used to spend over 30,000 yuan a year." Now, including tuition, I spend just over 10,000 a year." It's all very exciting, but what's the point of life then? To suffer?
