Sample newspaper article

イエバエ、コオロギ、カイコなどの昆虫は、鶏肉、牛肉、豚肉などに 代わる安全で栄養価が高く、環境にやさしい食品だという調査結果が 発表された。調査は欧州委員会が委託して実施されたものだ。欧州 食品安全機関（EFSA）が10月8日に発表した科学的意見によると、昆虫はレストランのメニューよりも、動物の飼料としての可能性が大きい という。また、食用として流通させる場合は、冷却や乾燥など何らかの 加工処理が必要であり、食べやすく、のどに詰まらせたりする危険を 減らすために、エビの殼をむくのと同様に、コオロギの羽や足などの 部分は除くべきだろうとも述べた。 (Oct. 9)

Words and phrases

イエバエ (iebae) houseflies; コオロギ (kōrogi) crickets; カイコ (kaiko) silkworms; 昆虫 (konchū) insects; 鶏肉 (toriniku) chicken; 牛肉 (gyūniku) beef; 豚肉 (butaniku) pork; 代わる (ka-) alternatives; 安全 (anzen) safe; 栄養価が高く (eiyōka-taka-) nutritious; 環境にやさしい (kankyō-) environmentally friendly; 調査結果 (chōsa kekka) research; 発表された (happyō-) said; 欧州委員会 (Ōshū I'inkai) European Commission; 実施された (jisshi-) carried out; 欧州食品安全機関 (Ōshū Shokuhin Anzen Kikan) European Food Safety Authority; 科学的 (kagakuteki) scientific; 意見 (iken) opinion; 動物 (dōbutsu) animal; 飼料 (shiryō) feed; 可能性が大きい (kanōsei-ō-) likely; 食用 (shokuyō) food; 流通させる (ryūtsū-) distributed; 場合 (ba'ai) cases; 冷却 (reikyaku) chilling; 乾燥 (kansō) drying; 加工処理 (kakōshori) processing; 必要 (hitsuyō) be expected to; のどに詰まらせ (-tsu-) choking; 危険 (kiken) risks; 減らす (he-) reduce;エビ (ebi) prawns; 殼をむく (kara-) peeling; 同様に (dōyō-) drawling a comparison; 羽 (hane) wings ; 足 (ashi) legs; 部分 (bubun) parts; 除く (nozo-) removed; 述べた (no-) said

Sample radio or television report

Iebae, kōrogi, kaiko-nado-no konchū-wa, toriniku, gyūniku, butaniku-nado-ni kawaru anzen-de eiyōka-ga takaku, kankyō-ni yasashii shokuhin-dato-iu chōsa kekka-ga happyō-saremashita. Chōsa-wa Ōshū I'inkai-ga itakushite jisshi-sareta-mono-desu. Ōshū Shokuhin Anzen Kikan-ga 10-gatsu yōka-ni happyō-shita kagakuteki iken-ni yorimasu-to, konchū-wa resutoran-no menyū-yori-mo, dōbutsu-no shiryō-to-shite-no kanōsei-ga ōkii-to iu-koto-desu. Mata shokuyō-to-shite ryūtsū-saseru baai-wa, reikyaku-ya kansō-nado nanraka-no kakōshori-ga hitsuyō-de-ari, tabeyasuku, nodo-ni tsumarasetari-suru kiken-o herasu-tame-ni, ebi-no kawa-o muku-no-to onaji-yō-ni, kōrogi-no hane-ya ashi-nado-no bubun-wa nozoku-beki-darō-tomo nobemashita.

Translation

Houseflies, crickets and silkworms can be safe, nutritious and serve as an environmentally friendly alternative to chicken, beef or pork, research carried out for the European Commission said. Still, they are more likely to be found in animal feed than on European restaurant menus, the European Food Safety Authority said in a scientific opinion published on Oct. 8. In the event that whole insects are distributed as food, they would be expected to undergo some processing, such as chilling or drying. In some cases, parts of the insect, such as the wings and legs of crickets, should be removed "to improve the eating experience and reduce choking risks," the EFSA said, drawing a comparison with peeling prawns.

A conversation between acquaintances

A: Iebae-ya kōrogi-nado-no konchū-wa anzen-de eiyōka-ga takaku, kankyō-ni yasashii shokuhin-da-sō-desu-ne.

(I heard that insects such as houseflies and crickets make safe, nutritious and environmentally friendly food.)

B: Toriniku-ya gyūniku, butaniku-nado-no kawari-to naru-koto-ga dekiru sō-desu-yo.

(Apparently, they can be used as alternatives to chicken, beef and pork.)

Conversation between a husband and wife

H: Shōrai-wa resutoran-de iebae-ya kōrogi-nado-no ryōri-ga deru-ka-mo-shirenai-ne.

(I wonder if insects such as houseflies and crickets will be found on restaurant menus in the future.)

W: Amari oishisō-de-wa-nai-wa-ne.

(It doesn't sound very tasty.)

(No. 1279)