Experts say that if people in the United States and Europe can get over the "ick", edible insects could revolutionise food ...

I’ve tasted the future of food and I like it – but it may give you the creeps. Grasshoppers, worms, beetles and other bugs are likely to become part of our daily diet as boffins battle to find a ...

Crickets have become a go-to bug for chefs experimenting with edible insects “Think of it as cricket cake, like fish cake,” the chef said as he urged the man in the buffet line to try the steaming, ...

The idea of munching on mealworms may sound like a challenge from the latest series of 'I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here.' But it could soon become a reality, as scientists claim to have transformed ...

While the idea of eating worms and insects may make you feel uneasy, research shows a vast array of benefits when integrating these critters into your meals and snacks. In 2013, the United Nations ...

This cook has taken his love of bugs to the kitchen table, using insects to add crunch to his recipes. Channelling Heston Blumenthal’s argument that cooking with insects can be delicious and ...

The first time Shami Radia tried eating insects was in March 2009 in Malawi, where he was working for the charity WaterAid. ‘It was the beginning of the rainy season and all of a sudden the kids got ...

Shoichi Uchiyama, the Japanese author behind an insect recipe book, says that spiders are presently his preferred dish. Gently boiled and served on a bed of rice, the meat, he said, is soft and ...

Edible insects are often portrayed as something of a sustainable superfood - an environmentally friendly alternative to livestock. But who is already eating them and do they actually taste any good?

I’ve tasted the future of food and I like it – but it may give you the creeps. Grasshoppers, worms, beetles and other bugs are likely to become part of our daily diet as boffins battle to find a ...