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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Insect protein is healthy and sustainable. But now it is also at the centre of a far-reaching conspiracy theory. But not everyone's biting. Though insects have long been considered inexpensive, ...

Tomé Morrissy-Swan is a freelance journalist, writer and former acting food editor at The Telegraph. He writes extensively on food, travel, nature and environmental issues for publications including ...

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 ...

‘There are over 2 billion people in 80% of the world’s nations that are already regularly consuming insects.’ Photograph: Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet/The Guardian Some people might shy away from eating ...

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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?