Billions of people worldwide consider insects as food and eat them every day. This includes our southern neighbor, Mexico. There are over 200 different insects used as food in Mexico. There are over 20,000 insect farms in Thailand, and one of Cambodia’s top exports is edible insects. The Mopane Worm is considered a delicacy in Zimbabwe, the Witchety Grub in Australia, Queen Ants in Columbia. It’s evident that here in the United States and Canada, we’re the ones missing out.

The only reason we do not eat insects is that we have an unwarranted cultural fear. Our distaste for insects goes so deep that until recently, feeding fish insects was illegal if the fish sold as food. Insects are the natural food for fish, and we have been eating both for centuries.

It’s mind over matter. Do you have the mental strength to overcome this illogical fear of food we have been eating since the dawn of humanity? It’s healthy, sustainable, environmentally friendly. It’s available to almost anybody anywhere and tastes good. A new culinary adventure. An opportunity to work with an ancient food.