Hungry for a silkworm taco? Montreal's Insectarium dishes up bug-based delights
CBC News | Posted: June 30, 2017 9:45 AM | Last Updated: June 30, 2017
Cricket burger, termite ice cream, crispy square with whole crickets also available
Normally, if there's a bug in your food you send it back, but at the Insectarium this summer you might end up asking for seconds.
Until Sept. 4 the Insectarium invites visitors to try a silkworm taco, cricket burger or maybe even some termite ice cream.
Prices start at $3 for a gooey crispy square with whole crickets.
Chef Rafael Martinez said it only takes one bite for even the most skeptical customer to get on board with eating bugs.
"We have a lot of children, families, coming here. They try sometimes one thing, and they come back in five minutes and try another thing," Martinez said.
For bug-based snacks on the go, Les Amis de L'insectarium has also unveiled a vending machine.
Insects are lauded as a great source of protein and minerals, such as iron, zinc and magnesium.
According to a 2013 study by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, eating insects may benefit the environment because insects takes up a lot less space than raising cows or pigs.