Growing up in Thailand’s northeastern Isan region, Suwimon Chantajohn learned from her grandfather which insects were best to ...

Grasshoppers are rich in protein ... parts of Africa and tropical forest areas. In China and Thailand, scorpions are a popular street food, often found skewered, fried, and seasoned at market ...

Thailand has long used insects in cuisine, not just in well-known Thai street food, but also utilising ingredients such as water beetles and silkworms in fine dining. Flying Spark grows fruit fly ...

Many Thais love snacking on grasshoppers, crickets and woodworms. The bugs are seasoned and fried in a wok until crispy, then served to passers-by at local food markets. Ant eggs, like the ones ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization ... Fried locusts and grasshoppers, for example, are extremely popular street foods in Thailand. The Western world has been the only holdout, but that is ...