Fancy a Bug Mac? UK farm launches WORM burgers in bid to save the planet – and creator claims they’re tastier than beef
- The insects provide an environmentally-friendly, sustainable source of protein
- They are farmed in plastic trays and then relocated to purpose-built outbuildings
- They are said to have a ‘nutty to earthy flavour’
If you found a bug in your burger at a restaurant, you would probably send it back.
But one UK farm is serving up juicy snacks made entirely from creepy-crawlies – and claims they’re even tastier than beef.
An urban farm in Ealing, London, is putting insects on your plate, in attempt to promote a more environmentally-friendly, sustainable source of protein.
An ecological and nutritious alternative to meat, edible insects are rich in protein, omega 3 and vitamin B12 – as well as low in calories.
An ecological and nutritious alternative to meat, edible insects are rich in protein, omega 3 and vitamin B12 – as well as low in calories
Experimental chef Tiziana Di Costanzo is the founder of Horizon Edible Insects, where she farms mealworms and crickets.
She says the insects have a ‘nutty to earthy flavour’.
Tiziana claims that only with bran and vegetable peels she could produce enough insects to feed her family of four.
She said: “Let them crawl into your menu once, and you’ll be hooked!
“Once you get past the ‘yuck effect’, you’ll find that they actually taste really good.
“We are hoping to scale up the operation to a production of 100kg per week in the next 6 months, all of this with zero waste”.
Experimental chef Tiziana Di Costanzo, who farms mealworms and crickets, says the insects have a ‘nutty to earthy flavour’
The insects are farmed in plastic trays and when they outgrow them, they are relocated to a purpose-built wooden outbuilding- and all with zero-waste
The insects are farmed in plastic trays and when they outgrow them, they are relocated to a purpose-built wooden outbuilding- and all with zero-waste.
Mealworms for example, do not require any water to survive so farming them is a help to the planet’s water crisis.
The farm also uses donated fruits and vegetables that cannot be sold, as feed.
The farm is also organising a cooking event at the end of the month, where attendants will try and learn how to cook a cornbread bruschetta garnished with crickets, curry and coriander mealworm fritters, a mealworm burger, crispy chocolate mealworm cupcakes and cinnamon and raisin insect biscuits.
