15 Insects That Are Actually Edible

Apparently Timon and Pumbaa are not the only ones having insects for dinner.

1. Cicada

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Eaten in: Asia and parts of USA

Taste: Asparagus or clammy potato

Cooking method: Boil or fry them like shrimps

2. Wasp Larvae

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Eaten in: Japan

Taste: Sweet and crunchy

Cooking method: With soy sauce and sugar

3. Skorpions

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Eaten in: Vietnam, Thailand, China

Taste: Crab or shrimp

Cooking method: Skewered on a kebab and deep-fried in oil

4. Red Ants

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Eaten in: Thailand

Taste: Lemony

Cooking method: In salads

5. Mopane Worms

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Eaten in: Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe

Taste: Buttery

Cooking method: Dried or smoked and served with sauce

6. Huhu Grubs

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Eaten in: New Zealand

Taste: Peanut Butter

Cooking method: Eaten raw

7. Silkworm

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Eaten in: Vietnam, China, Korea

Taste: Dried shrimp

Cooking method: Boiled or fried

8. Tarantulas

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Eaten in: Cambodia and Venezuela

Taste: Crab

Cooking method: Fried in oil, salt and sugar

9. Dragonflies

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Eaten in: Indonesia

Taste: Crab

Cooking method: Boiled or fried

10. Stinkbugs

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Eaten in: Mexico

Taste: Cinnamon

Cooking method: Ground up with chillies for taco filling

11. Palm Weevil

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Eaten in: Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia

Taste: Coconut when raw and bacon when cooked

Cooking method: Raw or skewered and roasted

12. Termites

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Eaten in: West Africa, Australia, parts of South America

Taste: Carrots

Cooking method: Roasted or fried

13. Waterbugs

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Eaten in: Thailand

Taste: Briny and fruity

Cooking method: Fried with spicy sauce or steamed

14. Grasshoppers

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Eaten in: Mexico

Taste: Salty and Spicy

Cooking method: Roasted and tossed with chilli and lime

15. Ant Eggs

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Eaten in: Mexico

Taste: Buttery and nutty

Cooking method: Boiled or fried in butter to be eaten in tacos