July 30, 2024 12:27 PM

Crickets get crunchy as Singapore approves edible insects amid food security push

At Singapore's House of Seafood restaurant, the fish-head curry comes with a side of crunchy crickets, the tofu has bugs crawling out of it and the patrons can't get enough. The seaside restaurant is the first eatery to put insects on the menu after the city state's stringent food authority this month approved for human consumption 16 species ranging from crickets to grasshoppers, grubs and mealworms after two years of deliberation. Crickets and other insects have long been enjoyed as street f...