Grub's up! Britain's first insect restaurant to open serving bug burgers worm and bamboo fudge worm ice cream
- Britain's first insect restaurant is set to open in Pembrokeshire, Wales
- Grub Kitchen will serve up range of creepy crawlies including bug burgers
- Insects will be sold as protein to show they can help feed global population
- Head chef said restaurant aims to 'normalise' eating bugs on a daily basis
Britain's first insect restaurant is set to open next week, serving up a range of creepy crawlies including bug burgers and bamboo fudge worm ice cream.
Chef Adam Holcroft's Grub Kitchen will open in Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire, Wales, and specialties will feature crickets, bugs and worms.
The head chef says it will be the first restaurant in the UK dedicated to serving insects as protein to show how bugs can help feed the booming global population.
Adam Holcroft is opening the first insect restaurant in Britain, Grub Kitchen, this summer which will serve worm fudge ice cream and bug burgers to peckish customers
Peckish? Some of the bugs used in recipes include sago worms, meal worms, crickets and grubs
Mr Holcroft said the restaurant aims to 'normalise' eating bugs on a daily basis and he and his team have found some interesting ways of incorporating insects into their cooking.
He told The Guardian: 'The first dish I created was a mealworm and cricket kofte kebab. Kids love the edible insects - they don't have that fear factor.'
He set up shop after a run of successful pop-up cafes serving grubs to intrigued diners across South Wales last year.
He said the new dishes and food creations come off the back of years of research into the principles of entomophagy - the practice of eating insects.
Entomophagy remains common in some parts of the world with at least two billion people worldwide eat insects, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation at the UN.
Satay sago worm Pad Thai: A stir-fry dish with baby sweetcorn, capsicum, courgettes and crickets
Yellow jacket wasp larvae are popular in Japan, cicadas are treasured in Malawi, and weaver ants are devoured in Thailand.
Termites, a food favourite in many African nations, can be fried, smoked, steamed, sun-dried or ground into a powder. The list of edible insect species is currently at 1,900 and growing.
But he is keen not to put off squeamish customers - so if you don't fancy a bug-based dish you will be able to order something a bit more traditional.
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