25 Insects People Eat Around the World

Disclaimer: Consult an expert before eating any type of bug or insect, some can be dangerous.

Did you know that North America and Europe are basically the only regions in the world where eating bugs is not common? Let that sink in for a bit! While edible bugs may not be considered your everyday dinner dish anywhere, there’s surprisingly many types of insects you can eat and there’s equally many places that’ll happily create a delicacy out of them, either through tradition and custom or as a genius modern idea.

And why not? After all, insects are actually far more protein dense than basically any other protein we’ve been feeding ourselves thus far, not to mention rich in other nutrients. There’s actually about 1700 types of bugs eaten in 113 different countries but here’s…