Opening a can of worms

The UN thinks it’s a good idea, but what do the Irish think of eating creepy crawlies, wonders Jonathan deBurca Butler.

I’ve never eaten any insects and I’ve no feckin’ intentions of startin’ now,” she says.

A REPORT by the United Nation says we are allowing good food to crawl through our fingers. Grubs and insects, such as worms, caterpillars, grasshoppers and ants are under-utilised as food.