Fancy salted egg crab with superworms? SFA approves 16 insect species for food
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SINGAPORE — Fancy some lychee balls with crispy chilli crickets or sushi with superworms? The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said on July 8 that it has approved some 16 species of insects for consumption, much to the delight of industry players who have beeFancy salted egg crab with superworms? SFA approves 16 insect species for food
SINGAPORE — Fancy some lychee balls with crispy chilli crickets or sushi with superworms? The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said on July 8 that it has approved some 16 species of insects for consumption, much to the delight of industry players who have been gearing up for this long-awaited moment. The insects include various species of crickets, grasshoppers, locusts, mealworms and silkworms. House of Seafood restaurant's chief executive Francis Ng is cooking up a menu of 30 insect-infused dishes. Of the 16 approved species, the restaurant will be offering superworms, crickets and silkworm pupae on its menu. The insects will be added to some of its seafood dishes, such as salted egg crab, for example. Prior to the approval, the restaurant had been getting five to six calls daily inquiring about its insect-based dishes, and when customers can start ordering them, Ng said. «Many of our customers, especially young people who are under 30 years old, are very daring. They want to be able to see the whole insect in the dish. So I'm giving them many options to choose from,» he said. Read more