Scientists are promoting edible forest insects as a protein-rich alternative to beef.
By Angela Palmer
Dining with the Colombian ambassador at his London residence is a challenging culinary adventure—and not for those of a delicate constitution. Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera is a renaissance man, with a background in business and journalism. He is partial to sharing his passion for Atta laevigata, an exotic leaf-cutter ant, which he describes with schoolboy enthusiasm: "Their bottoms are huge—in Colombia we call them hormigas culonas—roughly translated as 'big-ass ants.' I love them." He has regular supplies sent to his ambassadorial kitchen in London's Belgravia...[continued]
