Care For A Nice, Juicy Wormburger?

,..Me neither.

Yes, seems a Swiss supermarket chain has just announced that it’ll soon start selling an unusual beef substitute…burger patties made from MEALWORMS!

That’s right, the Coop grocery store chain says that starting Monday, seven of its locations in Switzerland will become the first stores to offer “Essento’s Insect Burgers”, which use ground up mealworms as their source of protein.

The “bug burgers” also contain rice, carrots, and various spices for flavor. And they’ll sell for about $9.25 per two-pack.

Says Essento co-founder Christian Bartsch: “They have a high culinary potential, their production saves resources, and their nutritional profile is high-quality. The insects are the perfect compliment to a modern diet”.

(Oh…and they also come in a meatball form, called “INSECT BALLS”.)

 

[Editor’s note: “Take two, they’re small…”

 

 

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