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Bug Buffet

A taste of the exhibit that invited visitors to dine on insects

By | February 1, 2013

A sign beckons visitors into the Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus, OH, to dine on insects as part of a 2011 exhibit.

A sign beckons visitors into the Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus, OH, to dine on insects as part of a 2011 exhibit.

A sign beckons visitors into the Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus, OH, to dine on insects as part of a 2011 exhibit.
Their chef? Mark "Bugman" Berman, who started BUGMAN Educational Enterprises to teach the public about the wonders of insect life.
Gourmet crackers with mango paste and sauteed ant brood with peanuts, mint, and red pepper
Blueberry pancakes with brown sugar cinnamon honeyworms
Helpfully labeled fried rice with spicy mini shrimp, roasted meal worms, and silkworm pupae (and onions, peas, and eggs, too)
Dry-roasted honeyworms
Chocolate-dipped, dry-roasted crickets
Chilled strawberry soup with chocolate swirl and brown sugar cinnamon honeyworms
Boiled giant water bugs on bok choi with ginger sauce.

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Photos by Michelle Sawyers Harris.

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