27 Sep 2021

Appetite for insects in New Zealand

From Afternoons, 1:20 pm on 27 September 2021

A majority of New Zealanders would be happy to try eating an insect, according to a new study from the University of Auckland.

Six hundred and sixty eight people were surveyed, and 60 percent of them said they'd be willing to eat an insect.

More 30 percent of them eat insects annually or more frequently...

 PHD candidate Neil Birrell talks to Jesse about our appetite for insects!

Fried insects.

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