Countries Where Insects are Consumed as Food 

Fried insects like crickets and grasshoppers are popular street food snacks in this Southeast Asian nation. 

Chapulines (grasshoppers) are a traditional food in some regions of Mexico. 

Fried tarantulas are a delicacy in certain areas of Cambodia. 

Various insects, including silkworms and scorpions, are consumed in China. 

Termites and palm weevil larvae are commonly eaten in Ghana. 

Insects like silkworm pupae are used in traditional Japanese dishes. 

Witchetty grubs, a type of large, edible larvae, are consumed by Indigenous Australians.