Supermarket shoppers in the western German city of Aachen have stepped out of their comfort zone to sample insect burgers made from mealworms.

 

德国西部亚琛市的一家超市请顾客大胆试吃用黄粉虫制成的虫肉汉堡。
 

 

The mealworms, highly nutritious¹ thanks to their high protein content, are the larvae² of buffalo³ or mealworm beetles⁴ and are bred in the Netherlands.

 

Served in rolls with lettuce⁵, onions and tomatoes, they are being offered to customers of the Rewe supermarket chain after proving successful in the Netherlands and Belgium.

 

One passerby⁶ who tried the burger, Manfred Roedder, said it was a good alternative to meat, adding: "I had reservations at first, but I got a second serving because it tasted so good."

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