Bug appetit
How to eat the insects that Singapore has approved for human consumption, from roasted crickets to white grub jelly.
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Crickets, locusts
and grasshoppers
Mealworms and
other beetle larvae
Moth larvae and pupae
Bees
House cricket (Acheta domesticus)
Banded cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus)
Common/field cricket (Teleogryllus testaceus/Teleogryllus mitratus (Gryllus testaceus))
Two-spotted cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus)
African migratory locust (Locusta migratoria migratoriodes)
American desert locust (Schistocerca americana/Shistocerca gregaria)
Grasshopper (Oxya japonica)
Approved for consumption
Only the adult form
How they can be eaten
Ground into flour and made into protein powder, protein bars, crackers and chips
Roasted whole, as snacks
Stir-fried, eg with rice
Superworm/king mealworm/giant mealworm beetle (Zophobas atratus/Zophobas morio)
Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor)
Lesser mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus)
Whitegrub (Protaetia brevitarsis)
Giant rhino beetle grub (Allomyrina dichotoma/Trypoxylus dichotomus)
Approved for consumption
Only the larva form
How they can be eaten
Fried, pan-fried or roasted, as dishes or toppings
Powdered and made into jelly
Greater wax/honeycomb moth (Galleria mellonella)
Lesser wax moth (Achroia grisella)
Silk moth/silkworm (Bombyx mori)
Approved for consumption
Only the larva form. For silkworm, purpae are also approved.
How they can be eaten
Ground into flour and added to matcha, protein powder and protein bars
Roasted whole, as snacks
Stir-fried, eg with rice
Western honey/European honey bee (Apis mellifera)
Approved for consumption
Both larva and adult forms
Source: Compiled by BT GRAPHICS: HANNAH KWAH, SIMON ANG, BT
Crickets, locusts
and grasshoppers
By Tessa Oh, Hannah Kwah,
Simon Ang
African migratory locust (Locusta migratoria migratoriodes)
American desert locust (Schistocerca americana/Shistocerca gregaria)
Grasshopper (Oxya japonica)
Moth larvae and pupae
Bees
Whitegrub (Protaetia brevitarsis)
Greater wax/honeycomb moth (Galleria mellonella)
Western honey/European honey bee (Apis mellifera)
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