Edible insects are nothing new in Bangkok – find them in the street at kiosks and carts selling rod duan (spiced bamboo worms) all the way up to Insects in the Backyard, where the entire fine-dining menu is bugs.
But an upcoming event combines insect protein with something very new: 3D printer cooking techniques.
For Bangkok Design Week, research institute and insect farm Exofood Thailand has teamed with the design obsessives at FabCafe to win diners taste buds over consuming hexapodal insects (that’s entomology nerd talk for “six feet”).
“Through these neat and cutting-edge presentations, we want to encourage people to see that there are various ways you can enjoy eating insects,” said Athivach “Boom” Pongsattasin, Exofood cofounder.
Boom’s mission is not only to improve Thailand’s insect scene with technology…
