Worm burgers go on sale in the UK – and creator says they’re ‘tastier than beef’

From bean burgers to Quorn sausages, a huge range of options are now available for Brits trying to reduce their meat intake.

But the latest option isn’t for the faint-hearted, and is even likely to get a few stomachs churning.

An urban farm in Ealing has developed a burger made from worms, and claims that it’s even tastier than beef.

Horizon Edible Insects has created the burger in the hopes of promoting a more environmentally-friendly and sustainable source of protein.

While worms aren’t exactly appealing, they’re packed full of protein, omega-3 and vitamin B12, and are also very low in calories.

According to Horizon Edible Insects, the worms have a ‘nutty to earthy flavour’.

Tiziana Di Costanzo, founder of Horizon Edible Insect, said: “Once you get past the 'yuck effect', you'll find that they actually taste really good.

"We are hoping to scale up the operation to a production of 100kg per week in the next 6 months, all of this with zero waste”.

The worms are farmed in plastic trays and when they outgrow them, they’re relocated to a purpose-built wooden outbuilding- and all with zero-waste.

Mealworms for example, do not require any water to survive so farming them is a help to the planet's water crisis.

The farm also uses donated fruits and vegetables that cannot be sold, as feed.

The farm is also organising a cooking event at the end of the month, where attendees will try and learn how to cook a cornbread bruschetta garnished with crickets, curry and coriander mealworm fritters, a mealworm burger, crispy chocolate mealworm cupcakes and cinnamon and raisin insect biscuits.

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