On April 1, 2023, local time, Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, insects and scorpions were sold as food during the Insect Festival. Before Europeans arrived in Central America, the cultural diet that lived in Mexico included more than 100 edible insects. Insects including different species of worms, cockroaches, spiders, ants are high sources of protein. The Festival of Insects brings insects to the table, whether in alcoholic beverages or stews, and insects alone, both alive and dead, become a feast for food lovers. Photo by Anadolu Agency/Visual China
Madagascar cockroaches are sold as food in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, April 1, 2023. Photo by Anadolu Agency/Visual China
On April 1, 2023, local time, Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, a woman prepares to taste arachnids at the Insect Festival. Photo by Anadolu Agency/Visual China