Mealworm Recipes From Livin Farms Hive

2015-12-06T16:00:00Z

PUMPKINGSOUP©Livinfarms (1) Before fine dining restaurants served lobsters, the crustaceans were considered the "cockroaches of the sea."

It wasn't until the 1950s that people started thinking of lobsters as a delicacy, rather than ocean-bound beetles.

Katharina Unger, CEO of Livin Farms, hopes the same rebranding will eventually happen with mealworms.

"In our logical mindset, we know that it's sustainable and healthy to eat insects," Unger tells Tech Insider. "But we don't have a relationship to them as a food source."

Livin Farms built a 6-layer kitchentop hive that grows edible worms as a meat alternative. The company has raised over $76,000 of its $100,000 Kickstarter goal.

From pumpkin soup to burgers, here are seven tasty-looking dishes you could make with the bounty from a mealworm hive.

Pumpkin soup topped with curry powder, coriander leaves, and mealworms for added protein.

A worm-filled stir fry that replaces beef, with red peppers and a yellow bean sauce.

A wormy autumn salad with romaine, tomatoes, grapes, and yams.

Fig halves and chocolate sauce made from puréed mealworms.

Cinnamon worm cookies paired with grapes.

Mushroom and leek risotto with crunchy, fried mealworms.

Fancy burgers — made completely from worms — with arugula, organic tomato, and pickled mustard.

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Livin Farms built a 6-layer kitchentop hive that grows edible worms as a meat alternative. The company has raised over $76,000 of its $100,000 Kickstarter goal.

From pumpkin soup to burgers, here are seven tasty-looking dishes you could make with the bounty from a mealworm hive.

Pumpkin soup topped with curry powder, coriander leaves, and mealworms for added protein.

A worm-filled stir fry that replaces beef, with red peppers and a yellow bean sauce.

A wormy autumn salad with romaine, tomatoes, grapes, and yams.

Fig halves and chocolate sauce made from puréed mealworms.

Cinnamon worm cookies paired with grapes.

Mushroom and leek risotto with crunchy, fried mealworms.

Fancy burgers — made completely from worms — with arugula, organic tomato, and pickled mustard.

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