In the mid-2010s, we were told the edible insects were about to take off in the U.S. and Europe in a big way. But a decade later, the bug food industry is in turmoil, with start-ups closing down and costs too high.
What happened? Why aren’t more people eating bugs?
Host Indira Lakshmanan speaks to Vox senior reporter Kenny Torrella.
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