Bugs
TV Show · Documentary

Edible insects have been suggested as a resource to combat world hunger as well as heralded for their taste, low ecological impact, and nutritional content. Two chefs travel the world to investigate this possible new superfood.

2017 · 28m
Starring Roberto Flore, Ben Reade, Josh Evans
Director Andreas Johnsen

Season 1

  • Australia
    EPISODE 1
    Australia
    The team travel to Australia and taste everything from delicious honey ants to the beautiful Kanda Bush Coconuts, which contain hundreds of little bugs.
    28m
  • Mexico
    EPISODE 2
    Mexico
    In Mexico, the eager chefs enjoy honey straight out of a buried honeycomb and taste nopales tacos with ant larvae.
    29m
  • Kenya
    EPISODE 3
    Kenya
    The team travel to Kenya where their attempt to dig for a termite queen does not go well, and they must settle for a finger-length egg sac.
    28m
  • Uganda
    EPISODE 4
    Uganda
    In Uganda, the team join locals as they hunt for the honey of sting-less bees; a grasshopper farm keeps the lights on at night to attract their product.
    29m
  • Peru
    EPISODE 5
    Peru
    Ben and Josh from the Danish Nordic Food Lab travel to Peru to taste the Peruvian suri larva and skewers with bugs of the jungle.
    29m
  • Japan
    EPISODE 6
    Japan
    The team travel to Japan to capture the gigantic and deadly poisonous hornet and taste rice steamed with the faeces of the cherry fruit maggot.
    28m

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Cast & Crew

  • R‌F
    Roberto Flore
    Host
  • B‌R
    Ben Reade
    Host
  • J‌E
    Josh Evans
    Host
  • A‌J
    Andreas Johnsen
    Director
  • Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær
    Producer
  • Pernille Rose Grønkjær
    Producer
  • A‌J
    Andreas Johnsen
    Producer
  • A‌J
    Andreas Johnsen
    Writer

About

Bugs

Documentary

Edible insects have been suggested as a resource to combat world hunger as well as heralded for their taste, low ecological impact, and nutritional content. Two chefs travel the world to investigate this possible new superfood.

Information

Studio
CICADT
Released
2017
Rated
G

Languages

Audio

English

  • English (UK)
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Africa, Middle East, and India

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zimbabwe

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Cambodia
  • Fiji
  • 香港 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Indonesia (English)
  • 日本
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • 澳門 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Malaysia (English)
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Mongolia
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • 대한민국
  • 台灣
  • Thailand
  • Turkmenistan
  • Vietnam

Europe

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  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
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  • France (Français)
  • Deutschland
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  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Italia
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg (English)
  • Malta
  • Moldova, Republic Of
  • Nederland
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal (Português)
  • Россия
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • España
  • Sverige
  • Schweiz
  • Türkiye (English)
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Anguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina (Español)
  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia (Español)
  • Brasil
  • Virgin Islands, British
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile (Español)
  • Colombia (Español)
  • Costa Rica (Español)
  • Dominica
  • República Dominicana
  • Ecuador (Español)
  • El Salvador (Español)
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala (Español)
  • Honduras (Español)
  • México
  • Nicaragua (Español)
  • Panamá
  • Paraguay (Español)
  • Perú
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Venezuela (Español)

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Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zimbabwe

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Cambodia
  • Fiji
  • 香港 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Indonesia (English)
  • 日本
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • 澳門 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Malaysia (English)
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Mongolia
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • 대한민국
  • 台灣
  • Thailand
  • Turkmenistan
  • Vietnam

Europe

  • Armenia
  • Österreich
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France (Français)
  • Deutschland
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Italia
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg (English)
  • Malta
  • Moldova, Republic Of
  • Nederland
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal (Português)
  • Россия
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • España
  • Sverige
  • Schweiz
  • Türkiye (English)
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Anguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina (Español)
  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia (Español)
  • Brasil
  • Virgin Islands, British
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile (Español)
  • Colombia (Español)
  • Costa Rica (Español)
  • Dominica
  • República Dominicana
  • Ecuador (Español)
  • El Salvador (Español)
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala (Español)
  • Honduras (Español)
  • México
  • Nicaragua (Español)
  • Panamá
  • Paraguay (Español)
  • Perú
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Venezuela (Español)

The United States and Canada

  • Canada (English)
  • Canada (Français)
  • United States
  • Estados Unidos (Español México)