Experts call for more insects to be put on the menu

Cantonese people, according to an old saying, eat anything that flies or has legs on the ground, except for airplanes, tables and chairs.

While many people from outside Guangdong province shun insects as food, bug dishes are common on dinner tables in the province, long known for its delicious Cantonese fare. The dishes include fried crickets, bee pupae and other interesting crawly things.

But before you let your gag reflex take over, be advised that the insect epicureans are now backed by experts and nutritionists at home and abroad.