Diners lap up insect-topped ramen at Tokyo restaurant, and it’s apparently ok

'Insect tsukemen' ramen noodles. Photo: Reuters.

TOKYO: Curious Japanese foodies queued up outside a Tokyo restaurant for a taste of a rare dish - ramen garnished with deep-fried worms and crickets.

Within about four hours, the Ramen Nagi restaurant had sold out of the 100 bowls of “insect tsukemen” noodles it had prepared for Sunday’s single-day event.