Upmarket bug snacks to creep into Thai store shelves


Here's looking at you, kid: Fried crickets served for lunch at a farm in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Filephoto: REUTERS

Entrepreneur is making insect snacks for high society.

Street vendors selling deep-fried insects as snacks are a familiar sight in Bangkok, but a Thai entrepreneur is trying to give edible bugs a more upmarket appeal.

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