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A bug burger isn't to everyone's taste.

However, insects are a good source of healthy protein and are about to become a billion dollar business.

One restaurant in Thailand, Bounce Burger, serves burgers, sausages, cookies and power bars all made from crickets.

The manager's trying to make crickets attractive to customers.

He explains that they take off the legs and wings and only use the body of the insects.

It's like removing bones from meat, says Poopipat Thiapairat.

Crickets are traditionally grilled whole with soy sauce.

But will a burger seem more tasty?

For Anut Sotthibandhu, the burgers taste much better.

Insect burgers are an eco-friendly option as cricket farms don't require much land or water.

However, farming of cows and pigs pollutes the environment and requires lots of water and land.

Thailand's already started growing crickets for food on thousands of cricket farms.

Thanaphum Muang-ieum runs The Bricket, a cricket research and development farm.

And then all of them, we send to our restaurant, Bounce burger, yeah, to be processed in many menus."

Consumers may have to change their minds about insects as food.

Insect farms are eco-friendly and have the ability to produce healthy food for poor and rich countries.

Globally, consumers will have to think about the benefits that insect farming can bring to their plates.

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