Cameroon’s Palm Tree Worms: Forest Food to Plated Delicacy
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Cameroon’s forest tribes have long depended on insects to supplement their diets. The palm weevil grub, a fat worm found in palm trees, is such a popular source of protein that it has squirmed from the forest into the villages and even urban restaurants. Moki Edwin Kindzeka has this report by Anne Nzouankeu in Yaoundé.