
Meet the New York chef who wants to change our diets one bug at a time
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Chef Joseph Yoon wants to introduce the US to the delights of insect-based cuisine.
(CNN) — Tried meatless Mondays? How about black fly Fridays or scorpion Sundays?
New York City-based chef Joseph Yoon started cooking insects four years ago for an art project. He now wants to change our perceptions of creepy crawlies so that we can have "delicious," "nutrient-dense," and "sustainable" insect diets.
"I absolutely love insects," says Yoon, who is the executive director of Brooklyn Bugs, an organization that promotes edible insects. "The fact that they are so diverse, the fact that there are so many species of insects, the fact that we rely so heavily on insects for our own ecosystem and biodiversity is absolutely fascinating."

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