Insect Food Festival in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - APRIL 01: A man prepares to taste a Madagascar cockroach, during the Bichopolis insects festival, in Mexico City, Mexico on April 01, 2023. Before the arrival of Europeans in Mesoamerica, the cultures that lived in Mexico consumed a diet that included more than 100 types of edible insects. Insects ranging from different types of worms, cockroaches, spiders, ants are a high source of protein. The Bichopolis insects festival brings insects to the table, whether in alcoholic beverages, included in stews, insects alone, alive or dead, become a feast for the public. (Photo by Daniel Cardenas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)