A Parisian Restaurant Is Making Beetles And Grasshoppers Look Pretty Tasty [PHOTOS]

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Le Festin Nu (The Naked Feast), a trendy establishment in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, just added insects to the menu. That makes them the first restaurant in the capital city to do so.

Elie Daviron, Le Festin Nu's head chef, imports insects from Thailand at a cost of 500 euros per kilo (about $690 for 2.2 pounds) and sells the grasshopper, beetle and water scorpion dishes, among others, for between $9.50 and $12.50, the French edition of Marie Claire reports. The insects arrive in salted and sealed packages.

Daviron told the AFP his clientele doubled when he started serving insects last week.

Believe it or not, the restaurant is right on trend. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization encouraged insect eating in a report issued in May, citing fairly well-known facts that insects are a good source of protein, good fats, calcium, iron and zinc. And people already eat bugs all over the world.