How to Eat Fried Worms

“How to Eat Fried Worms” has been popular reading material for kids for a long time, and now it’s a movie, too. If reading about eating worms has whet your appetite for slimy critters, you’re in luck. Here are some tips for making these garden-friendly invertebrates delicious to eat!

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Corn flour
• Butter or oil
• Worms
• White or whole wheat flour

Purging Worms

1. Place worms in a sieve or strainer then wash well in running water.
2. Place in a bowl of moistened corn flour for 48 hours.
3. Wash the corn flour off and discard any dead worms.

Frying Worms

4. Bake your worms at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius) for 10-15 minutes.
5. Cut the worms into smaller pieces if desired.
6. Coat the worms in a light dusting of white or whole wheat flour. Very fine breadcrumbs may also be used.
7. Fry in butter or a light vegetable-based oil.
8. Add to rice and vegetable dishes, pizza, burgers, sandwiches or any other dish that might benefit from some wormy goodness.

Tips & Warnings

• Pound for pound, worms have more protein than beef and most other protein foods—and they’re lower in fat and contain plenty of essential minerals, too.
• When baking worms, it’s best to freeze them first for around one hour.
• Baked worms cut into small pieces can be added to cookies, cakes and breads, too.
• Baked worms can be added to soups and stews either in chunks or after puréeing. Puréed worms can also be added to dressings and dips.
• When cooking with worms, it’s very important to make sure they’re clean and properly purged. It’s best to buy worms from a supplier such as Grubco.

Who Can Help: