Edible Bamboo Worms - 11g Worm Bag - Edible Insects - Snack Food Gift

These edible bamboo worms definitely takes some getting used to. They taste different but they have sort of a salty booled taste to them. They are a bit crunchy too. I used them to play a game with my kids as a part of a blind taste test. The taste is decent. It's cool trying different foods from different cultures. Im always a little nervous but also anxious tontry different things. I only wish the bag were bigger for the price. Otherwise, it’s a nice change in snacks for my kids that did kind of like it. I'd recommend this to anyone whom wants to try different foods.

I have eaten a few different "bugs": spiders, crickets, scorpions, mealworms, etc. These are by far the worst I have tried, the texture feels like chewing on paper and there is pretty much no flavor. It isn't quite squishy but close and overall just an unpleasant mouth feel.

I've never eaten bugs and worms before but always wanted to try them. These are boiled, dehydrated and salted and I hoped that that would help make my first try a little easier. When I opened the packet, I found the worms double sealed, with the actual worms inside a 2nd transparent packet. The worms themselves are rather flat and pale off-white, almost translucent in color, with tiny black heads on one side. They do not smell of anything much. I can see salt crystals on them. I got out a couple of worms on a plate. My dog whined to me, wanting me to share, so I gave her one. She took, it smelt it and looked at me enquiringly. So I just picked up one and ate it. It was slightly crunchy but not much and it did not taste of anything much, other than salt. There was an unfamiliar after taste that was not unpleasant but still unusual. Seeing me eat one, my dog gobbled hers up. I tried a couple more of them. It is still very new to me so I stopped after that. I am in two minds whether I will continue to eat them. It is a new experience to me. I am glad I tried them though. I can say that they taste different the same way the pork and chicken and fish all taste different. Another source of protein. I wonder whether it is the appearance that puts people off more than the taste. If prepared in a way that does not show the original form, I see no reason why more people might not try worms and other edible insects.

Tasted okay. Ive tried other bugs from this brand and they were better, just one to skip really Kind of bitter

These taste just like Parmesan cheese to me. Interesting texture.

First impression, wow, smaller bag than I was expecting. Second impression, oh, okay there's a decent number of worms in there. I got this mostly eager to bring to a gathering of friends and offer them around, and this is up to the task to let a bunch of people try one. At the price point it's hard to imagine this being a regular snack, and I can only imagine that in areas where people eat insects regularly, they don't command such a premium price. But if you live somewhere where protein doesn't crawl on quite so many legs, it's a fun novelty to try and share. I'm a little surprised that the packaging doesn't have the standard nutritional info panel. Just a note that the ingredients are Bamboo Worms and Salt, and a note that this can trigger the same allergy as crustaceans. I know there are some exceptions to the general FDA requirements but I would think at a minimum, adding salt should trigger a mandate to report how much. Plus I'm just curious what the macronutrient profile of bamboo worms are. Well, can't worry about that too much, the goal here is just to eat some bugs. They seem to be only lightly salted. Not a strong taste overall. Interesting texture that's hard to directly compare to more common foods, dry but not crunchy.

My kids like to eat unusual foods, and were looking forward to receiving these bamboo worms. The package is very small, so don't be surprised when you get it (11g is the weight of 11 paperclips). The worms themselves are kind of flattened and dried. The taste is, well, underwhelming. They leave kind of an unpleasant aftertaste. Not something we would necessarily buy again, but we are looking forward to trying some of the other interesting edibles that ecoEat offers. The packaging is very nice and the worms are sealed in a clear plastic inner bag as well as the outer bag. It's definitely worth a try once, but I wouldn't expect this to be on our regular shopping list.

I love the idea of insect snack food purely for environmental reasons. They take up very little space to grow, they can eat unused bamboo pieces, you get a lot of protein/calories from very small areas, but generally speaking the fact they’re bugs will gross people out. Being sold as the whole intact worm these will just be a fun thing to have people try, but I think these would really make a mark if they were used in protein powder, protein bars or generally as a protein rich ingredient in other food products. So what do they taste like? They don’t have much flavor, hint of musky flavor and are very lightly salted. I would say they don’t taste good, but they don’t taste bad either. The flavor reminds me of a regular nut just with a hint of musk to it. That’s all to say they don’t taste gross but the idea of them being worms is enough to make people a bit squeamish already. These will be a fun thing to have people try on a dare, but they really should sell these as a powder and lean more into the environmental angle. Insects are an untapped protein resource here in the US.