What's the best way to get a protein boost? Eating a 14oz steak? Downing a Maximuscle shake? Or nibbling on a few crickets? The designers behind the Jungle Bar – which uses crickets as an alternative protein source – hope that the power of protein will convince skeptics to eat insects.

Over 40% of French people grow their own veg, cultivate their own herbs and eat eggs laid by their own hens. But as small agriculture is slowly suffocated by people choosing to live in large towns and cities, can Farmili – an internet-based provider of urban mini-farms – put production back into the hands of the people?

Experimental eating is grabbing headlines, and Mexican street food chain Wahaca's new grasshopper dish is no exception. Can the foreign origins of these provocative products be harnessed to create an appealing sense of authenticity?

According to a UN report, 2 billion people worldwide consider eating insects a delicacy, or even a food staple. But a study by Canadean found that while 40% of the UK population would be willing to try insects, only 6% would consider eating them regularly.