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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Angela Giuffrida in Montecassiano

The Italian cricket-breeders putting a positive spin on insect-based food

Josè Francesco Cianni at the Nutrinsect factory in Montecassiano.
Josè Francesco Cianni at the Nutrinsect factory in Montecassiano. Photograph: Roberto Salomone/The Guardian

“Go on, try it, it is good,” said José Francesco Cianni as he handed over a packet containing a light brown powder with a crispy texture. “I would even say it is really good.”

Sitting in his office in a pristine warehouse-like building, down the corridor from five rooms where millions of crickets are being bred, Cianni is in jubilant spirits.

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