Superworms: The Gulf’s new protein diet?

Kuwaiti businessman Jassem Buabbas hopes his years spent breeding “superworms” will pay off with them finding their way into the diets of Gulf citizens. In a small, dark room outside Kuwait City, Buabbas places the worm-like larvae of the darkling beetle, famed for their high protein content, into a transparent box on a bed of bran and corn flour.