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Putting our grub on the table

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A PIONEERING study on the nutritional benefits of huhu grubs has highlighted the importance of traditional food sources as an alternative food supplement.

The huhu grub is a longhorn beetle (insect) endemic to Aotearoa. The larvae (juvenile stage) are traditionally eaten raw or fried by Maori of New Zealand.

While research papers from the 1960s focused mainly on the insect's larvae lifecycle and mor...


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