Why Kunga cake — The Insect-Protein Cake from Lake Malawi — Is a Remarkable Example of Sustainable Eating
In the African Great Lakes region — particularly near Lake Malawi — communities have long turned swarms of midges into a dense, nourishing food known as Kunga cake. Made by compressing large numbers of the small flies (usually species Chaoborus edulis) into cakes, this unusual food source offers a surprisingly rich supply of protein. What…