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This is a family-style dining experience like no other.

Universities across the country are introducing more plant-based food in their dining halls, something institutions say is an ongoing demand from students for more variety and a larger push for more sustainable practices.

As Florida business owner Joe Mills remembers it, all the questions about whether the 14,000-member First Baptist Church Orlando is now affirming same-sex relationships, began after he started a Bible study group on Facebook with two of his gay friends called The Gospel Gathering.

As Florida business owner Joe Mills remembers it, all the questions about whether the 14,000-member First Baptist Church Orlando is now affirming same-sex relationships, began after he started a Bible study group on Facebook with two of his gay friends called The Gospel Gathering.

Four teams of students in a course titled ‘Insects as Food and Feed’ competed to see who could make the best insect-laden dish, with the goal of reducing the stigma around consuming them

From beef tacos wrapped in cricket flour-laced tortillas to mealworm ginger sugar cookies to a cheesecake with a layer of crushed cricket fudge, students impressed judges.

As it stands, up to 80 per cent of the world's countries consume insects, from maggot-filled cheese consumed in Italy's Sardinia to the silkworm snacks often enjoyed in Thailand.

From beef tacos wrapped in cricket flour-laced tortillas to mealworm ginger sugar cookies to a cheesecake with a layer of crushed cricket fudge, students impressed judges.

There was only one rule contestants had to follow at a cooking competition held at UBC on Tuesday: the dishes had to include bugs.

On Nov. 28, media are invited as four teams of faculty of land and food systems students engage in a six-legged culinary showdown.