Like in some African countries, insects are a delicacy in Angola. Catatos and gafanhotos de palmeria are especially common in the country.
Catatos is fried caterpillar usually eaten with rice. The caterpillar is cooked in garlic and tastes like prawn. Gafanhotos de palmeria is toasted grasshopper and is eaten with funje.
Although they may not look edible at first sight, and especially when the insects are alive, the dishes will prove to be exotic Angolan meals and good sources of protein.