TED-Ed
Are there really dead wasps in figs? - Carolyn Beans
2025 • E54 Jul 3, 2025 5m
In 2023, a US grocer recalled over 10,000 cases of broccoli-cheddar soup over concerns they contained too much of an unintended ingredient. That ingredient? Bugs. We know insects regularly come into contact with our food— but how many are you actually eating? And is it okay? Carolyn Beans takes a look at figs and their conspicuously close bond with wasps.
Lesson by Carolyn Beans, directed by Denys Spolitak.
Lesson by Carolyn Beans, directed by Denys Spolitak.