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The Owner of This NYC Ice Cream Shop Explains Why There Are Grasshoppers in My Sundae I hopped over to La Newyorkina, where bugs are on the menu.

By Stephen J. Bronner Edited by Dan Bova

Stephen Bronner

Fany Gerson grew up in Mexico and always wanted to share her home country's tastes with Americans.

She started out with a cart serving paletas and finally opened La Newyorkina, an ice cream shop in New York City's West Village. The restauranteur recently introduced chapulines (grasshoppers) as a topping for its sweet treats.

Image Credit: Stephen Bronner

Related: Meet the Entrepreneurs Driving the Edible Insect Movement

I recently visited La Newyorkina to speak with Gerson about this addition to the menu, and of course, try it myself.
Stephen J. Bronner

Entrepreneur Staff

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Stephen J. Bronner writes mostly about packaged foods. His weekly column is The Digest. He is very much on top of his email.

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