El Mural de los Poblanos celebrates its 2026 Festival de Bichos

El Mural de los Poblanos is set to host its eleventh annual Festival de Bichos in 2026, a unique culinary event celebrating Mexico's diverse insect-based cuisine. This festival provides a platform to showcase and appreciate a variety of traditional edible insects, highlighting their cultural significance and gastronomic value.

The festival's menu will feature a range of popular and traditional insect delicacies. Attendees can expect to savor dishes prepared with escamoles (ant larvae), chapulines (grasshoppers), chicatanas (flying ants), and gusanos de maguey (maguey worms). These ingredients are staples in various regional Mexican cuisines and are prized for their distinct flavors and nutritional content.

This eleventh edition of the Festival de Bichos underscores a growing interest in entomophagy, the practice of eating insects, both as a sustainable food source and as a way to preserve culinary heritage. El Mural de los Poblanos aims to educate the public about the rich biodiversity of edible insects and their role in traditional Mexican gastronomy, offering a unique dining experience that connects diners with local food traditions.