Now Toronto: ‘Healthy addition to a balanced diet,’ Canadian entomologist explains why eating fish flies could be good for the environment

The content creator from Gimli, Manitoba sparked online concerns for putting the long-tailed insect into her mouth and seemed to pleasantly enjoy it on video.

Now Toronto contacted an entomologist named Dr. Jason Gibbs from the University of Manitoba to ask if it’s safe to indulge. 

“Fishflies are eaten by a number of different cultures across the world. You can eat them raw (hold them by the wings and eat the rest), or you can dry them and use them in food preparations. They are high in protein, low in fat. So, mayflies would be a relatively healthy addition to a balanced diet,” Gibbs said in an email on July 30.

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