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SMITHSONIAN NETWORKS™ PREPARES AMERICA TO EXPAND ITS PALATE WITH BUG BITES

BUG BITES SUMMER’S MOST CREEPY CRAWLY COOKING SHOW TO STREAM EXCLUSIVELY IN THE U.S.  ON SMITHSONIAN EARTH™AND SMITHSONIANCHANNEL.COM  STARTING AUGUST 27   NEW YORK – AUGUST 13, 2018 – America’s culinary boundaries are about to be shattered as Smithsonian Networks introduces BUG BITES, a six-part, short-form series exploring the worldwide art of cooking and consuming insects. Nutritious, protein-packed and easy to sustainably farm, bugs are regularly eaten by 30 percent of the world’s population, and while most of North America has yet to fully embrace this culinary delight, U.S. foodi...