A Restaurant in Bangkok serves up burgers made from CRICKETS.

Owner Pooripat Thiapairat, 24, had the idea of making the protein-rich superfood more palatable by turning it into a burger patty.

The chef even makes the bun from the powered insects.

Customers are now flocking to the pop-up burger joint Bounce Burger by The Brisket in the Ramkamhaeng district of the Thai capital.

Pooripat said that he wanted to make crickets more consumer-friendly as they have nutritional benefits.

He said: 'Because burgers are a dish that is well recognised all around the world, I feel this menu has the potential to make people more eager to try crickets.'

Crickets are used in both the burger buns and the patty.

Customers can choose whether they want cricket powder sprinkled on top of the patty or want it minced and mixed with the beef.

The chef only uses a portion of the cricket's body so that its legs or antennae do not get stuck in the customer's throat.

Pooripat said that crickets have health benefits to offer - and could help to reduce the global dependence on meat.

He added: 'If crickets were to replace livestock as a viable alternative food source, methane emissions from livestock would also be reduced.

'And, because many Thai farmers raise cricket farms, I believe this will improve their quality of life.'

Edible crickets are safe for daily consumption as a healthy alternative diet due to their high protein content and health-promoting properties, according to Food and Agriculture Organization research on alternative food sources with high nutritive values that can substitute livestock.

While in Asia and Africa, millions of people suffering from malnutrition could also eat them to achieve SDGs Goal No.2, Zero Hunger.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates is one of the world's most well-known advocates of reducing meat intake, as cattle farming is believed to be one of the biggest contributors to deforestation and climate change.