VIDEO-: Rustling up nutritious burgers –made entirely from FLIES | Weird News | Funny, Strange & Bizarre UK News Stories | Daily Star

It doesn't sound very appetising – but this video shows how burgers made out of the insects are giving beef a run for its money.

The trillions of midges that plague Africa's Lake Victoria in the rainy season are proving an unlikely source of fast food for locals.

They are said to fly in swarms big enough to suffocate a person – which makes the critters easy picking.

PATTY: The fly burgers are cooked like any others [IG]

PROTEIN: Though healthy,the burgers have been described as "pretty tasteless" [GETTY]

Villagers catch the flies in wet pots and mash them together to make protein-packed patties.

The snacks are then cooked like normal beef burgers – but are said to be up to seven times more nutritious.

But it looks like McDonald's needn't start worrying yet.

One Reddit user who tried the burgers in Mozambique said: "They were pretty much tasteless".

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