On National Pizza Day in 2021, Twitter was flooded with images of a pizza topped with mopani worms (a traditional ingredient in Tsonga cuisine). While the pizza in question was posted by a food and lifestyle blogger as a stunt, the idea gained unexpected traction. South African company Matomani, who sell the worms as a sustainable, protein-rich alternative to meat, seized on the idea, creating a Mopani pizza recipe for those brave enough to try it.

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