While the name may sound strange, it’s actually quite on the nose for springtime. As the April showers bring May flowers, they also bring many worms to the surface—and the casserole does the same.

And finally, dear readers, he gets to insects, with recipes for silkworm omelet from China, red ant chutney from India and bee grubs in coconut cream from Thailand.

Ask your grown-up to preheat the oven to 200°C / 180 fan / gas 6. Put the rhubarb, orange juice, orange zest and the sugar into a saucepan on medium heat.

Rurka said freezing or soaking in alcohol works best. If you're set on frying the worms, you'll need to dehydrate them. Otherwise they'll burst -- worms are 90 percent water. Salt draws out the water.