restaurant in new york city, you can say insects on a bit of a theme. it has been really good for business. reporter: but it s not just a gimmick to get people in the door. we have some insects on our way table the insents in mexico is a really important part of the gastronomy. yes, there is a shock value. it is catching up with what is going on around the world. reporter: if you re looking for an insect this is the gateway bug. cheers. reporter: cheers. i think grass hoppers are maybe the chicken of the insect world. reporter: this is mostly one. this isn t a lot of it. this is worms. i give you an a. reporter: it s likely these little critters are here to stay. insects can be more protein with an increasing population.
there are some geographic similarities. they were created together back in 1854. that year senator steven douglas proposed the bill to divide the land west of missouri into two new territories, kansas and nebraska. the question was whether they would be admitted as slave states or free states. a question answered by settlers themselves scrapping the terms of the missouri compromise from 30 years earlier. pro and anti-slavery states flooded the area. political fallout was extreme. passage of the bill split one of the two major parties at the time. southerns joined the democrats. northern formed a new party, the republicans, and they sent abraham lincoln to the white house a few years later. after the war, kansas was a top wheat producer and maintained that position despite grass