The Insect Cookbook

An attractive mixture of background information on insects, their anatomy and history of use in food and other products, food culture, recipes, and interviews. It is very carefully prepared and a pleasure to read. Job Ubbink, Food Concept and Physical Design of "The Mill," Switzerland

Beautifully presented and well written, The Insect Cookbook has a variety of authorities to support its case that we need to consider incorporating insects into our diets for ecological reasons. Theresia de Vroom, Marymount Institute for Faith

Tarte tatin with chocolate-coated grasshoppers? With 2 billion of us already popping mealworms and more, this is a case of joining the crowd. Barbara Kiser, Nature

This thoroughly enjoyable entomophagy primer is much more than a cookbook and, due to its interesting vignette style, keeps the reader's attention firmly fixed throughout. It pushes the boundaries of what is acceptable - an important thing to do at a time of such radical environmental destruction... this could constitute the next great culinary revolution. Permaculture

Excellent and fascinating... Insects have the potential to come to the rescue and the sooner we get used to the idea, the better! Food Security

The Insect Cookbook is a fascinating read and an excellent introduction to the topic of entomophagy. It offers not only an unusual lens through which to view broader debates and food security and the resource efficiency of our current food system, but also a recipe for fried tarantulas. Gastronomica

Our food future is here and needs to be embraced. This book will... start you down the road of culinary adventures. Explorer's Journal

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Insects: Essential and Delicious
Six Legs and Other Features
Eating Insects: "A Question of Education", by Kofi Annan
Cooking with Edible Insects
"You Have to Eat Away the Fear", by Pierre Wind
Everyone Eats Insects
Shrimp or Grasshopper?
"I Could Eat Insects Anytime, Day or Night", by Harmke Klunder
Weaver Ants in Asia
Wasp Larvae in Japan
Termites: A Royal Meal
Lake Flies in East Africa
"The Tortillas from Way Back When", by Edoardo Ramos Anaya
Spirited Caterpillars in Mexico
Long-Horned Grasshoppers in East Africa
"Insects Are Buzzing All Around Me", by Johan Verbon
Recipes: Five Snacks
Mexican Chapulines
Dim Sum
Bitterbug Bites
Bugsit Goreng (Fried Wontons)
Mini Spring Rolls
2. Is It Healthy?
Fish Friday, Meatloaf Wednesday, Insect Tuesday, by Margot Calis
"A World That Works", by Marian Peters
Eating Insects Safely
What Kinds of Insects Can Be Eaten?
Insect Consumption and Health
Recipes: Five Appetizers
Flower Power Salad
Thai Salad
Vegetable Carpaccio
Pumpkin Soup
Couscous Salad
3. Eating Insects: Naturally!
"Some People Won't Try Anything New", by Jan Ruig
Recipes: Eleven Entrées
Minestrone
Tagliatelle with Creamy Herb Sauce
Ravioli
Wild Mushroom Risotto
Hakuna Matata
Chili con Carne
Chop Suey
Jambalaya
Insect Burgers
Vols-au-vent
Quiche
"Valuable, Abundant, and Available to Everybody", by Daniella Martin
"Bonbon Sauterelle", by Robèrt Van Beckhoven
Cochineal from Peru
Maggot Cheese in Sardinia
Palm Beetles in the Tropics
Dragonfly Larvae in China
Recipes: Five Festive Dishes
Chebugschichi
Hopper Kebabs
Pizza
Bugitos
Crêpes
"An Exploration of Deliciousness", by René Redzepi
"The Next Generation's Shrimp Cocktail", by Katja Gruijters
Spiders in Cambodia
Moths in Italy and Australia
Recipes: Six Desserts
Chocolate Cupcakes
Buglava
Tarte Tatin
Chocolate Cake
Buffalo Snaps
Buffalo Cinnamon Cookies
4. On the Future and Sustainability
Mopane Caterpillars in Southern Africa
Silk Moth Pupae in China
Food for Astronauts
"I've Always Put Everything in My Mouth", by Jan Fabre
Shellac from India
Jumping Plant Lice in South Africa and Australia
Insects: A Sustainable Alternative to Meat
"A New Episode in the History of Our Civilization", by Herman Wijffels
Insect Consumption: A Global Perspective, by Paul Vantomme
Insect Consumption: The Future
Resources and Suppliers
Index

Learn how to make Hopper Kebabs and Buglava:

Read an excerpt from The Insect Cookbook:

• Read an interview with Arnold van Huis
• Listen to an interview with Marcel Dicke on NPR
• Marcel Dicke discusses insects, cooking, and more as part of the Ted Talks series:
• Read a feature on the book in the Boston Globe
• How Insects Can Feed the World via The Guardian
• Bugs: Food of the future has multiple legs
• For expanding world population, dinner might be flying or crawling all around
• Read an article from the BBC on eating insects

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