Edible insects. South Italy. Fools.
It’s a paradox that the most advanced european countries in edible insects breeding are the ones in the north of the continent. Everyone knows that the mild climates are those that best meet the needs of this kind of activity, also from an economic point of view, just think about costs related to the environmental […]
Three girls fighting malnutrition in Guatemala
Interview with Gabrielle Wimer, MealFlour cofounder There’s an interesting story behind every relation between a westener and edible insects. Tell us yours All three of us co-founders are adventurous eaters and have tried insects in different places: Gabrielle ate crickets when she visited Vietnam, Elizabeth first ate insects in Arizona where she tried a scorpion […]
Fruit-fly larvae are better than crickets
Interview with Eran Gronich, TheFlyingSpark co-founder Tell us how you got interested in edible insects I am a seasoned entrepreneur, this is my fourth startup. About three years ago I’ve sold my last company and, as I was looking for my next project, I came across a TED talk where a professor from Wageningen university […]
BugeaterFoods: insects-based protein shakes
Interview with Kelly Sturek, BugeaterFoods founder Tell us shortly about the idea behind the company and why you decided to invest in the edible insects business I think the important thing for me was that we could actually build this. We can make products, we can make them taste good and we can sell them. […]
Crobar: crickets crisps, crackers and bread soon on the market
Interview with Christine Spliid, Crobar–Gathrfood founder Tell us shortly about the idea behind the company and why you decided to bet on edible insects I had seen firsthand for the first time how people in Cambodia were eating such a vast array of insects, when I travelled there two years ago, and was overwhelmed about […]
Insects-oil as palm-oil substitute
Interview with Mushab Nursantio, co-founder of BiteBackInsect Tell us shortly about BiteBackInsect and how you get involved in the edible insects world Biteback was started in October 2015 as a student project for global competition “Thought For Food Challenge”. The idea came from my interest in entomphagy after reading the FAO report on edible insect […]
Master Bug: cooking at home with insects
Master Bug is the first italian site (and YouTube Channel) where you can find videorecipes to cook at home with edible insects. Master Bug is a project by Roberto Cavasin, a passionate of italian traditional way of cooking…but intentioned to mix tradition with these new ingredients. Master Bug’s recipes will be soon subtitled in english. Stay […]