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Two children and the idea of eating insects
We live in the countryside, where relationship with insects is very close and children experience it daily through direct observation and contact. But we live in a place where culinary tradition is very strong (as everywhere in Italy) and survives through the presence of the elderly -especially-grandmothers- in families living under the same roof. I […]
Interview with Marco Ceriani, CEO and founder of Italbugs
Interview with Marco Ceriani, founder and CEO of Italbugs and author of the book “Si fa presto a dire insetto“. How and when did you first come in contact with the idea of insects as food and alternative source of proteins? In Thailand in 2008. I was in Bangkok as head of nutrition of the […]
Entomon: insects extracts for medical use
We have interviewed Dr. Elisabetta Francescato, founder and owner of Entomon, a company that deals with issues related to insects and their impact on human health. What are applications which Entomon operates in? We operate in producing and marketing entomological extracts as basis for medical treatment, cosmetics and other purposes. Our therapy products for allergies […]
Interview: Dr. Giovanni Sogari
Giovanni Sogari, after attending the Graduate School for the Food System – Agrisystem at Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Piacenza, is currently a research at the Food Science Department of the University of Parma. Passionate and curious about entomophagy, specialist in food communication and consumers’ behavioral dynamics, it deals with international projects in […]