Edible Insects
A buggy dinner
About a month ago, my study group for the course “insects as food and feed” won a contest organized by the course staff with the idea of “Crickerita”, a pizza with cricket powder in the dough. The prize was a ten euro voucher per person, to spend in supermarkets or various shops in Wageningen. After […]
Promoting edible insects in Japan
Interview with Shoichi Uchiyama, founder of Insect Cuisine How did you get interested in edible insects issues? I was born in Nagano Prefecture, where entomophagy is popular even now. When I was a child, insects were used to cook. In autumn, rice grasshopper is a very popular seasonal food for us. I have not had […]
A special lecture on edible insects
Wednesday 22nd of february I attended a special lecture on edible insects. It is a lecture composing an evening course organized by Wageningen University only once every two years: “Insects and Society” The course can be followed not only by the students of Wageningen, but also by external public. Is is infact, a way to […]
Master Bug: muffin with crickets and white choco
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Raising mealworms for human consumption without electricity
Adam Brantley -a 7th Grade student at Oconee County Middle School, Watkinsville, GA USA- wrote us to share his interesting experiment about raising mealworms for human consumption without the use of electricity. We’re happy to share his work with our readers. “The idea of using insects as a major source of protein for humans has […]
The first popular italian-written book about entomophagy
The first popular italian-written book about entomophagy “Un insetto nel piatto” by Giulia Maffei and Giulia Tacchini (Entonote) was presented last wednesday in Milan. The event was crowded with entomophagy passionates, experts and people simply curious that made a lot of questions to the authoresses, who answered talking about environmental, ethical and culinary aspects of […]
Master Bug: gnocchi con farina di grillo
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