Edible Insects
Bugs for beginners
Interview with Michela Dai Zovi, authoress of Bugs for Beginners Our usual first question: how did you get interested in edible insects? I went to Thailand and I found out insects are delicious! I love reading about food and I want to taste everything at least once, so by the time I went to Thailand […]
Edible insects as food in Africa
Interview with Dr. Segenet Kelemu, General Director and CEO of the International Centre of Insects Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) Give us a brief panoramic on what you do at ICIPE Icipe was established in 1970, with the mission to help alleviate poverty, ensure food security and improve the overall health status of peoples of the […]
Edible insects in Portugal
Interview with Guilherme Pereira, founder of Portugal Bugs Tell us how you got involved in the edible insects world and how the project Portugal Bugs started Well, my journey in the world of edible insects started when I was finishing my graduation in Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto back in 2016, and I […]
Insects cooking in Brazil
A short talk with Casè Oliveira, professor in Biology, writer, bugs-cooking expert and ASBRACI (Brazilian associatoion of insects breeders) representative Tell us how you got involved in the edible insects world I have eaten edible insects since I was a kid, I lived on a farm and I always ate ants and when I went […]
AFFIA Conference
AFFIA with Kasetsart University will host the conference “From farm to table. Capturing the insects’value”. Bangkok 27-28 June 2018 Info here
Silkworm proteins in a drink
Interview with Wan Zilu, founder of Avaento Our first, usual question: how did you enter in the edible insects market? When I was studying food science at the Ohio State University, the 2013 United Nations report on insect proteins caught my attention, and in that period I had the opportunity, almost by chance, to participate in […]