Edible insects : a global history

Summary: "An estimated 2 billion people worldwide regularly consume insects, yet bugs are rarely eaten in the West. Why are some disgusted at the thought of eating insects while others find them delicious? Edible Insects provides a broad introduction to the role of insects as human food, from our prehistoric past to current food trends, and explores how they could be a solution to our current global food shortage. On the menu are beetles, butterflies, grasshoppers and grubs of many kinds, with stories that highlight traditional methods of insect collection, preparation, consumption and preservation as well as the culinary uses of creepy-crawlies across many cultures."--Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 1789144469
ISBN: 9781789144468
ISBN: 9781789144475
Physical Description: print
176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm.
Publisher: London : Reaktion Books, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes a selection of recipes.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-161) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Insects as human food -- A history of insect eating -- Feast or famine -- Rustling up some grub(s) around the world -- Rearing mini-livestock -- The insectivore's dilemma.