Edible insects: a global history

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"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 t…

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Full title :Edible insects : a global history / Gina Louise Hunter.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2021.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Reaktion Books, Limited
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2021.

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Includes a selection of recipes.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (176 pages) : : illustrations (chiefly color).

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781789144475, 1789144477
oclc:on1257666883
LC Classification:GN409.5
Dewey Decimal:394.1

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.