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1. On Eating Insects: Essays, Stories and Recipes
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
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This book:
Edible: An Adventure into the World of Eating Insects and the Last Great Hope to Save the Planet
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E3E4XN4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Cm7EDbV36GPZ1
It really flipped my perspective. You're right, it's a social taboo. And like a lot of taboos, once you try to look at it objectively, it suddenly doesn't make much sense. Reading about the cultures who have regularly depended on insect protein and considered it completely routine made me wonder how we developed such a repugnance for them while still thinking it's a great idea to eat animals. Suddenly it all seemed so...reasonable.
If you want to try a variety of things then ento market is probably going to be your best bet. I've heard good things about them, though I've never ordered from there personally. They have lots of different kinds of insects so you can order a little bit of everything to try them out. I think crickets are a good place to start as they're really versatile. They can be tossed with oil and seasonings to make snacks (or bought pre-seasoned), substituted into many dishes if you just order the dry roasted kind (cricket stir-fry anyone?), and they can even be powdered and used as a high-protein flour substitute for baking.
There's actually also a surprising amount of insects available on amazon. You could get something like this if you want to get a variety pack. I would shop around on both sites and compare prices. Be careful with the pictures and read the package weight carefully, as a lot of times the pictures for insect products make it look a lot larger than it actually is.
I found it interesting that a popular (and expensive) recent book says something similar. Actually pretty negative in terms of using insects as a protein source.
As the industry grows there's going to be a LOT of pushback from entrenched industries looking to discredit entomphagy in any way they can. The Time article from a year or so ago went there.
Under the right conditions (primarily temperature), and fed the right food source, crickets (and other edible insects / arthropods) are an efficient and cost-effective protein source.
On Eating Insects https://www.amazon.com/Eating-Insects-Essays-Stories-Recipes/dp/0714873349/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1510820964&sr=8-1&keywords=eating+insects