The insect cookbook : food for a sustainable planet /
Insects will be appearing on our store shelves, menus, and plates within the decade. In The Insect Cookbook, two entomologists and a chef make the case for insects as a sustainable source of protein for humans and a necessary part of our future diet. They provide consumers and chefs with the essenti...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2014]
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| Edition: | English-language edition. |
| Series: | Arts and traditions of the table.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Insects: Essential and Delicious; Six Legs and Other Features; Eating Insects: "A Question of Education", by Kofi Annan; Cooking with Edible Insects; "You Have to Eat Away the Fear", by Pierre Wind; Everyone Eats Insects; Shrimp or Grasshopper?; "I Could Eat Insects Anytime, Day or Night", by Harmke Klunder; Weaver Ants in Asia; Wasp Larvae in Japan; Termites: A Royal Meal; Lake Flies in East Africa; "The Tortillas from Way Back When", by Edoardo Ramos Anaya; Spirited Caterpillars in Mexico; Long-Horned Grasshoppers in East Africa
- "Insects Are Buzzing All Around Me", by Johan Verbon; Recipes: Five Snacks; Mexican Chapulines; Dim Sum; Bitterbug Bites; Bugsit Goreng (Fried Wontons); Mini Spring Rolls; 2. Is It Healthy?; Fish Friday, Meatloaf Wednesday, Insect Tuesday, by Margot Calis; "A World That Works", by Marian Peters; Eating Insects Safely; What Kinds of Insects Can Be Eaten?; Insect Consumption and Health; Recipes: Five Appetizers; Flower Power Salad; Thai Salad; Vegetable Carpaccio; Pumpkin Soup; Couscous Salad; 3. Eating Insects: Naturally!; "Some People Won't Try Anything New", by Jan Ruig
- Recipes: Eleven Entrées; Minestrone; Tagliatelle with Creamy Herb Sauce; Ravioli; Wild Mushroom Risotto; Hakuna Matata; Chili con Carne; Chop Suey; Jambalaya; Insect Burgers; Vols-au-vent; Quiche; "Valuable, Abundant, and Available to Everybody", by Daniella Martin; "Bonbon Sauterelle", by Robèrt Van Beckhoven; Cochineal from Peru; Maggot Cheese in Sardinia; Palm Beetles in the Tropics; Dragonfly Larvae in China; Recipes: Five Festive Dishes; Chebugschichi; Hopper Kebabs; Pizza; Bugitos; Crêpes; "An Exploration of Deliciousness", by René Redzepi
- "The Next Generation's Shrimp Cocktail", by Katja Gruijters; Spiders in Cambodia; Moths in Italy and Australia; Recipes: Six Desserts; Chocolate Cupcakes; Buglava; Tarte Tatin; Chocolate Cake; Buffalo Snaps; Buffalo Cinnamon Cookies; 4. On the Future and Sustainability; Mopane Caterpillars in Southern Africa; Silk Moth Pupae in China; Food for Astronauts; "I've Always Put Everything in My Mouth", by Jan Fabre; Shellac from India; Jumping Plant Lice in South Africa and Australia; Insects: A Sustainable Alternative to Meat; "A New Episode in the History of Our Civilization", by Herman Wijffels
- Insect Consumption: A Global Perspective, by Paul VantommeInsect Consumption: The Future; Resources and Suppliers; Index