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    Edible

    Daniella Martin · 2014

    " Edible offers a fascinating look into the world of entomophagy and how eating bugs may save the planet. Martin takes readers to the front lines of the next big trend in the global food movement. She argues that bugs have long been an important part of indigenous diets and cuisines around the world, and that insects are an efficient and sustainable food source. Daniella travels to Thailand where the government is subsidizing local farmers to raise crickets, meets with Dutch researchers who have received a $4 million euro grant to study the potential of insects as food, and introduces readers to world class chefs like Jose Andres who are already incorporating bugs into their elegant dishes. She profiles entomophagist pioneers like Monica Martinez, who is launching the first all-bug street food cart. Whether you love or hate them, Edible will radically change the way you think about the global food movement and, perhaps, persuade you that they're much more than a common pest. "

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    1. drallisonMar 2016
      For the curious, a coffee-table book, a cookbook, and a memoir:

      http://www.amazon.com/Man-Eating-Bugs-Science-Insects/dp/098...

      http://www.amazon.com/The-Eat-Bug-Cookbook-Revised/dp/160774...

      http://www.amazon.com/Edible-Adventure-Eating-Insects-Planet...

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    2. axlproseMar 2015
      Not really, considering the nutritional profile of insects. There are some nutrients you can't readily get from plant-based foods, or only in poor amounts, like DHA/EPA, carosine, lysine, etc. Not to mention all the things you'd normally miss out on with traditional meat, because we're not used to eating the bones and innards of large animals here, but that you get from insects cause you'd eat them whole, so you'd get plenty more minerals, vitamins, and rarer amino acids that way.

      I recommend reading this book if anybody's interested in more specifics about insect-based nutrition, and why it's actually more unique and useful than most people realize:

      http://www.amazon.com/Edible-Adventure-Eating-Insects-Planet...

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