Description
Ever been tempted by the thought of trying juicy deep fried mealworms, protein-rich cricket flower, or swapping your snacks for salt and vinegar flavored grasshoppers? If this is the case then you don’t seem to be by myself! Over 2 billion people steadily eat insects as a part of their diet, and the world is home to around 1,900 edible insect species. For adventurous foodies and daring dieters comes the latest way to save the planet, eat more protein, and tickle taste buds. But this isn’t an insect cookbook. As an alternative it’s an informative field guide: exploring the origins of insect eating, offering tips on finding edible bugs and serving up a couple of delicious ideas of how to eat them once you’ve tracked them down! It includes a comprehensive list on edible insects and where to find them, how to prepare them, their versatile usage and nutritional value in addition to a couple of recipes. A bug-eating checklist covering all known edible bugs so readers can mark off the ones they’ve eaten and are looking for out new delicacies concludes the book.
