Description
The team in the back of the critically and popularly acclaimed anthropological photoessays MATERIAL WORLD and WOMEN IN THE MATERIAL WORLD make their debut on our list with this oddly tantalizing book about a topic that is creeping into prominence: insects as food for other folks. With the distinctive blend of thoughtful cultural inquiry, intrepid exploration, and sumptuous photography that has earned them around the world renown, the authors document the practice and history of entomophagy around the world, discovering that insects are a nutritious, plentiful, and varied food source. From Mexico, where other folks celebrate the once a year Jumile Festival with bug hunts and beauty queens, to China, where whole families make their livings from scorpion ranches, over a dozen bug-eating countries (including the united states!) are profiled in MAN EATING BUGS. Each and every chapter examines a culture through a stunning array of location photos, interviews with locals, and highlights from the authors’ field journals, in addition to carefully photographed indigenous recipes. A colorful, beautiful, and intelligent book.
Awards1999 James Beard Award Winner
