“The Next Generation’s Shrimp Cocktail”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword xi
4. Preface xv
5. Acknowledgments xvii
6. 1. Insects: Essential and Delicious
7. Six legs and other features 2
8. Eating insects: “A Question of education” 6
9. Cooking with Edible Insects 12
10. “You Have to eat away the Fear” 15
11. Everyone Eats Insects 19
12. Shrimp or Grasshopper? 19
13. “I could eat insects anytime, day or night” 21
14. Weaver Ants in Asia 26
15. Wasp larvae in Japan 26
16. Termites: A royal Meal 28
17. Lake Flies in East Africa 31
18. “The tortillas from Way back When” 32
19. Spirited Caterpillars in Mexico 35
20. Long-Horned Grasshoppers in East Africa 35
21. “Insects Are buzzing All Around Me” 38
22. Recipes: Five Snacks 42
23. 2. Is It Healthy?
24. Fish Friday, Meat Loaf Wednesday, Insect Tuesday 54
25. “A World That Works” 58
26. Eating Insects Safely 64
27. What Kinds of Insects Can Be Eaten? 65
28. Insect Consumption and Health 66
29. Recipes: Five Appetizers 70
30. 3. Eating Insects: Naturally!
31. “Some People Won’t Try Anything New” 82
32. Recipes: Eleven Main Dishes 86
33. “Valuable, Abundant, and Available to Everybody” 108
34. “Bonbon Sauterelle” 113
35. Cochineal from Peru 116
36. Maggot Cheese in Sardinia 117
37. Palm Beetles in the Tropics 118
38. Dragonfly Larvae in China 119
39. Recipes: Five Festive Dishes 122
40. “An Exploration of Deliciousness” 132
41. “The Next Generation’s Shrimp Cocktail” 138
42. Spiders in Cambodia 141
43. Moths in Italy and Australia 142
44. Recipes: Six Desserts 144
45. 4. On the Future and Sustainability
46. Mopane Caterpillars in Southern Africa 156
47. Silk Moth Pupae in China 158
48. Food for Astronauts 160
49. “I’ve Always Put Everything in my Mouth” 162
50. Shellac from India 166
51. Jumping Plant Lice in South Africa and Australia 166
52. Insects: A Sustainable Alternative to Meat 168
53. “A New Episode in the History of our Civilization” 171
54. Insect Consumption: A Global Perspective 175
55. Insect Consumption: The Future 177
56. Resources and Suppliers 179
57. Index 183