The Insect Cookbook (eBook)

Arnold van Huis is emeritus professor of tropical entomology at Wageningen University and is a consultant on insects as food and feed to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.Henk van Gurp is a cooking instructor at the Rijn IJssel Hotel and Tourism School in Wageningen and has been involved with entomophagy (the eating of insects) for almost twenty years.Marcel Dicke is professor of entomology at Wageningen University and Rhodes Professor at Cornell University. In 2006, he and his team organized the Wageningen–City of Insects festival.

ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Insects: Essential and Delicious Six Legs and Other FeaturesEating Insects: "A Question of Education", by Kofi AnnanCooking with Edible Insects"You Have to Eat Away the Fear", by Pierre WindEveryone Eats InsectsShrimp or Grasshopper?"I Could Eat Insects Anytime, Day or Night", by Harmke KlunderWeaver Ants in AsiaWasp Larvae in JapanTermites: A Royal Meal Lake Flies in East Africa"The Tortillas from Way Back When", by Edoardo Ramos AnayaSpirited Caterpillars in MexicoLong-Horned Grasshoppers in East Africa"Insects Are Buzzing All Around Me", by Johan VerbonRecipes: Five SnacksMexican ChapulinesDim SumBitterbug BitesBugsit Goreng (Fried Wontons)Mini Spring Rolls2. Is It Healthy? Fish Friday, Meatloaf Wednesday, Insect Tuesday, by Margot Calis"A World That Works", by Marian PetersEating Insects SafelyWhat Kinds of Insects Can Be Eaten?Insect Consumption and HealthRecipes: Five AppetizersFlower Power SaladThai SaladVegetable CarpaccioPumpkin SoupCouscous Salad3. Eating Insects: Naturally!"Some People Won't Try Anything New", by Jan RuigRecipes: Eleven EntréesMinestroneTagliatelle with Creamy Herb SauceRavioliWild Mushroom RisottoHakuna MatataChili con CarneChop SueyJambalayaInsect BurgersVols-au-ventQuiche"Valuable, Abundant, and Available to Everybody", by Daniella Martin"Bonbon Sauterelle", by Robèrt Van BeckhovenCochineal from Peru Maggot Cheese in SardiniaPalm Beetles in the TropicsDragonfly Larvae in ChinaRecipes: Five Festive DishesChebugschichiHopper KebabsPizzaBugitosCrêpes"An Exploration of Deliciousness", by René Redzepi"The Next Generation's Shrimp Cocktail", by Katja GruijtersSpiders in CambodiaMoths in Italy and AustraliaRecipes: Six DessertsChocolate CupcakesBuglavaTarte TatinChocolate CakeBuffalo SnapsBuffalo Cinnamon Cookies4. On the Future and SustainabilityMopane Caterpillars in Southern AfricaSilk Moth Pupae in ChinaFood for Astronauts"I've Always Put Everything in My Mouth", by Jan FabreShellac from IndiaJumping Plant Lice in South Africa and AustraliaInsects: A Sustainable Alternative to Meat"A New Episode in the History of Our Civilization", by Herman WijffelsInsect Consumption: A Global Perspective, by Paul VantommeInsect Consumption: The FutureResources and SuppliersIndex