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Author Martin, Daniella.

Title Edible : an adventure into the world of eating insects and the last great hope to save the planet / Daniella Martin.

Publication Info. Boston : New Harvest/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.

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Location Call No. Status
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  641.3 MARTIN    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  641.3 M36E    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  641.3 MAR    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  641.3 MA    Check Shelf
Description 250 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250).
Summary " 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. "-- Provided by publisher.
Contents The problem -- The real Paleo Diet -- Why eat bugs? -- You are what you eat eats -- The breakup -- Learning how to taste -- In the mouth of the beholder -- When in Thailand -- The final frontier -- How to raise bugs at home -- The essential list of edible insects -- Delectable edible insect recipes.
Subject Edible insects.
Entomophagy.
Food supply.
Food habits.
Sustainable agriculture.
ISBN 9780544114357 (hardback)
0544114353 (hardback)
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