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Author Huis, Arnold van, author.

Title The insect cookbook : food for a sustainable planet / Arnold van Huis, Henk van Gurp, and Marcel Dicke ; translated by Françoise Takken-Kaminker and Diane Blumenfeld-Schaap.

Publication Info. New York : Columbia University Press, [2014]
©2014

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Edition English-language edition.
Description 1 online resource (xiii, 191 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Arts and traditions of the table: perspectives on culinary history
Arts and traditions of the table.
Note Translated from the Dutch.
Originally published by Uitgeverij Atlas Contact, Amsterdam in 2012 as Het insectenkookboek.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Insects: Essential and Delicious; Six Legs and Other Features; Eating Insects: "A Question of Education", by Kofi Annan; Cooking with Edible Insects; "You Have to Eat Away the Fear", by Pierre Wind; Everyone Eats Insects; Shrimp or Grasshopper?; "I Could Eat Insects Anytime, Day or Night", by Harmke Klunder; Weaver Ants in Asia; Wasp Larvae in Japan; Termites: A Royal Meal; Lake Flies in East Africa; "The Tortillas from Way Back When", by Edoardo Ramos Anaya; Spirited Caterpillars in Mexico; Long-Horned Grasshoppers in East Africa
"Insects Are Buzzing All Around Me", by Johan VerbonRecipes: Five Snacks; Mexican Chapulines; Dim Sum; Bitterbug Bites; Bugsit Goreng (Fried Wontons); Mini Spring Rolls; 2. Is It Healthy?; Fish Friday, Meatloaf Wednesday, Insect Tuesday, by Margot Calis; "A World That Works", by Marian Peters; Eating Insects Safely; What Kinds of Insects Can Be Eaten?; Insect Consumption and Health; Recipes: Five Appetizers; Flower Power Salad; Thai Salad; Vegetable Carpaccio; Pumpkin Soup; Couscous Salad; 3. Eating Insects: Naturally!; "Some People Won't Try Anything New", by Jan Ruig
Recipes: Eleven EntréesMinestrone; Tagliatelle with Creamy Herb Sauce; Ravioli; Wild Mushroom Risotto; Hakuna Matata; Chili con Carne; Chop Suey; Jambalaya; Insect Burgers; Vols-au-vent; Quiche; "Valuable, Abundant, and Available to Everybody", by Daniella Martin; "Bonbon Sauterelle", by Robèrt Van Beckhoven; Cochineal from Peru; Maggot Cheese in Sardinia; Palm Beetles in the Tropics; Dragonfly Larvae in China; Recipes: Five Festive Dishes; Chebugschichi; Hopper Kebabs; Pizza; Bugitos; Crêpes; "An Exploration of Deliciousness", by René Redzepi
"The Next Generation's Shrimp Cocktail", by Katja GruijtersSpiders in Cambodia; Moths in Italy and Australia; Recipes: Six Desserts; Chocolate Cupcakes; Buglava; Tarte Tatin; Chocolate Cake; Buffalo Snaps; Buffalo Cinnamon Cookies; 4. On the Future and Sustainability; Mopane Caterpillars in Southern Africa; Silk Moth Pupae in China; Food for Astronauts; "I've Always Put Everything in My Mouth", by Jan Fabre; Shellac from India; Jumping Plant Lice in South Africa and Australia; Insects: A Sustainable Alternative to Meat; "A New Episode in the History of Our Civilization", by Herman Wijffels
Insect Consumption: A Global Perspective, by Paul VantommeInsect Consumption: The Future; Resources and Suppliers; Index
Summary Insects will be appearing on our store shelves, menus, and plates within the decade. In The Insect Cookbook, two entomologists and a chef make the case for insects as a sustainable source of protein for humans and a necessary part of our future diet. They provide consumers and chefs with the essential facts about insects for culinary use, with recipes simple enough to make at home yet boasting the international flair of the world's most chic dishes.Insects are delicious and healthy. A large proportion of the world's population eats them as a delicacy. In Mexico, roasted ants are c.
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Subject Cooking (Insects)
Cooking (Insects)
Edible insects.
Edible insects.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Gurp, Henk van, author.
Dicke, Marcel, author.
Takken-Kaminker, Françoise, translator.
Blumenfeld-Schaap, Diane, translator.
Added Title Insectenkookboek. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2013046988
Other Form: Print version: Huis, Arnold van. Insectenkookboek. English. Insect cookbook. English-language edition. New York : Columbia University Press, [2014] 9780231166843 (DLC) 2013030373 (OCoLC)854848194
ISBN 9780231536219 (electronic book)
0231536216 (electronic book)
9780231166843
0231166842
Standard No. YBP11629961