September 2016 9
The new Insects Cookbook from Essento
The German edible insect cookbook “Grillen, Heuschrecken & Co.” published with AT Verlag, combines roughly 50 recipes with essays of renowned experts in the field, such as Paul Vantomme (FAO), Jürgen Dollase, Hanni Rützler, Dominik Flammer, Patrick Zbinden and Jürg Grunder. Besides the forty recipes created by Essento Chef Adrian Kessler, the book gives also […]
Grimiam: from a non-profit association into a business structure
Interview with Jürgen Vogel, President of Grimiam Tell us shortly about Grimiam and its activities This interview comes at the time of an important “metamorphose” for our association. We will move from a non-profit association into a business structure. After years of successful advocacy, the swiss law will endorse finally three insects as food for human […]
Good to eat – Marvin Harris
Steak or crickets skewers? I always wondered what influences food tastes of the people, if it were pure irrationality, or if there was a reason about it. In the book “Good to eat” of the american anthropologist Marvin Harris I found a convincing and well-argued explanation. The author has examined the reasons why people prefer […]
Anna Rettore joined our team at L’Entomofago
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” – Charles Darwin Insects are adaptation-champions, and humankind should follow their example. The use of alternative protein will be necessary soon, and insects are strong candidates which should be taken into […]
AFFIA (Asean Food and Feed Insects Association): the first meeting
We talked with Massimo Reverberi, founder of Bugsolutely and one of the promoters of the newborn AFFIA (Asean Food and Feed Insects Association), to get an impression on the work of the first Meeting held in Bangkok. “We had a difficult project start-up, because in Thailand it didn’t take off. So, also to “increase the […]