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IncrEdibili Insetti – the book
Interview with Loris Caporizzi, chef and author of IncrEdibili Insetti Hi Loris, tell us about yourself and how you approached edible insects Today I am a fine dining chef who has worked in some of the most famous starred restaurants in the world, gastronomic popularizer, strategic consultant in the food sector and organizer of private […]
Il destino del cibo
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Beetle in the box
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Eating Jumiles in Mexico
Maria Clemente made this interesting interview in a market in Mexico. It’s about the best way to consume stink bugs, Jumiles as the mexicans say. For us western people this is an extreme entofood, but in Mexico it’s considered a delicacy!
The food Neophobia
The present study provides new insights into the acceptance of trying and consuming a novel food (edible insect) and identifies the main determinants driving this when an unfamiliar food product is introduced into a Western culture. In this research a house cricket was incorporated into a common type of jelly sweet. These types of novelty […]
Podcast: Wow factor
Another great podcast from Ento Nation. Cheryl Preyer of NACIA gave a talk at the Eating Insects Athens Conference back in August in which she spoke about “The Wow Factor”
Sensory study on edible insects
The aim of this study made by the Food and Drug Department – University of Parma (Italy) was to investigate how sensory-liking attribute perceptions (appearance, taste and organoleptic characteristics) can change between a readily visible vs a processed insect product before and after tasting. Results indicate that texture and appearance of the insect are perceived […]
