Novel Food 449
Insects are not food for the poor
When we talk about food it’s not just about survival, but also about justice, social equity, distribution, and use of the planetary resources. A planet that belongs to none of us and to everyone at the same time. But once again it seems that this “everyone” is not homogeneous, that there are at least two […]
Global Insect Conference 2018
Here is the video of Global Insect Conference 2018
Giacomo Nieri joined our team at L’Entomofago
My name is Giacomo Nieri, I have a Master’s Degree in Food Management and today I will start my collaboration with “L’Entomofago”, dealing with China. My passion for edible insects started when I was reading books on Chinese medicine several years ago, then I really got into Entomophagy. Actually, China has 20% of the globe’s […]
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 […]
Denis Magro for Jimini’s
Photo by Denis Magro
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 […]
