More about XDutch
A short talk with Marco Ceriani, founder of Italbugs, on the new product Xdutch Tell us how the idea of a product in capsules was born I’ve always been working on sports supplements, in the ’90s with my company and then as a consultant for many italian companies. Supplements are special foods, destined for a niche […]
Crickè: a great event in Milan
Crické in Milan for a buffet dinner with a unique flavor. Sunday, June 25, 2017: In the timeless beauty of the 15th century Chiostro delle Umiliate, guests had the occasion for a food&wine tour to discover insects in the table. The menu of the event was a real jump in the future, with a wide selection of […]
Denis Magro for Spagrillo
Denis Magro Photographer Jun 26, 2017Entomofago
Novel food dossier: mind the step!
On the EFSA Web site there is written that “Dossiers should include data on the compositional, nutritional, toxicological and allergenic properties of the novel food as well as information relating to the production process, and the proposed uses and use levels”. Is it possible that the presentation of a highly detailed dossier as concerns production […]
Pasta and bacon: but it’s seaweed
Interview with Willem Sodderland, founder of Seamore Tell us what was the first time you got in touch with the edible seaweed issue Well, I ordered a seaweed salad and couldn’t find the seaweed. The chef set me straight: what looked like spinach tagliatelle was actually the seaweed, a special species that grows on the […]
The plastic-eating worms
Interview with Dr. Federica Bertocchini, Biomedicine Institute of Cantabria You’ve recently discovered an astonishing “talent” of the Galleria Mellonella larvae. Can you tell us more about? With my collaborators Paolo Bombelli and Chris Howe, at the University of Cambridge, UK, we discovered that the wax worm can bio-degrade polyethylene, the plastic of the garbage bags […]
Italian gourmet pasta with edible insects
Interview with Emilio Calligaris, co-founder of Spagrillo Tell us briefly how you came in the edible insect business. We’re two recent graduates in “Agricultural sciences” passionate about entomophagy. We started to work on processed products a couple of years ago, in order to make the insect attractive for the European customers. On November 2015 we […]
