Description
Will eating insects change the world for the better
Meet the beetles: there are millions and millions of them and many fewer of the rest of us -- mammals, birds, and reptiles. Since before recorded history, humans have eaten insects. While many get squeamish at the idea, entomophagy -- people eating insects -- is a possible way to ensure a sustainable and secure food supply for the eight billion of us on the planet.
Once seen as the great enemy of human civilization, destroying our crops and spreading plagues, we now see insects as marvellous pollinators of our food crops and a potential source of commercial food supply. From upscale restaurants where black ants garnish raw salmon to grubs as pub snacks in Paris and Tokyo, from backyard cricket farming to high-tech businesses, Eat the Beetles! weaves these cultural, ecological, and evolutionary narratives to provide an accessible and humorous exploration of entomophagy.
Author: David Waltner-Toews
Publisher: ECW Press
Published: 05/09/2017
Pages: 276
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.20w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9781770413146
ISBN10: 1770413146
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Agriculture & Food (see also Political Science | Public Poli
- Nature | Animals | Insects & Spiders
- Cooking | Specific Ingredients | Natural Foods
About the Author
David Waltner-Toews is an epidemiologist, veterinarian, and writer specializing in ecosystem approaches to health and disease. He is the founding president of Veterinarians without Borders. Previous books include The Origin of Feces, The Chickens Fight Back, and Food, Sex and Salmonella. He has also published fiction and poetry. He lives in Kitchener, Ontario.