The Insect Cookbook: Food for a Sustainable Planet

262 Pages·2014·11.29 MB·English

by  Arnold van Huis

The Insect Cookbook
ARTS AND TRADITIONS OF THE TABLE

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Het Insectenkookboek © 2012 by Arnold van Huis, Henk van Gurp, and Marcel Dicke. Originally
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Huis, Arnold van.
[Insectenkookboek. English]
The Insect cookbook : food for a sustainable planet / Arnold van Huis, Henk van Gurp, and
Marcel Dicke ; translated by Françoise Takken-Kaminker and Diane Blumenfeld-Schaap. —
English-language edition.
pages cm — (Arts and traditions of the table : perspectives on culinary history) Originally
published by Uitgeverij Atlas Contact, Amsterdam in 2012 as Het Insectenkookboek.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-231-16684-3 (cloth : acid-free paper) ISBN 978-0-231-53621-9 (e-book) 1. Cooking
(Insects) 2. Edible insects. I. Gurp, Henk van. II. Dicke, Marcel. III. Title.
TX746.H8513 2014
641.6'96—dc23
2013030373
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Contents
FOREWORD
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
1
Insects: Essential and Delicious
Six Legs and Other Features
KOFI ANNAN, FORMER SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Eating Insects: “A Question of Education”
Cooking with Edible Insects
PIERRE WIND, TOP CHEF
“You Have to Eat Away the Fear”
Everyone Eats Insects
Shrimp or Grasshopper?
HARMKE KLUNDER, RESEARCHER
“I Could Eat Insects Anytime, Day or Night”
Weaver Ants in Asia
Wasp Larvae in Japan
Termites: A Royal Meal
Lake Flies in East Africa
EDOARDO RAMOS ANAYA, STORYTELLER
“The Tortillas from Way Back When”
Spirited Caterpillars in Mexico
Long-Horned Grasshoppers in East Africa
JOHAN VERBON, CHEF DE CUISINE
“Insects Are Buzzing All Around Me”
RECIPES: FIVE SNACKS
Mexican Chapulines
Dim Sum
Bitterbug Bites
Bugsit Goreng (Fried Wontons)
Mini Spring Rolls
2
Is It Healthy?
MARGOT CALIS, INSECT FARMER
Fish Friday, Meat Loaf Wednesday, Insect Tuesday
MARIAN PETERS, INNOVATOR
“A World That Works”
Eating Insects Safely
What Kinds of Insects Can Be Eaten?
Insect Consumption and Health
RECIPES: FIVE APPETIZERS
Flower Power Salad
Thai Salad
Vegetable Carpaccio
Pumpkin Soup
Couscous Salad
3
Eating Insects: Naturally!
JAN RUIG, POULTRY AND GAME SPECIALIST
“Some People Won’t Try Anything New”
RECIPES: ELEVEN MAIN DISHES
Minestrone
Tagliatelle with Creamy Herb Sauce
Ravioli
Wild Mushroom Risotto
Hakuna Matata
Chili con Carne
Chop Suey
Jambalaya
Insect Burgers
Vols-au-vent
Quiche
DANIELLA MARTIN, EDIBLE-INSECT ADVOCATE
“Valuable, Abundant, and Available to Everybody”
ROBÈRT VAN BECKHOVEN, PASTRY CHEF
“Bonbon Sauterelle”
Cochineal from Peru
Maggot Cheese in Sardinia
Palm Beetles in the Tropics
Dragonfly Larvae in China
RECIPES: FIVE FESTIVE DISHES
Chebugschichi
Hopper Kebabs
Pizza
Bugitos
Crêpes
RENÉ REDZEPI, TOP CHEF
“An Exploration of Deliciousness”
KATJA GRUIJTERS, FOOD DESIGNER
“The Next Generation’s Shrimp Cocktail”
Spiders in Cambodia
Moths in Italy and Australia
RECIPES: SIX DESSERTS
Chocolate Cupcakes
Buglava
Tarte Tatin
Chocolate Cake
Buffalo Snaps
Buffalo Cinnamon Cookies
4
On the Future and Sustainability
Mopane Caterpillars in Southern Africa
Silk Moth Pupae in China
Food for Astronauts
JAN FABRE, ARTIST
“I’ve Always Put Everything in My Mouth”
Shellac from India
Jumping Plant Lice in South Africa and Australia
Insects: A Sustainable Alternative to Meat
HERMAN WIJFFELS, POLITICIAN
“A New Episode in the History of Our Civilization”
PAUL VANTOMME, FAO OFFICIAL
Insect Consumption: A Global Perspective
Insect Consumption: The Future
RESOURCES AND SUPPLIERS
INDEX