Insects Are The Next Superfood, And You Better Get Used To It
The Acai. Greek yogurt. Kale. It’s no secret that these are considered to be some of the country’s most well known “superfoods” of the moment. But might we soon be adding, er, crickets to this list?...
View Article10 Very Good Reasons To Start Eating Bugs
In case you've been living under a rock (bug joke!), you've heard that insects are slowly but surely crawling onto menus all over the country. They're low in fat, high in protein, vitamins and minerals...
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I Ate Tarantulas In Cambodia. And Liked It.
The bootleg copy of Lonely Planet Cambodia I picked up in Ho Chi Minh City while bumming around Southeast Asia this past spring had a small article on spiders. Eating arachnids is popular in a town...
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Bun Lai’s Menu Of Invasive Species: 4 Dishes Made In The Spirit Of Survival
The Kanibaba at Miya’s Sushi consists of a roll of potato skin infused with Asian shore crab. In Food Republic’s new series Game Changers, we take a close look at the individuals working to change the...
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Meet The College Student Who Vowed To Eat Bugs For A Month
Getting over the “yuck factor” wasn’t the hardest thing for Camren Brantley-Rios, the 21-year-old college student whose pledge to eat insects three times daily for an entire month — a personal...
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Pasta Made With Crickets Hops On The Shelves
When was the last time you answered “bugsolutely” to a question? Was it perhaps when we asked “Would you eat pasta made with ground crickets?” An increasingly popular source of sustainable protein,...
View ArticleBug Out! These Insect Chili Salts Pair Perfectly With Sour Fruits
Insects are the trendy, sustainable way to get your protein. We’d say “new,” but we’re way behind on the bugs-for-protein trail, and it’s time to catch up! Hone your entomophagy skills with Shami Radia...
View ArticleBug Fries! Make These Spicy Beer Tempura Grasshoppers
Insects are the trendy, sustainable way to get your protein. We’d say “new,” but we’re way behind on the bugs-for-protein trail, and it’s time to catch up! Hone your entomophagy skills with Shami Radia...
View ArticleRoasted Tomato And Pancetta Pizza With Cricket Flour Dough
Insects are the trendy, sustainable way to get your protein. We’d say “new,” but we’re way behind on the bugs-for-protein trail, and it’s time to catch up! Hone your entomophagy skills with Shami Radia...
View ArticleLeaf-Cutter Ants Grow Their Own Food. Who Knew?
Everyone’s seen clips of ants carrying leaf fragments to their nest. They’re not stockpiling snacks for later though — leaf-cutter ants grow their own food. Agriculture, by definition, is the practice...
View ArticleWill We Ever Be Okay With Eating Insects?
They’re incredibly packed with protein, go great with tequila and best of all, eating them could potentially delay our inevitable fiery demise that is climate change. They’re also portrayed as hoards...
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