Creepy Crawly Cuisine
The Gourmet Guide to Edible Insects
by Julieta Ramos-Elorduy, Ph.D.
with photography by Peter Menzel

      The most wholesome source of protein on earth cannot be found in any supermarket in the United States, but it can be found right in your backyard! Insects have been a staple of almost every indigenous culture, not only because of their delicious flavor but also because they provide a more complete protein than soy, meat, or fish, and are concentrated sources of calcium, niacin, magnesium, potassium, the B-vitamins, and many other nutrients.

      As the world heads for food shortages in the next century, insects can help meet humanity's growing nutritional needs. Creepy Crawly Cuisine tells you everything you need to know to make insects a part of your diet. It includes an overview of the use of edible insects by indigenous cultures, information on where to obtain insects and how to store and prepare them, and over 60 gourmet recipes, complete with stunning color photographs, that let you take the cooking of insects to dazzling culinary heights. As practical as it is unique, Creepy Crawly Cuisine is the ideal gift for followers of the Diet for a Small Planet, adventurous epicures, and cooks who think they have seen it all.. 1998. 150 pages.

Order from Amazon.com

Entertaining with Insects
by Ronald L. Taylor & Barbara J. Carter

      How do you make lively conversation at a party? Serve insects! Entertaining with Insects: The Original Guide To Insect Cookery is the classic book of gourmet insect recipes for every occasion. But more than that, Entertaining with Insects includes a directory of commercial sources for edible insects, plus directions on how to raise, clean, and prepare your own. Whether in the city or the country, you can farm your own and impress your friends with tasty treats of mealworms, crickets, honey bees, wax moths, flour beetles, blow flies, and even earthworms!

      Entertaining with Insects was first published in 1976, but reprinted for the new world of the '90's. 160 pages.

Order from Amazon.com

Check out these Edible Insects Books

Return to the Food Insects Newsletter Home Page