Bugs! Mmmmm. Good
Takes some real philosophy to imbibe :
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Eat-a-bug Cookbook: 33 ways to cook grasshoppers, ants, water bugs, spiders, centipedes, and their kin
by David George Gordon
(He has some other books out.)

Editorial Reviews

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David George Gordon, author of The Compleat Cockroach, says eating protein-rich bugs is good for you ("Crickets are loaded with
calcium, and termites are rich in iron), and good for the earth ("Raising cows, pigs, and sheep is a tremendous waste of the
planet's resources, but bug ranching is pretty benign"). After all, what's inherently more disgusting about eating a grasshopper
than, say, an oyster? Gordon enthusiastically provides recipes for terrestrial arthropods gleaned from the entomophagic appetites of
people around the world, telling you which insects are most delicious and which to avoid, how to cook them, and which wine to drink
with your many-legged meal. The recipes themselves are clear, easy to follow, and quite educational, with sidebar tidbits about the
bugs you're about to eat. Gordon divides the recipes into sections by type of insect, be it grasshoppers, social insects, or "pantry
pests." And, of course, he provides a list of places where you can order your edible insects and tips for catching your own. The Eat
a Bug Cookbook is a sure kitchen conversation piece--even if you never try Three Bee Salad or Chocolate Cricket Torte, you'll laugh
out loud, squirm uncomfortably, and lick your chops while taking this deliciously creepy culinary tour. --Therese Littleton

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

Fun and tasty!, February 17, 2000
By Scott Leopold "Scott Leopold" (Dayton, Ohio USA)

While I originally bought this as a gag gift for my wife (no pun intended), once we tried some of the recipes we found that we
really enjoyed it. Even our son has taken a liking to the recipes (so far, crickets are his favorite). If you can get past your
initial apprehension, you'll really enjoy the recipes. Oddly enough, I've also found that I'm no longer asked to bring in dishes for
our carry-ins at work.

A Fondness for Beetles, March 28, 1999
By Simulacrum

When British scientist J.B.S. Haldane was asked what could be inferred about the Almighty from a lifelong study of nature, he
replied (given that there are 400,000 species of beetles, compared with only 8,000 species of mammals) that God must have Ã’an
inordinate fondness for beetles.Ó If beetles and other insects are so abundant, why doesnÕt everyone eat bugs instead of plants,
fish, birds, and chemically-fattened mammals? As explained in this prankish yet valuable guide to entomophagy (Latin for
Òbug-eatingÓ), we already eat insects, inadvertently, in the sense that the FDAÕs food safety regulations allow up to 60 aphids in 3
1/2 ounces of frozen broccoli, 74 mites in 100 grams of canned mushrooms, and so on. They canÕt be completely kept out of our food,
and, so long as we donÕt know weÕre eating them, theyÕre not only tasty, theyÕre rich in nutrients (a grasshopper, for example, is
more than 20 per cent protein, and crickets are an excellent source of calcium). This parody of a typical cookbook concludes with a
3-page list of suppliers of edible anthropods (whether live or ready to serve), manufacturers of exotic toothpicks, and
organizations that sponsor bug-eating extravaganzas. The author, who has a weakness for bad puns (among his recipes are Ã’Party
Pupae,Ó ÒThree Bee Salad,Ó ÒPest-O,Ó and ÒFried Green Tomato Horn WormÓ), has written such earlier popular books as The Compleat
Cockroach and Field Guide to the Slug (which the New York Times described as ÒgrippingÓ). (Review from Ballast Quarterly Review, Vol
14 No 2 Winter 1998-99)

The ideal gift, July 3, 2002
By Milkoholist "JV" (Somewhere Over The Rainbow)

The ideal gift for your mother-in-law
--
Frederick Martin McNeill
Poway, California, United States of America
mmcneill@fuzzysys.com
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