Man Eating Bugs: the Art and Science of Eating Insects

Menzel, Peter; D'Aluisio, Faith

ISBN 10: 1580080227 / ISBN 13: 9781580080224

Published by Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, Calif, 1998

About this Item

Small folio in bright green colo photos illus jacket; 191 pages: color illustrations; 27 cm; bibliographical references (page 190). Signed by one of the authors on title page. "Explores the consumption of spiders, crickets, grubs, scorpions, and dragonflies in thirteen different countries, including Australia, Japan, China, Venezuela, and the United States." Contents: Australia -- Japan -- Thailand and Cambodia -- Indonesia -- China -- Mexico -- Botswana and South Africa -- Uganda -- Peru -- Venezuela -- United States. // Entomophagy. Edible insects. Food habits. Feeding Behavior Entomophagie. Insectes comestibles. Habitudes alimentaires. Edible insects. Entomophagy. Food habits. Ern?hrungsgewohnheit Insekten Entomophagie. Insectes comestibles. Edible insects. Insects. Eating customs. Cooking. Mouth-hopping delights. Fine in near fine jacket with mildly sunned spine, now housed in archival mylar. See photos. in fine dust-jacket First editon, first printing (full number line).

Seller Inventory # 93407

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Man Eating Bugs: the Art and Science of Eating Insects
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, Calif
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1580080227
• ISBN 13: 9781580080224
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Food & Cooking

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Synopsis

The team behind the critically and popularly acclaimed anthropological photoessays MATERIAL WORLD and WOMEN IN THE MATERIAL WORLD make their debut on our list with this oddly tantalizing book about a subject that's creeping into prominence: insects as food for people. With the distinctive blend of thoughtful cultural inquiry, intrepid exploration, and sumptuous photography that has earned them worldwide renown, the authors document the practice and history of entomophagy around the globe, discovering that insects are a nutritious, plentiful, and varied food source. From Mexico, where people celebrate the annual Jumile Festival with bug hunts and beauty queens, to China, where whole families make their livings from scorpion ranches, over a dozen bug-eating countries (including the USA!) are profiled in MAN EATING BUGS. Each chapter examines a culture through a stunning array of location photos, interviews with locals, and highlights from the authors' field journals, as well as carefully photographed indigenous recipes. A colorful, beautiful, and intelligent book.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Awards1999 James Beard Award Winner

About the Author

PETER MENZEL and FAITH D'ALUISIO are the co-creators of the books Material World: A Global Family Portrait and Women in the Material World. They are also the co-authors of Man Eating Bugs and Robo sapiens: Evolution of a New Species. They live in Napa, California, and are the parents of Josh, Jack, Adam, and Evan.


PETER MENZEL and FAITH D'ALUISIO are the co-creators of the books Material World: A Global Family Portrait and Women in the Material World. They are also the co-authors of Man Eating Bugs and Robo sapiens: Evolution of a New Species. They live in Napa, California, and are the parents of Josh, Jack, Adam, and Evan.