Man Eating Bugs: The Art and Science of Eating Insects - Hardcover

Menzel, Peter; D'Aluisio, Faith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1580080510 ISBN 13: 9781580080514

Publisher: Ten Speed Pr, 1998

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 this title

From the Publisher:

Bugs as food in different cultures.
"Life suggests... Visiting 13 countries on four continents, photographer Peter Menzel and former TV producer Faith D'Alusio document entomophagy-the eating of insects-with gleeful disregard for the squeemish. In Peru the couple slurp fried worms. They crunch into grasshoppers in Japan. In Uganda they watch locals prepare a soup of grubs. Not for the faint of heart, but fascinating in its exploration of what we and others define as food."(Life Magazine)

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ten Speed Pr
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1580080510
• ISBN 13: 9781580080514
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 191