North American entomophagy
Eating insects is not a common Northern American practice today. However, in the past a variety of insect species was consumed in Northern America (north of Mexico including Greenland). The aim of this literature review is to provide an historical overview of North American entomophagy based upon bo...
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crwagacadpubl:10.3920/jiff2016.0003 2023-09-05T13:19:52+02:00 North American entomophagy Schrader, J. Oonincx, D.G.A.B. Ferreira, M.P. 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/jiff2016.0003 https://www.wageningenacademic.com/doi/pdf/10.3920/JIFF2016.0003 en eng Wageningen Academic Publishers Journal of Insects as Food and Feed volume 2, issue 2, page 111-120 ISSN 2352-4588 Insect Science Food Science journal-article 2016 crwagacadpubl https://doi.org/10.3920/jiff2016.0003 2023-08-18T13:46:01Z Eating insects is not a common Northern American practice today. However, in the past a variety of insect species was consumed in Northern America (north of Mexico including Greenland). The aim of this literature review is to provide an historical overview of North American entomophagy based upon both peer and non-peer reviewed sources on this topic. Regional differences in insect consumption and reasons for being underreported are discussed. We show that North American natives, and in certain cases colonists, collected and consumed a large variety of edible insects. These are categorised per order and where available, information on how these species were collected and processed is provided. Lastly, we mention reasons for the renewed interest in edible insects in North America, and make suggestions for future studies. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Wageningen Academic Publishers (via Crossref) Greenland Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 2 2 111 120 |
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Eating insects is not a common Northern American practice today. However, in the past a variety of insect species was consumed in Northern America (north of Mexico including Greenland). The aim of this literature review is to provide an historical overview of North American entomophagy based upon both peer and non-peer reviewed sources on this topic. Regional differences in insect consumption and reasons for being underreported are discussed. We show that North American natives, and in certain cases colonists, collected and consumed a large variety of edible insects. These are categorised per order and where available, information on how these species were collected and processed is provided. Lastly, we mention reasons for the renewed interest in edible insects in North America, and make suggestions for future studies. |
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