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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ftunivwagenin:oai:library.wur.nl:wurpubs/554181 2024-04-28T08:21:34+00:00 North American entomophagy Schrader, J. Oonincx, D.G.A.B. Ferreira, M.P. 2016 application/pdf https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/north-american-entomophagy https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2016.0003 en eng https://edepot.wur.nl/501597 https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/north-american-entomophagy doi:10.3920/JIFF2016.0003 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Wageningen University & Research Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 2 (2016) 2 ISSN: 2352-4588 Collecting Food Indigenous Insects Native American Article/Letter to editor 2016 ftunivwagenin https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2016.0003 2024-04-03T15:23:10Z 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 UR (University & Research Centre): Digital Library 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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