I keep seeing articles about the rise of insects as food, and how people are putting them into everything from salads to energy drinks. But is that just a fad? And where are people eating insects now?
In this episode I dive into the squirming, wriggling world of edible insects and see what I can find out.
Main sources:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/eating-bugs-cultural-cuisine
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/nbu.12291
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/03/31/2202289/0/en/Edible-Insects-Market-Worth-4-63-billion-by-2027-Exclusive-Report-by-Meticulous-Research-Covering-Emerging-Growth-Factors-Latest-Trends-and-Forecasts-and-Pre-and-Post-COVID-19-Esti.html
Wren recording - Patrik Åberg, XC27114. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/27114