Entomophagy: the practice of eating insects. Over two BILLION people regularly include insects in their diet. The first time Tansha ate an insect, she was wanting to harvest cacao fruit - but it was covered in red ants. So she ate the ant to get it out of the way - and realized she liked how it tasted!

After briefly sharing how her journey began (and dropping several names of influential people in this field), Tansha explains some of the socio-cultural/socio-political connections around entomophagy in India and how she is learning more about the caste system through entomophagy. She takes us along a refreshing and inspiring story of finding and harvesting (?) various insects and incorporating them into all kinds of recipes. She shares socio-cultural connections and recipes surrounding entomophagy in India and ____. Pet food made with insects!

Tansha is currently experimenting with an ant-based amino sauce and a mixed insect miso - both fermented with koji (a Japanese fermentation technique resulting in miso, soy sauce, sake and more). Keep up with her journey on Instagram at @theboochieproject, and on her website at www.tanshavohra.com. As our amatuer insect eater asks….What will our future taste like?

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