Customer Reviews

Creepy Crawly Cuisine: The Gourmet Guide to Edible Insects

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

The author of this book is probably the world's foremost authority on entomophagy. I consider this book the best entomophagy book in print. The book is thorough in its coverage of the value of insects as human food. The author is a superb cook and the recipes are delicious and very artfully prepared and photographed.

okay so i've never eaten a bug- but i love reading about the subject! My best friend gave me this book for my sucky birthday! lol- and it totally rocks...

Julieta gives great nutritional advice on different bugs and descries each bugs particular flavor in reference to things common that we know of.... it is well written and very informative from calories to essential amino acids to proteins and vitamins... the book covers different countries in it's concise and informative beginning. I also liked the fact that the author gives you the actual family and genus name of the species.

the photos however are why i gave the book 4 stars.... most of the photos i feel as if i had already seen in "man eating bugs" because the same photographer helped publish both books... i never really tried the recipes of course.. but julieta does give helpful resources and advice on breeding your own bugs for food!

Loved it read it several times.... get it for your collection!

This is the best book i have read about edible insects, i find it rare but exciting, after you read this book you will go to your garden and gather some insects.

This book contains some great recipes with a south-of-theborder-flavour, but all the same, you may find some of these bugs a tad bit exotic . . . where in the world can you get a half-pound of tree-hoppers anyway? So this might be a bit much for the novice without special resources, but on the whole is well worth the money.

This book is a treasure for all entomaphogists! A variety of tasty insect recipes form Mexico make for excellent dining. Highly recommended.

I was quite disappointed in this book. The book does have a few good recipies, but is very limited in scope. Of the over 1400 edibile insects, this book covers only a very, very few. Not only were very few insects mentioned, the book offers NO keys to indentify the insects and certianly very little advice on the gathering of them. The book does list a few places were insects can be bought, but that, in my opinion goes against what if feel is the better idea of collecting your own. If you collect your own, you help control the damage done by insects and reduce the need for chemical control. We have plenty of insects, I don't feel that we need to raise more.

One of the most enjoyable additions to our culinary bookshelf! This book is filled with great pictures and even better recipes. Even though we haven't been able to try them all, we've loved the ones we've tried. Do yourself a favor and try this one out!