Author: Faith D'Aluisio' photographer: Peter Menzel

This oddly tantalizing book is about a subject that's creeping into prominence: insects as food for people. With a blend of thoughtful cultural inquiry, intrepid exploration, and sumptuous photography, the authors document the practice and history of entomophagy around the globe, discovering that insects are a nutritious, plentiful, and varied food source.

From Mexico, where people celebrate the annual Jumile Festival with bug hunts and beauty queens, to China, where whole families make their livings from scorpion ranches, over a dozen bug-eating countries (including the USA!) are profiled here. Each chapter examines a culture through a stunning array of location photos, interviews with locals, and highlights from the authors' field journals, as well as carefully photographed indigenous recipes. A colorful, beautiful, and intelligent book