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Man Eating Bugs

The Art and Science of Eating Insects

Author Peter Menzel, Faith D'Aluisio
Paperback
$19.99 US
PRH Distribution Full Service | Material World
7.55"W x 10.5"H x 0.55"D   | 24 oz | 22 per carton
On sale Sep 24, 1998 | 192 Pages | 9780984074419
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The team behind the critically and popularly acclaimed anthropological photoessays MATERIAL WORLD and WOMEN IN THE MATERIAL WORLD make their debut on our list with this oddly tantalizing book about a subject that's creeping into prominence: insects as food for people. With the distinctive blend of thoughtful cultural inquiry, intrepid exploration, and sumptuous photography that has earned them worldwide renown, 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 in MAN EATING BUGS. 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.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Awards1999 James Beard Award Winner
  • WINNER | 1999
    James Beard Award
  • FINALIST | 1999
    IACP Cookbook Award
PETER MENZEL is a freelance photojournalist published in Time, National Geographic, and Smithsonian, among others. View titles by Peter Menzel
FAITH D’ALUISIO (who is married to Peter) is a former television news producer and is the editor and lead writer for their Material World books, which include Material World: A Global Family Portrait, Women in the Material World, the James Beard Award-winning Man Eating Bugs and Hungry Planet, and What the World Eats. View titles by Faith D'Aluisio

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The team behind the critically and popularly acclaimed anthropological photoessays MATERIAL WORLD and WOMEN IN THE MATERIAL WORLD make their debut on our list with this oddly tantalizing book about a subject that's creeping into prominence: insects as food for people. With the distinctive blend of thoughtful cultural inquiry, intrepid exploration, and sumptuous photography that has earned them worldwide renown, 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 in MAN EATING BUGS. 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.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Awards1999 James Beard Award Winner

Awards

  • WINNER | 1999
    James Beard Award
  • FINALIST | 1999
    IACP Cookbook Award

Author

PETER MENZEL is a freelance photojournalist published in Time, National Geographic, and Smithsonian, among others. View titles by Peter Menzel
FAITH D’ALUISIO (who is married to Peter) is a former television news producer and is the editor and lead writer for their Material World books, which include Material World: A Global Family Portrait, Women in the Material World, the James Beard Award-winning Man Eating Bugs and Hungry Planet, and What the World Eats. View titles by Faith D'Aluisio

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