These Pictures Might Tempt You To Eat Bugs

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These Pictures Might Tempt You To Eat Bugs

Oh, Jiminy Cricket, you've never looked more scrumptious.

The grasshopper kabob is one of several enticing images of insect cuisine included in the new, revised edition of The Eat-A-Bug Cookbook, by avowed entomophagist (i.e., bug eater) David George Gordon.

When the book landed on my desk the other day, I couldn't help lingering over its arresting cover photo of an arthropod dipped in chocolate sauce. Rather than being icky, the image was — dare I say it? — almost appetizing. And in a culture where "food porn" – glamorized photography of meals – has become inescapable, I wondered, is this what it will take to get the world to embrace insect cookery?

Sheesh! kebabs can be made with Eastern Lubber Grasshoppers (pictured here), katydids or other large-bodied arthropods.

These Pictures Might Tempt You To Eat Bugs : The Salt : NPR

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These pictures might make me not want to eat Souvlaki anymore...