Food trends never sit still. One moment it’s all about plant-based burgers, the next it’s algae chips or lab-grown steaks. As political, environmental, and economic shifts reshape our world, the way ...

The first is simply the ick. Most of us (me included) have a sense that eating insects is kind of disgusting. This has nothing to do with the eating quality of insects; it’s simply a cultural norm. We ...

When the Brood X cicadas emerged in March 2021, a flurry of news articles and social media posts followed, with a curious suggestion: eating them. Recipes and advice for the best ways to cook these ...

In the midst of a food allergy epidemic, it is important to be aware of all of the possible allergens that people eat, knowingly or unknowingly. Even in the Western world, we each unwittingly eat ...

In Oaxaca, grasshoppers called chapulines have fed families for generations. Once seen as poor food, they're now a cultural ...

Growing up in Thailand’s northeastern Isan region, Suwimon Chantajohn learned from her grandfather which insects were best to eat. Captivated by his stories of surviving on bugs during his military ...

Jeffrey H. Cohen, The Ohio State University (THE CONVERSATION) Billions of people regularly eat insects. In the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, chapulines – toasted grasshoppers – stand out as a ...

Scientists say insects could be a sustainable way to feed a growing world. D.C. chef Christian Irabién just wants people to see Mexican cuisine in a new light. On the menu, the dish appears simply as ...

Depending on her day – the functional nutritional therapy practitioner says she consumes up to 60 percent of her calories from fats. “Here’s the truth: it’s actually the sugar and the carbohydrates ...