Despite widespread resistance to eating insects in Western countries, there has been a recent resurgence of interest in entomophagy and the sale of insects. This paper outlines some of the insect-based dishes being developed by restaurants in Europe and the sale of high-value insects as snack foods, novelty foods or gifts in Western markets. With continuing uptake of internet access, it is now possible for small-scale insect processors worldwide to gain direct access to retail buyers and consumers in the high-value markets of industrialized countries.

AFP (2013) ‘Chefs from famous Danish restaurant cook giant cockroach’, Daily News [online] <www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/chefs-famous-danish-restaurant-cook-cockroacharticle-1.1313714≯ [accessed 3 June 2104]. www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/chefs-famous-danish-restaurant-cook-cockroacharticle-1.1313714

Amadi, E.N., Ogbalu, O.K., Barimalaa, I.S. and Pius, M. (2005) ‘Microbiology and nutritional composition of an edible larva (Bunaea alcinoe Stoll) of the Niger Delta’, Journal of Food Safety 25: 193–7 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-4565.2005.00577.x≯.

AP (2013) ‘Mopane worm, crunchy and yummy!’, The Hindu, 26 January 2013 [online] <www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/mopane-worm-crunchy-and-yummy/article4346177.ece≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/mopane-worm-crunchy-and-yummy/article4346177.ece

Ayieko, M.A., Kinyuru, J.N., Ndong’a, M.F. and Kenji, G.M. (2012) ‘Nutritional value and consumption of black ants (Carebara vidua Smith) from the Lake Victoria region in Kenya’, Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology 4(1): 39-45.

Banda, I. (2012) ‘Zimbabwe's mopani worms disappearing from rural diets’, Inter-Press Service News Agency [online] <www.ipsnews.net/2012/03/zimbabwersquos-mopani-worms-disappearing-from-rural-diets/≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.ipsnews.net/2012/03/zimbabwersquos-mopani-worms-disappearing-from-rural-diets/

Dasan, A., Chung, J., Aguirre-Bielschowsky, J. and Fraser, J. (2012) ‘Case study: Ento, the art of eating insects’ [online], Core77 <www.core77.com/blog/case_study/case_study_ento_the_art_of_eating_insects_21841.asp≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.core77.com/blog/case_study/case_study_ento_the_art_of_eating_insects_21841.asp

Deane, G. (2013) ‘Bug-a-boo's or grubs up’ [online], Eat the Weeds <www.eattheweeds.com/bug-a-boos-or-grubs-up/≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.eattheweeds.com/bug-a-boos-or-grubs-up/

DFID (2005) ‘Mopane woodlands and the Mopane worm: enhancing rural livelihoods and resource sustainability’ [online], London: DFID <http://r4d.dfid.gov.uk/Project/2943/≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. http://r4d.dfid.gov.uk/Project/2943/

Eddy, M. (2012) ‘These insect-based foods actually look pretty good’ [online], The Mary Sue <www.geekosystem.com/ento-is-food-from-bugs≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.geekosystem.com/ento-is-food-from-bugs

FAO (2013a) ‘Insects for food and feed’ [online] <www.fao.org/forestry/edibleinsects/65425/en/≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.fao.org/forestry/edibleinsects/65425/en/

FAO (2013b) ‘Processing edible insects for food and feed’, in Edible Insects: Future Prospects for Food and Feed Security, FAO Forestry Paper 171, Chapter 9 [pdf], Rome: FAO <www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3253e/i3253e00.htm≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3253e/i3253e00.htm

Fellows, P.J. and Axtell, B.L. (in press) Opportunities in Food Processing: A Handbook for Setting Up and Running a Small-Scale Business Producing High-Value Foods, Wageningen, The Netherlands: CTA.

George Gordon, D., (2013) The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook, Revised: 40 Ways to Cook Crickets, Grasshoppers, Ants, Water Bugs, Spiders, Centipedes, and their Kin, New York: Ten Speed Press.

Giaccone, V. (2005) ‘Hygiene and health features of “minilivestock”’, in M.G. Paoletti (ed.), Ecological Implications of Minilivestock: Role of Rodents, Frogs, Snails, and Insects for Sustainable Development, pp. 579-98, New Hampshire: Science Publishers.

Klunder, H.C., Wolkers-Rooijackers, J., Korpela, J.M. and Nout, M.J.R. (2012) ‘Microbiological aspects of processing and storage of edible insects’, Food Control 26(2): 628-31 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.02.013≯.

Lang, E. (2013) Eating Insects as Food, New York: IBM Publishing.

Martin, D. (2013) ‘Girl meets bug. Edible insects: the eco-logical alternative’ [online], <http://edibug.wordpress.com/list-of-edible-insects/≯ [accessed 3 June 2014). http://edibug.wordpress.com/list-of-edible-insects/

Mpuchane, S., Taligoola, H.K. and Gashe, B.A. (1996) ‘Fungi associates with Imbrasia belina, an edible grasshopper’, Botswana Notes and Records 28: 193-7.

Mukwazhi, T. (2013) ‘Worms! A look at Zimbabwe's favorite snack: mopane worms’, New York Daily News, 25 January 2013 [online] <www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/zimbabwe-favorite-snack-mopane-worms-article-1.1247669≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/zimbabwe-favorite-snack-mopane-worms-article-1.1247669

Ramos-Elorduy, J. (1998) Creepy Crawly Cuisine: The Gourmet Guide to Edible Insects, South Paris, ME: Park Street Press.

Schofield, H. (2013) ‘Insect eating creeps on to Paris menus’, BBC News Magazine, 20 November 2013 [online] <www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24912602≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24912602

Schultz, T. (2012) ‘Time For a “bug mac”? The Dutch aim to make insects more palatable’, The Salt, 11 April 2012 [online] <www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/04/11/150354933≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/04/11/150354933

Smithers, R. (2011) ‘Insects will be important part of UK diet by 2020, says scientist’, the Guardian.com, Thursday 31 March [online] <www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/mar/31/insects-uk-diet-2020≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/mar/31/insects-uk-diet-2020

Tagliabue, J. (2011) ‘Insects as food? Trying to change “‘ick” to “yum”’, New York Times, 14 March 2011 [online] <www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/world/europe/15bugs.html?pagewanted=all&_r&=D;0≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/world/europe/15bugs.html?pagewanted=all&_r&=D;0

Toms, R.B., Thagwana, M.P. and Lithole, K.D. (2002) ‘The mopane worm: indigenous knowledge in the classroom’, Science in Africa [online] <www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2003/june/mopane.htm≯ [accessed 1 November 2013]. www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2003/june/mopane.htm

van Huis, A., van Gurp, H. and Dicke, M. (2014) The Insect Cookbook: Food for a Sustainable Planet (Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History), New York: Columbia University Press.

‘Edible’, product information <www.harveynichols.com/brand/edible-/≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.harveynichols.com/brand/edible-/

Firebox, edible mopani worms, company information <www.firebox.com/product/5324/Mopane-Worms≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.firebox.com/product/5324/Mopane-Worms

Foodpairing, information on food pairing from Sense for Taste <www.foodpairing.com≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.foodpairing.com

Harvey Nichols, edible mopani worms, company information <www.harveynichols.com≯ search mopani [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.harveynichols.com

Hotlix, product information <www.hotlix.com/candy/≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.hotlix.com/candy/

Kreca, freeze dried insects, product information <www.kreca.eu/default.asp?pageid=35&webgroupfilter=4≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.kreca.eu/default.asp?pageid=35&webgroupfilter=4

Nordic Food Lab <http://nordicfoodlab.org/≯ [accessed 4 June 2014]. http://nordicfoodlab.org/

Selfridges, ‘Edible’ product information <www.selfridges.com/en/Food-Wine/Brand-rooms/Gourmet-brands/EDIBLE/?brandname=EDIBLE&departmentId=19943≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.selfridges.com/en/Food-Wine/Brand-rooms/Gourmet-brands/EDIBLE/?brandname=EDIBLE&departmentId=19943

Thailand Unique, product information <www.thailandunique.com/≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.thailandunique.com/

The Archipelago, <www.archipelago-restaurant.co.uk≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.archipelago-restaurant.co.uk

Trau-dich, product information <www.trau-dich-shop.com≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.trau-dich-shop.com

AFP (2013) ‘Chefs from famous Danish restaurant cook giant cockroach’, Daily News [online] <www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/chefs-famous-danish-restaurant-cook-cockroacharticle-1.1313714≯ [accessed 3 June 2104]. www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/chefs-famous-danish-restaurant-cook-cockroacharticle-1.1313714

Amadi, E.N., Ogbalu, O.K., Barimalaa, I.S. and Pius, M. (2005) ‘Microbiology and nutritional composition of an edible larva (Bunaea alcinoe Stoll) of the Niger Delta’, Journal of Food Safety 25: 193–7 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-4565.2005.00577.x≯.

AP (2013) ‘Mopane worm, crunchy and yummy!’, The Hindu, 26 January 2013 [online] <www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/mopane-worm-crunchy-and-yummy/article4346177.ece≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/mopane-worm-crunchy-and-yummy/article4346177.ece

Ayieko, M.A., Kinyuru, J.N., Ndong’a, M.F. and Kenji, G.M. (2012) ‘Nutritional value and consumption of black ants (Carebara vidua Smith) from the Lake Victoria region in Kenya’, Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology 4(1): 39-45.

Banda, I. (2012) ‘Zimbabwe's mopani worms disappearing from rural diets’, Inter-Press Service News Agency [online] <www.ipsnews.net/2012/03/zimbabwersquos-mopani-worms-disappearing-from-rural-diets/≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.ipsnews.net/2012/03/zimbabwersquos-mopani-worms-disappearing-from-rural-diets/

Dasan, A., Chung, J., Aguirre-Bielschowsky, J. and Fraser, J. (2012) ‘Case study: Ento, the art of eating insects’ [online], Core77 <www.core77.com/blog/case_study/case_study_ento_the_art_of_eating_insects_21841.asp≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.core77.com/blog/case_study/case_study_ento_the_art_of_eating_insects_21841.asp

Deane, G. (2013) ‘Bug-a-boo's or grubs up’ [online], Eat the Weeds <www.eattheweeds.com/bug-a-boos-or-grubs-up/≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.eattheweeds.com/bug-a-boos-or-grubs-up/

DFID (2005) ‘Mopane woodlands and the Mopane worm: enhancing rural livelihoods and resource sustainability’ [online], London: DFID <http://r4d.dfid.gov.uk/Project/2943/≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. http://r4d.dfid.gov.uk/Project/2943/

Eddy, M. (2012) ‘These insect-based foods actually look pretty good’ [online], The Mary Sue <www.geekosystem.com/ento-is-food-from-bugs≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.geekosystem.com/ento-is-food-from-bugs

FAO (2013a) ‘Insects for food and feed’ [online] <www.fao.org/forestry/edibleinsects/65425/en/≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.fao.org/forestry/edibleinsects/65425/en/

FAO (2013b) ‘Processing edible insects for food and feed’, in Edible Insects: Future Prospects for Food and Feed Security, FAO Forestry Paper 171, Chapter 9 [pdf], Rome: FAO <www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3253e/i3253e00.htm≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3253e/i3253e00.htm

Fellows, P.J. and Axtell, B.L. (in press) Opportunities in Food Processing: A Handbook for Setting Up and Running a Small-Scale Business Producing High-Value Foods, Wageningen, The Netherlands: CTA.

George Gordon, D., (2013) The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook, Revised: 40 Ways to Cook Crickets, Grasshoppers, Ants, Water Bugs, Spiders, Centipedes, and their Kin, New York: Ten Speed Press.

Giaccone, V. (2005) ‘Hygiene and health features of “minilivestock”’, in M.G. Paoletti (ed.), Ecological Implications of Minilivestock: Role of Rodents, Frogs, Snails, and Insects for Sustainable Development, pp. 579-98, New Hampshire: Science Publishers.

Klunder, H.C., Wolkers-Rooijackers, J., Korpela, J.M. and Nout, M.J.R. (2012) ‘Microbiological aspects of processing and storage of edible insects’, Food Control 26(2): 628-31 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.02.013≯.

Lang, E. (2013) Eating Insects as Food, New York: IBM Publishing.

Martin, D. (2013) ‘Girl meets bug. Edible insects: the eco-logical alternative’ [online], <http://edibug.wordpress.com/list-of-edible-insects/≯ [accessed 3 June 2014). http://edibug.wordpress.com/list-of-edible-insects/

Mpuchane, S., Taligoola, H.K. and Gashe, B.A. (1996) ‘Fungi associates with Imbrasia belina, an edible grasshopper’, Botswana Notes and Records 28: 193-7.

Mukwazhi, T. (2013) ‘Worms! A look at Zimbabwe's favorite snack: mopane worms’, New York Daily News, 25 January 2013 [online] <www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/zimbabwe-favorite-snack-mopane-worms-article-1.1247669≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/zimbabwe-favorite-snack-mopane-worms-article-1.1247669

Ramos-Elorduy, J. (1998) Creepy Crawly Cuisine: The Gourmet Guide to Edible Insects, South Paris, ME: Park Street Press.

Schofield, H. (2013) ‘Insect eating creeps on to Paris menus’, BBC News Magazine, 20 November 2013 [online] <www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24912602≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24912602

Schultz, T. (2012) ‘Time For a “bug mac”? The Dutch aim to make insects more palatable’, The Salt, 11 April 2012 [online] <www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/04/11/150354933≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/04/11/150354933

Smithers, R. (2011) ‘Insects will be important part of UK diet by 2020, says scientist’, the Guardian.com, Thursday 31 March [online] <www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/mar/31/insects-uk-diet-2020≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/mar/31/insects-uk-diet-2020

Tagliabue, J. (2011) ‘Insects as food? Trying to change “‘ick” to “yum”’, New York Times, 14 March 2011 [online] <www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/world/europe/15bugs.html?pagewanted=all&_r&=D;0≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/world/europe/15bugs.html?pagewanted=all&_r&=D;0

Toms, R.B., Thagwana, M.P. and Lithole, K.D. (2002) ‘The mopane worm: indigenous knowledge in the classroom’, Science in Africa [online] <www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2003/june/mopane.htm≯ [accessed 1 November 2013]. www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2003/june/mopane.htm

van Huis, A., van Gurp, H. and Dicke, M. (2014) The Insect Cookbook: Food for a Sustainable Planet (Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History), New York: Columbia University Press.

‘Edible’, product information <www.harveynichols.com/brand/edible-/≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.harveynichols.com/brand/edible-/

Firebox, edible mopani worms, company information <www.firebox.com/product/5324/Mopane-Worms≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.firebox.com/product/5324/Mopane-Worms

Foodpairing, information on food pairing from Sense for Taste <www.foodpairing.com≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.foodpairing.com

Harvey Nichols, edible mopani worms, company information <www.harveynichols.com≯ search mopani [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.harveynichols.com

Hotlix, product information <www.hotlix.com/candy/≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.hotlix.com/candy/

Kreca, freeze dried insects, product information <www.kreca.eu/default.asp?pageid=35&webgroupfilter=4≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.kreca.eu/default.asp?pageid=35&webgroupfilter=4

Nordic Food Lab <http://nordicfoodlab.org/≯ [accessed 4 June 2014]. http://nordicfoodlab.org/

Selfridges, ‘Edible’ product information <www.selfridges.com/en/Food-Wine/Brand-rooms/Gourmet-brands/EDIBLE/?brandname=EDIBLE&departmentId=19943≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.selfridges.com/en/Food-Wine/Brand-rooms/Gourmet-brands/EDIBLE/?brandname=EDIBLE&departmentId=19943

Thailand Unique, product information <www.thailandunique.com/≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.thailandunique.com/

The Archipelago, <www.archipelago-restaurant.co.uk≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.archipelago-restaurant.co.uk

Trau-dich, product information <www.trau-dich-shop.com≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.trau-dich-shop.com

AFP (2013) ‘Chefs from famous Danish restaurant cook giant cockroach’, Daily News [online] <www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/chefs-famous-danish-restaurant-cook-cockroacharticle-1.1313714≯ [accessed 3 June 2104]. www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/chefs-famous-danish-restaurant-cook-cockroacharticle-1.1313714

Amadi, E.N., Ogbalu, O.K., Barimalaa, I.S. and Pius, M. (2005) ‘Microbiology and nutritional composition of an edible larva (Bunaea alcinoe Stoll) of the Niger Delta’, Journal of Food Safety 25: 193–7 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-4565.2005.00577.x≯.

AP (2013) ‘Mopane worm, crunchy and yummy!’, The Hindu, 26 January 2013 [online] <www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/mopane-worm-crunchy-and-yummy/article4346177.ece≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/mopane-worm-crunchy-and-yummy/article4346177.ece

Ayieko, M.A., Kinyuru, J.N., Ndong’a, M.F. and Kenji, G.M. (2012) ‘Nutritional value and consumption of black ants (Carebara vidua Smith) from the Lake Victoria region in Kenya’, Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology 4(1): 39-45.

Banda, I. (2012) ‘Zimbabwe's mopani worms disappearing from rural diets’, Inter-Press Service News Agency [online] <www.ipsnews.net/2012/03/zimbabwersquos-mopani-worms-disappearing-from-rural-diets/≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.ipsnews.net/2012/03/zimbabwersquos-mopani-worms-disappearing-from-rural-diets/

Dasan, A., Chung, J., Aguirre-Bielschowsky, J. and Fraser, J. (2012) ‘Case study: Ento, the art of eating insects’ [online], Core77 <www.core77.com/blog/case_study/case_study_ento_the_art_of_eating_insects_21841.asp≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.core77.com/blog/case_study/case_study_ento_the_art_of_eating_insects_21841.asp

Deane, G. (2013) ‘Bug-a-boo's or grubs up’ [online], Eat the Weeds <www.eattheweeds.com/bug-a-boos-or-grubs-up/≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.eattheweeds.com/bug-a-boos-or-grubs-up/

DFID (2005) ‘Mopane woodlands and the Mopane worm: enhancing rural livelihoods and resource sustainability’ [online], London: DFID <http://r4d.dfid.gov.uk/Project/2943/≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. http://r4d.dfid.gov.uk/Project/2943/

Eddy, M. (2012) ‘These insect-based foods actually look pretty good’ [online], The Mary Sue <www.geekosystem.com/ento-is-food-from-bugs≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.geekosystem.com/ento-is-food-from-bugs

FAO (2013a) ‘Insects for food and feed’ [online] <www.fao.org/forestry/edibleinsects/65425/en/≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.fao.org/forestry/edibleinsects/65425/en/

FAO (2013b) ‘Processing edible insects for food and feed’, in Edible Insects: Future Prospects for Food and Feed Security, FAO Forestry Paper 171, Chapter 9 [pdf], Rome: FAO <www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3253e/i3253e00.htm≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3253e/i3253e00.htm

Fellows, P.J. and Axtell, B.L. (in press) Opportunities in Food Processing: A Handbook for Setting Up and Running a Small-Scale Business Producing High-Value Foods, Wageningen, The Netherlands: CTA.

George Gordon, D., (2013) The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook, Revised: 40 Ways to Cook Crickets, Grasshoppers, Ants, Water Bugs, Spiders, Centipedes, and their Kin, New York: Ten Speed Press.

Giaccone, V. (2005) ‘Hygiene and health features of “minilivestock”’, in M.G. Paoletti (ed.), Ecological Implications of Minilivestock: Role of Rodents, Frogs, Snails, and Insects for Sustainable Development, pp. 579-98, New Hampshire: Science Publishers.

Klunder, H.C., Wolkers-Rooijackers, J., Korpela, J.M. and Nout, M.J.R. (2012) ‘Microbiological aspects of processing and storage of edible insects’, Food Control 26(2): 628-31 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.02.013≯.

Lang, E. (2013) Eating Insects as Food, New York: IBM Publishing.

Martin, D. (2013) ‘Girl meets bug. Edible insects: the eco-logical alternative’ [online], <http://edibug.wordpress.com/list-of-edible-insects/≯ [accessed 3 June 2014). http://edibug.wordpress.com/list-of-edible-insects/

Mpuchane, S., Taligoola, H.K. and Gashe, B.A. (1996) ‘Fungi associates with Imbrasia belina, an edible grasshopper’, Botswana Notes and Records 28: 193-7.

Mukwazhi, T. (2013) ‘Worms! A look at Zimbabwe's favorite snack: mopane worms’, New York Daily News, 25 January 2013 [online] <www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/zimbabwe-favorite-snack-mopane-worms-article-1.1247669≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/zimbabwe-favorite-snack-mopane-worms-article-1.1247669

Ramos-Elorduy, J. (1998) Creepy Crawly Cuisine: The Gourmet Guide to Edible Insects, South Paris, ME: Park Street Press.

Schofield, H. (2013) ‘Insect eating creeps on to Paris menus’, BBC News Magazine, 20 November 2013 [online] <www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24912602≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24912602

Schultz, T. (2012) ‘Time For a “bug mac”? The Dutch aim to make insects more palatable’, The Salt, 11 April 2012 [online] <www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/04/11/150354933≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/04/11/150354933

Smithers, R. (2011) ‘Insects will be important part of UK diet by 2020, says scientist’, the Guardian.com, Thursday 31 March [online] <www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/mar/31/insects-uk-diet-2020≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/mar/31/insects-uk-diet-2020

Tagliabue, J. (2011) ‘Insects as food? Trying to change “‘ick” to “yum”’, New York Times, 14 March 2011 [online] <www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/world/europe/15bugs.html?pagewanted=all&_r&=D;0≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/world/europe/15bugs.html?pagewanted=all&_r&=D;0

Toms, R.B., Thagwana, M.P. and Lithole, K.D. (2002) ‘The mopane worm: indigenous knowledge in the classroom’, Science in Africa [online] <www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2003/june/mopane.htm≯ [accessed 1 November 2013]. www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2003/june/mopane.htm

van Huis, A., van Gurp, H. and Dicke, M. (2014) The Insect Cookbook: Food for a Sustainable Planet (Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History), New York: Columbia University Press.

‘Edible’, product information <www.harveynichols.com/brand/edible-/≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.harveynichols.com/brand/edible-/

Firebox, edible mopani worms, company information <www.firebox.com/product/5324/Mopane-Worms≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.firebox.com/product/5324/Mopane-Worms

Foodpairing, information on food pairing from Sense for Taste <www.foodpairing.com≯ [accessed 3 June 2014]. www.foodpairing.com

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