LoopToday it is the 23rd of October – World Edible Insect Day, and to celebrate Bugburger launches a revamped newsletter. Instead of just sending out the latest post to my subscribers, I about once a month make a newsletter from scratch including interesting stories from
In my book ”Äta insekter – entomaten och det stora proteinskiftet” (published in Swedish) I have a chapter about how insects will become considered proper food in Sweden. In this chapter I also share ten ”visions” for the future. Ten things that if they happen
November has been an really interesting month for those of us interested in introducing edible insects to people who traditionally don’t eat insects. Here are eight things that have made and will probably make a big impact. 1. UK: Sainsbury’s starts selling edible insects from
The Netherlands and Belgium might be the pioneers in promoting edible insects in Europe. UK have a couple of companies with a long history (Eatgrub is one of my favourites). France gave us Jiminis (among many others), Germany have produced a lot of interesting ento-companies lately
I have had a few conversations with vegan and vegetarian friends about eating insects. The reactions have been mixed. Some feel that insects are animals, and that you as a vegan never should “eat anything that can look back at you”. Some don’t really feel
Being an advocate for eating insects in the west 2018 is something completely different then doing it twenty years ago. We who are doing it now really owe a lot to people who tried making people open their minds long before FAO, United Nations Food
Since late 2017 I am working on a book in Swedish about edible insects. In January, after taking a trip to Finland meeting up with bug chef Topi Kairenius and designer/PhD Fellow Saara-Maria Kauppi, I decided I had to do a trip to Denmark and
When Finnish authorities the 20th of September announced that they would make edible insects legal, Finnish companies were prepared. One example is major food company Fazer that made headline news all around the world last week with their cricket bread. According to an interview Bugburger
Den 20 september kom beskedet som fick finska entoprenörer att jubla: Jordbruksministeriet och Evira (Finlands Livsmedelsverk) offentliggjorde att de tolkade rådande Novel Food Act som att hela insekter var godkända som livsmedel, och därmed öppnade upp för försäljning i Finland. Nu snart två månader senare är
Ni kanske såg filmen Bugs (eller Äta myror som den hette på svenska) när den gick på SVT för ett tag sedan. I filmen (recenserad av Bugburger här) får vi följa kockarna/matforskarna Josh Evans och Ben Reade från Nordic Food Lab när de åker jorden