gastronomy on six legs
Welcome to your online culinary hub for edible insect recipes, product reviews, events and much more. Edible insects are one of the most sustainable forms of proteins on the face of the earth with a culinary potential that we are only beginning to explore. Bug Vivant is here to make gourmet edible insects more accessible to the Western world.
Thank you every well wisher, friend, family, and creative commenter. Being isolated in a rough environment has a lovely way of distilling values and trimming the fat from life. Climbing the BugWall has given me the opportunity to examine my motivations honestly. I have been alone with the concept and practice of entomophagy for the […]
Are stink bugs edible? I think most folks, myself included, would guess no ... and we would be wrong! Many stink bugs, specifically the Atizies taxcoensis, native to Taxco region of Guerrero, Mexico are delicious. Though they can also be fried, dried, and roast - Jumiles are also one of the few
Ever finished a bottle of Tequila and dared to 'eat the worm?' Bet you didn't know you were munching on a Mexican delicacy. Gusanos / Gusanos de Maguey / Maguey worm; there are lots of different names for amazing little edible insect ingredient. Gusanos, actually the caterpillars of the butterfly
Chapulines, Gusanos, Escamoles, Jumiles, Chicatanas ... the central Mexican region of Oaxaca is blessed with a cornucopia of traditional edible insect dishes. Crunch, spicy Chapulines are probably the best known variety of Oaxacan edible insect. Chapulines can usually be found throughout later
