5 must-reads on cooking with insects

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Today, at least 2 billion people worldwide consume more than 2,000 species of insects. Rich in vitamins, minerals, fiber, protein and essential fatty acids, edible insects have the potential to boost human food security, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization. Here are some books on how you can prepare meals using grasshoppers, centipedes, bees, ants and witchetty grubs, among other bugs.

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The Insect Cookbook: Food for a Sustainable Planet (Arts and Traditions of the Table:

Perspectives on Culinary History) by Arnold van Huis, Henk van Gurp and Marcel Dicke

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The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook, Revised: 40 Ways to Cook Crickets, Grasshoppers, Ants, Water Bugs, Spiders, Centipedes, and Their Kin by David George Gordon

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Edible: An Adventure into the World of Eating Insects and the Last Great Hope to Save the Planet by Daniella Martin

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Creepy Crawly Cuisine: The Gourmet Guide to Edible Insects by Julieta Ramos-Elorduy

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Man Eating Bugs: The Art and Science of Eating Insects by Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio

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