Chapter Two Hundred Fourteen: Edible: An Adventure into the World of Eating Insects and the Last Great Hope to Save the Planet

I couldn't resist following up Candyfreak with an audiobook about eating bugs, and the library where I work kindly obliged!  (Actually, I wouldn't have found either of these titles if I hadn't been browsing the shelves at the library, an exercise I highly recommend.)  Daniella Martin's Edible offers a fascinating look at global entomophagy (that's a fancy word for eating insects).  Martin is herself an enthusiastic insect eater, and her enthusiasm infuses Edible as it covers topics as diverse as entomophagy's health benefits, its environmental benefits, and some of the various cultures that already embrace eating at least some insects.  Most important, Martin reminds listeners and readers that many insects, if prepared well, actually taste good!  Martin has spent years of her life researching entomophagy, and not just by eating insects, so if you're looking for some well-informed and informative non-fiction about a topic you probably haven't thought much about, definitely try Edible--you might be surprised at what you learn!