’Bugs’ Documentary Explores Insect-Eating as a Cure for World Hunger Gary Goldstein - The Los Angeles Times
go to original November 6, 2017

BUGS the Film – Teaser (BUGSfeed)

If a diet that includes maggots, locusts, termites and buffalo worms doesn’t entirely repel you, then the documentary “Bugs” might prove an intriguing look at the potential future of protein-rich nutrition sources for an expanding world. However, when it comes to food porn, “Babette’s Feast” it ain’t.

Director Andreas Johnsen jauntily follows Josh Evans and Ben Reade (and later Roberto Flore), chefs and researchers from the Nordic Food Lab, a nonprofit institute based in Copenhagen that “investigates food diversity and deliciousness,” as they hop the globe investigating insect consumption.

For much of the film, the brash Reade and brainier Evans mingle with locals from Kenya, Mexico, Japan and elsewhere, unearthing a motley mix of tiny winged creatures and creepy-crawlies that are then pan-fried or otherwise prepared for eating. Like two ecologically minded Guy Fieris, Reade and Evans savor, then describe these insects’ flavors, though apparently none tastes like chicken.

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