A
amino acids 15
anchovies
roasted red pepper, anchovy and buffalo worm pesto 123
ants
grilled bananas with ants, sesame, tamarind and
palm sugar caramel 143
Josh’s scrambled eggs, mullet roe and ants 80
thickened coconut cream fruit salad with sesame seeds
and ants 158
apples
cricket, apple and cinnamon bread and butter pudding 162
avocados
buffalo worm salt guacamole 124
B
bacon
buffalo worm, tarragon and bacon quiche 98
see also pancetta
baked insects 29
bananas
cricket flour protein shake 55
grilled bananas with ants, sesame, tamarind and
palm sugar caramel 143
sweet banana and grasshopper jam 161
barbecue sauce, spiced buffalo worm 130
basil
grasshopper, sweet basil and cashew nut dressing 118
beans
cricket and mince beef burritos 102
spiced grasshopper, butter bean and lime hummus 120
beef
buffalo worm beef burgers 108
cricket and mince beef burritos 102
mealworm and beef stew 107
beer
curried beer tempura grasshoppers 73
bloody Mary, buffalo worm 170
bread, George’s mealworm 56
bread and butter pudding
cricket, apple and cinnamon 162
brownies
cricket flour milk chocolate and raspberry brownie 144
buffalo worm salt
buffalo worm salt guacamole 124
buffalo worm-topped soft-boiled egg 101
insect chilli salts with sour fruits 62
buffalo worms 33
buffalo worm and venison jerky 44
buffalo worm beef burgers 108
buffalo worm bloody Mary 170
buffalo worm green curry paste 126
buffalo worm, peanut and vanilla praline 149
buffalo worm red curry paste 129
buffalo worm, tarragon and bacon quiche 98
chilli, lime and dill buffalo worm oysters 68
insect chimp stick 155
roasted red pepper, anchovy and buffalo worm pesto 123
smoky cod and buffalo worm cakes 76
spiced buffalo worm barbecue sauce 130
tamarind, pomegranate and buffalo worm salad 74
tomato soup topped with chilli-roasted buffalo worms 93
yellow bean, lime and buffalo worm sauce 79
burgers, buffalo worm beef 108
burritos, cricket and mince beef 102
butter (lima) beans
spiced grasshopper, butter bean and lime hummus 120
butterscotch sauce 162
buying insects 183
C
cakes
cricket flour milk chocolate and raspberry brownie 144
caramel
buffalo worm, peanut and vanilla praline 149
butterscotch sauce 162
grilled bananas with ants, sesame, tamarind and
palm sugar caramel 143
insect chimp stick 155
carrots
baked cricket and mushroom nut loaf 110
cashew nuts
baked cricket and mushroom nut loaf 110
grasshopper, sweet basil and cashew nut dressing 118
celeriac
cream of celeriac and watercress soup with salted
mealworms 113
celery
baked cricket and mushroom nut loaf 110
cheese
baked cricket and mushroom nut loaf 110
buffalo worm, tarragon and bacon quiche 98
cherry tomato, mascarpone and grasshopper pasta sauce 135
cricket and mince beef burritos 102
double cheese mealworm rarebit with soft-boiled duck egg 64
roasted tomato and pancetta pizza with cricket flour
dough 96
cherry tomato, mascarpone and grasshopper pasta sauce 135
chicken
grasshopper, prawn and ginger spring rolls 82
mealworm piri piri whole chicken 88
chickpeas
cricket and mince beef burritos 102
chillies
buffalo worm green curry paste 126
buffalo worm red curry paste 129
chilli and garlic dipping sauce 46
chilli, lime and dill buffalo worm oysters 68
insect chilli salts with sour fruits 62
mealworm piri piri whole chicken 88
salsa 49
sour chilli dipping sauce 44
spiced buffalo worm barbecue sauce 130
spiced grasshopper, butter bean and lime hummus 120
tomato soup topped with chilli-roasted buffalo worms 93
chimp stick 155
chocolate
cricket flour milk chocolate and raspberry brownie 144
white chocolate, orange and grasshopper mousse 146
chutney, tomato and lime 108
cinnamon
cricket, apple and cinnamon bread and butter pudding 162
cricket flour cinnamon cookies 150
cocktails 165–75
buffalo worm bloody Mary 170
cricket flour sours 172
mealworm margarita 169
coconut
insect chimp stick 155
coconut cream
creamy mealworm and coconut noodles 95
mealworm satay sauce 132
thickened coconut cream fruit salad with sesame seeds
and ants 158
cod
smoky cod and buffalo worm cakes 76
coffee
cricket flour and condensed milk boozy coffee 175
condensed milk
cricket flour and condensed milk boozy coffee 175
grasshopper condensed milk ice cream 152
cookies, cricket flour cinnamon 150
cooking methods 20–9
corn cobs
grasshopper, sweet potato and corn fritters 90
cornflour
mealworm flour tortilla chips 49
cream
custard 162
grasshopper condensed milk ice cream 152
white chocolate, orange and grasshopper mousse 146
cricket flour
cricket flour and condensed milk boozy coffee 175
cricket flour cinnamon cookies 150
cricket flour milk chocolate and raspberry brownie 144
cricket flour protein shake 55
cricket flour scones with fresh fruit and clotted cream 140
cricket flour sours 172
roasted tomato and pancetta pizza with cricket flour dough 96
baked cricket and mushroom nut loaf 110
cricket and mince beef burritos 102
cricket, apple and cinnamon bread and butter pudding 162
cricket, raisin and nut flapjack 156
crispy crickets and pandanus leaves 43
insect chilli salts with sour fruits 62
insect chimp stick 155
red curry cricket rice cakes 46
sage butter-fried potatoes and crickets 67
sticky crickets 50
curry
buffalo worm green curry paste 126
buffalo worm red curry paste 129
curried beer tempura grasshoppers 73
grasshopper, sweet potato and corn fritters 90
mealworm satay sauce 132
red curry cricket rice cakes 46
smoked haddock and chive kedgeree 101
custard 162
D
deep-frying insects 28
dragonflies 11
dressings
grasshopper, sweet basil and cashew nut dressing 118
dried fruit
cricket, apple and cinnamon bread and butter pudding 162
cricket, raisin and nut flapjack 156
Mum’s fat-free mealworm malt loaf 138
drinks
buffalo worm bloody Mary 170
cricket flour and condensed milk boozy coffee 175
cricket flour protein shake 55
cricket flour sours 172
mealworm margarita 169
duck eggs
double cheese mealworm rarebit with soft-boiled duck egg 64
E
eggs
buffalo worm-topped soft-boiled egg 101
double cheese mealworm rarebit with soft-boiled duck egg 64
Josh’s scrambled eggs, mullet roe and ants 80
F
flapjacks
cricket, raisin and nut flapjack 156
flour, insect 24
see also cricket flour; mealworm flour
fried insects 28
fritters
grasshopper, sweet potato and corn fritters 90
fruit
thickened coconut cream fruit salad with sesame seeds
and ants 158
see also apples, oranges etc
G
garlic
chilli and garlic dipping sauce 46
George’s mealworm bread 56
ginger
grasshopper, prawn and ginger spring rolls 82
cherry tomato, mascarpone and grasshopper pasta sauce 135
curried beer tempura grasshoppers 73
grasshopper and maltose porridge 52
grasshopper condensed milk ice cream 152
grasshopper, prawn and ginger spring rolls 82
grasshopper, sweet basil and cashew nut dressing 118
grasshopper, sweet potato and corn fritters 90
grasshoppers, chestnut mushrooms and pancetta risotto 104
insect chilli salts with sour fruits 62
spiced grasshopper, butter bean and lime hummus 120
sweet banana and grasshopper jam 161
white chocolate, orange and grasshopper mousse 146
guacamole, buffalo worm salt 124
guava
insect chilli salts with sour fruits 62
H
hazelnuts
baked cricket and mushroom nut loaf 110
cricket, raisin and nut flapjack 156
hummus
spiced grasshopper, butter bean and lime hummus 120
I
ice cream, grasshopper condensed milk 152
insect chimp stick 155
J
jam, sweet banana and grasshopper 161
jerky, buffalo worm and venison 44
Josh’s scrambled eggs, mullet roe and ants 80
K
kedgeree, smoked haddock and chive 101
kidney beans
cricket and mince beef burritos 102
L
leeks
tomato soup topped with chilli-roasted buffalo worms 93
lemon juice
cricket flour sours 172
lentils
baked cricket and mushroom nut loaf 110
lima (butter) beans
spiced grasshopper, butter bean and lime hummus 120
limes
chilli, lime and dill buffalo worm oysters 68
mealworm margarita 169
spiced grasshopper, butter bean and lime hummus 120
sweet banana and grasshopper jam 161
tomato and lime chutney 108
yellow bean, lime and buffalo worm sauce 79
M
malt loaf, Mum’s fat-free mealworm 138
mangoes
insect chilli salts with sour fruits 62
margarita, mealworm 169
marmalade
cricket, apple and cinnamon bread and butter pudding 162
masa harina
mealworm flour tortilla chips 49
mascarpone
cherry tomato, mascarpone and grasshopper pasta sauce 135
mealworm flour
George’s mealworm bread 56
mealworm flour tortilla chips 49
Mum’s fat-free mealworm malt loaf 138
mealworm salt
creamy mealworm salt mussels 70
mealworm margarita 169
cream of celeriac and watercress soup with salted mealworms 113
creamy mealworm and coconut noodles 95
double cheese mealworm rarebit with soft-boiled duck egg 64
insect chimp stick 155
mealworm and beef stew 107
mealworm piri piri whole chicken 88
mealworm satay sauce 132
menu plans 178–81
milk
grasshopper and maltose porridge 52
monk’s beard
Josh’s scrambled eggs, mullet roe and ants 80
mopani worms 11
mousses
white chocolate, orange and grasshopper mousse 146
mullet roe
Josh’s scrambled eggs, mullet roe and ants 80
Mum’s fat-free mealworm malt loaf 138
mushrooms
baked cricket and mushroom nut loaf 110
grasshoppers, chestnut mushrooms and pancetta risotto 104
mussels
creamy mealworm salt mussels 70
N
noodles
creamy mealworm and coconut noodles 95
crispy vermicelli noodle salad 79
grasshopper, prawn and ginger spring rolls 82
nuts
baked cricket and mushroom nut loaf 110
cricket, raisin and nut flapjack 156
O
oats
cricket, raisin and nut flapjack 156
grasshopper and maltose porridge 52
orange
cricket, apple and cinnamon bread and butter pudding 162
white chocolate, orange and grasshopper mousse 146
oysters
chilli, lime and dill buffalo worm oysters 68
P
palm sugar
grilled bananas with ants, sesame, tamarind and
palm sugar caramel 143
pancetta
grasshoppers, chestnut mushrooms and pancetta risotto 104
roasted tomato and pancetta pizza with cricket flour dough 96
see also bacon
pandanus leaves, crispy crickets and 43
pasta
cherry tomato, mascarpone and grasshopper pasta sauce 135
peanuts
buffalo worm, peanut and vanilla praline 149
insect chimp stick 155
mealworm satay sauce 132
peppers
roasted red pepper, anchovy and buffalo worm pesto 123
pesto
roasted red pepper, anchovy and buffalo worm pesto 123
piri piri whole chicken 88
pistachios
cricket, raisin and nut flapjack 156
pizza
roasted tomato and pancetta pizza with cricket flour
dough 96
pomegranate
tamarind, pomegranate and buffalo worm salad 74
porridge, grasshopper and maltose 52
potatoes
sage butter-fried potatoes and crickets 67
smoky cod and buffalo worm cakes 76
praline
buffalo worm, peanut and vanilla praline 149
prawns
grasshopper, prawn and ginger spring rolls 82
protein 15
purées, insect 25
Q
quiches
buffalo worm, tarragon and bacon quiche 98
R
raisins
cricket, raisin and nut flapjack 156
rarebit, double cheese mealworm 64
raspberries
cricket flour milk chocolate and raspberry brownie 144
red curry cricket rice cakes 46
rice
baked cricket and mushroom nut loaf 110
grasshoppers, chestnut mushrooms and pancetta risotto 104
red curry cricket rice cakes 46
smoked haddock and chive kedgeree 101
risotto
grasshoppers, chestnut mushrooms and pancetta risotto 104
roe
Josh’s scrambled eggs, mullet roe and ants 80
S
sage butter-fried potatoes and crickets 67
salads
crispy vermicelli noodle salad 79
tamarind, pomegranate and buffalo worm salad 74
salsa 49
salts, insect 26
insect chilli salts with sour fruits 62
see also buffalo worm salt; mealworm salt
satay sauce, mealworm 132
sauces
butterscotch sauce 162
cherry tomato, mascarpone and grasshopper pasta sauce 135
chilli and garlic dipping sauce 46
mealworm satay sauce 132
roasted red pepper, anchovy and buffalo worm pesto 123
sour chilli dipping sauce 44
spiced buffalo worm barbecue sauce 130
yellow bean, lime and buffalo worm sauce 79
scones
cricket flour scones with fresh fruit and clotted cream 140
sesame seeds
thickened coconut cream fruit salad with sesame seeds
and ants 158
smoked haddock and chive kedgeree 101
smoky cod and buffalo worm cakes 76
soups
cream of celeriac and watercress soup with salted mealworms 113
tomato soup topped with chilli-roasted buffalo worms 93
sour chilli dipping sauce 44
sourcing insects 183
soy sauce
grasshopper, sweet basil and cashew nut dressing 118
spring rolls
grasshopper, prawn and ginger spring rolls 82
stew, mealworm and beef 107
sticky crickets 50
strawberries
cricket flour protein shake 55
sultanas
baked cricket and mushroom nut loaf 110
cricket, apple and cinnamon bread and butter pudding 162
sweet potatoes
grasshopper, sweet potato and corn fritters 90
T
tamarind
grilled bananas with ants, sesame, tamarind and palm sugar
caramel143
tamarind, pomegranate and buffalo worm salad 74
tarantulas 12
teabreads
Mum’s fat-free mealworm malt loaf 138
tempura
curried beer tempura grasshoppers 73
tequila
mealworm margarita 169
tomatoes
buffalo worm bloody Mary 170
buffalo worm salt guacamole 124
buffalo worm, tarragon and bacon quiche 98
cherry tomato, mascarpone and grasshopper pasta sauce 135
cricket and mince beef burritos 102
roasted tomato and pancetta pizza with cricket flour dough 96
salsa 49
spiced buffalo worm barbecue sauce 130
tomato and lime chutney 108
tomato soup topped with chilli-roasted buffalo worms 93
tortilla chips, mealworm flour 49
tortillas
cricket and mince beef burritos 102
V
vegetables
grasshopper, prawn and ginger spring rolls 82
see also peppers, tomatoes etc
venison
buffalo worm and venison jerky 44
vermicelli noodle salad 79
vodka
buffalo worm bloody Mary 170
W
walnuts
baked cricket and mushroom nut loaf 110
watercress
cream of celeriac and watercress soup with salted
mealworms 113
whisky
cricket flour and condensed milk boozy coffee 175
cricket flour sours 172
white chocolate, orange and grasshopper mousse 146
wood ants
grilled bananas with ants, sesame, tamarind and palm
sugar caramel 143
Josh’s scrambled eggs, mullet roe and ants 80
thickened coconut cream fruit salad with sesame seeds
and ants 158
Y
yellow bean, lime and buffalo worm sauce 79
Z
zazamushi 11