There are more than 1,900 edible insect species on Earth.
More than 2 billion people already include insects in their diets, so why don’t we?
Explore the world on “entomophagy” – the practice of eating insects – in a fascinating lecture and bug tasting at the Wilbur D. May Museum.
Dr. Michelle Roberts, a cultural anthropologist from the University of Nevada, Reno, will discuss insects and diet in Southeast Asia.
Find out what insects can be eaten and how, and discover why backyard bugs are more nutritious than you realized.
Afterward, put your taste buds to the test with a bug tasting. The menu includes: crickets, bamboo worm pupae, black ant eggs, silkworm and grasshopper kebabs, chocolate-covered superworms, white chocolate ant wafers, and grain moth larvae poop tea to wash it all down!
Warning: Insects may pose a risk to people with allergies to shellfish (shrimp, lobster, crayfish) or dust mites.
What: Bug Buffet
When: Saturday, April 25 from 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Where: Wilbur D. May Museum, Rancho San Rafael Regional Park
1595 N. Sierra Street, Reno
Cost: $25.00 (Limited to 40 participants. Advance registration required.)
Contact: (775) 785-5961 or www.maycenter.com
Dr. Michelle Roberts is a professor of cultural anthropology at the University of Nevada, Reno. She received her B.A. from San Francisco State University, and her M.A. from Ohio State Universityand Ph.D. from the University of Nevada, Reno. Her research is focused on Southeast Asian cultures and agricultural and subsistence methods. She has conducted research in Laos and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Malawi, Africa.
Located within Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, the Wilbur D. May Center is managed by the Washoe County Community Services Department and continues to receive generous support from the Wilbur May Foundation.
