Charlotte LR Payne
Charlotte LR Payne
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    • Traditional entomophagy in Japan >
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      • Imported insects compensate for a decline in wild foraging
    • The ‘semi domestication’ of wasps for use as food in contemporary Japan >
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    • Edible insects in San Antonio Etlatongo, Oaxaca, Mexico
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"Sophisticated & whimsical, elegant & messy"...

1/21/2018

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As the days got darker back in 2017, we decided to brighten things up a little with a slightly esoteric event - a sustainable insects and wine tasting evening!

The event was held at Trinity College, Cambridge, and tickets sold out fast.

Using sustainably harvested insects courtesy of a family business in Japan* we laid out a selection of canapes, each matched with a different pair of wines...


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For a description of the event and one person's reflections on tastes and pairings, see this fantastic blog post by Sioned Cox. Her description of the evening as "sophisticated & whimsical, elegant & messy" perfectly sums up the event and hopefully most of my life.

Here are some more details about the insects we used, and the canapes we prepared:
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The event was a collaboration between
Insects & Wine
Anthroenology
Cambridge Food Security Forum
Trinity College Wine Society

Tsukahara-chimni 

*admittedly the air miles involved are not so sustainable...but until we have certified producers sustainably harvesting delicious wild-caught insects closer to home, this is the option I'm leaning towards. Happy to discuss other options, though!
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Do insects actually taste any good?

1/20/2018

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I wrote an article for BBC World - a eulogy to insect-shaped insects. If that sounds like something you'd enjoy, please do take a look! 

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Finding a formula for optimism

1/4/2018

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I wrote a guest post on finding my own formula for optimism for the blog Academic Optimism, if interested you can read it here!
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