... insights relevant to global efforts to normalise entomophagy. Neil William Birrell can be contacted at: n.birrell@auckland.ac.nz 30 09 2025 28 04 2026 27 05 2026 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Edible insects...

...; Maša Černelič-Bizjak; Vanessa Ferreira; Emel Damarli Purpose This study aimed to explore the linguistic expressions used by participants when referring to edible insects, to reveal cultural and emotional attitudes or perceptions towards entomophagy. Design/methodology/approach...

... significantly mitigate the environmental impact of conventional protein production while meeting growing nutritional demands. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Alternative protein Edible insects Educational intervention Entomophagy Food...

... et al., 2025). Entomophagy Psychological resistance Food neophobia Disgust Perceived risk Altruism Consumer acceptance Sustainable food Insect According to the United Nations, approximately 757 million people experienced hunger in 2023, and the number of individuals...

... Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Alternative protein Consumption levels Entomophagy Sustainable diets Scaling acceptance The need for sustainable protein sources has gained momentum in recent years, driven by demographic growth, dietary transitions...

... relationships and experiences with entomophagy. Design/methodology/approach This study cross-culturally compared the effect of cricket and watercourse sounds on perceptions and attitudinal responses toward a processed insect food product in Europe and Latin America. Findings In Europe, results were...

... The conflict between adolescents’ personal desires and environmental goals reflects a green gap. The analysis of the benefits and costs expressed by adolescents shows the relevance of the levers of the SHIFT framework to encourage behavior change. In particular, the social dimension is valued for entomophagy...

... to the image of a cute anthropomorphic cricket or its silhouette. Visual appreciation and associations were assessed along with the participants' degree of food variety seeking, familiarity with entomophagy and openness to consuming edible insects. Findings Differences were reported in emotions...

...Christiano França da Cunha; Maurilio Barbosa de Oliveira da Silva; Thelma Lucchese Cheung Purpose Edible insects are increasingly recognized as great food resources of the future. Entomophagy, the practice of eating insects, has a predicted market by 2030 of nearly $8 billion. But this market...

... of entomophagy have exponentially grown since 2015. However, such studies generally focus on people older than 18 years old. The purpose of this study is to assess the perceptions of youngsters towards edible insects. Design/methodology/approach A survey associated with an optional tasting session...

... to more successfully promoting insect cuisine. By taking a cross-cultural perspective on the topic of entomophagy and investigating the impact of different cultural settings, additional insights may be revealed that can be used to develop marketing strategies. The paper aims to discuss this issue...

.../implications The sample analysed in this study is not representative of the whole national population, as it happens in most papers dealing with entomophagy. Originality/value The paper revisits the issue using a relatively large sample and sophisticated statistical methods. The likely average effect...

...Claudia Clarkson; Miranda Mirosa; John Birch Purpose Insects can be sustainably produced and are nutrient rich. However, adoption of insects in western culture, including New Zealand (NZ) is slow. The purpose of this paper is to explore consumer attitudes, drivers and barriers towards entomophagy...

...Sebastian Berger; Fabian Christandl; Christina Schmidt; Christian Baertsch Purpose Entomophagy (i.e. human insect consumption) is seen as one promising route to substantially reduce food-related carbon footprints as insects can be produced at a fraction of the carbon emitted by traditional Western...

... to be made between more and less accepted insects, which can be found among populations in Africa that consume specific insects, while neighbouring populations (with access to the same wildlife) do not consume those same insects (Van Huis, 2003). People from a Thai region in which entomophagy is common, most...

...Fanny Barsics; Rudy Caparros Megido; Yves Brostaux; Catherine Barsics; Christophe Blecker; Eric Haubruge; Frédéric Francis Purpose Broader acceptance of entomophagy (i.e. human consumption of insects) will depend on factors that impact consumers’ perceptions of edible insects. The purpose...

.... Findings Results show that 31 per cent of respondents were willing to try insects as food, while 5 per cent had already tried. Familiarity with foreign food, higher education and gender (male) positively influenced consumer attitude to entomophagy. Instead, the fear of insects and the idea that the taste...