Yeah, Baby, Yeah! Britains are Eating More Insects

Sales of insects, arthropods and worms for food in the United Kingdom are shooting up say vendors. Scorpions, tarantulas and ants are seeing an increase in sales as much as 30 percent. Some are saying it is...

Monster crab with claws the size of a man's hand captured off the British coast

"It lurked in the wreck of an old battleship 160ft below the surface – a true monster of the deep. Diver Paul Worsley could hardly believe the size of the giant crab he found in Lyme Bay, off the Dorset coast....

Burma: Cyclone Victims told "Eat Frogs"!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe military Junta relocating cyclone victims out of their refugee camps and sending them back to their devastated villages, further adds insult to injury by telling the...

Freeganism: A Better Green !!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorI have to admit I never heard of Freegan, though most of us practise it in part when we hit garage sales.Freegans, are "Hard Core Environmentalists", unlike the rest of...

Fresh Artichokes...Still Edible/ Cookable After 10 Days?

The dust is finally settling on Serge the Concierge new digs.I feel human enough to think about cooking, recipes and the like.Amongst the vegetables that came along for the ride, Artichokes.To call them fresh might be a stretch as they were purchased some 10 days or so ago.I...

What's happening...No Bids for Edible Chocolate Box Yet...Swing into action! ...

What's Happening?  Adam of Serious Eats listed the Best Bets to Win amongst the East Coast prizes for Menu for Hope 4.  I was amazed to see that neither the wonderful Valentine's Day Edible Chocolate Box ($65 value, Prize Code UE 32), nor the 2 Berkshire Bark...

Lotus, our own Phoenix

"Lotus, our own Phoenix I thought I was done with dry lotus images but then I found this image and I like it too much to not post here. This image personifies the nature of the lotus. Every part of this flower is useful, the stem is edible, and the seed head that looks like...

Edible cotton breakthrough may help feed the world

"Genetically engineered Cotton’s seed is no longer toxic and this could provide protein-rich food for poor countries. The researchers say the technology used could make other toxic plants safe to eat."

Edible Plastic?

"Yes, edible plastic. But not its purpose is not for consumption but for the good of our dying planet instead."

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