Last Thursday saw the opening of 2foods’ third cafe at Shibuya Loft, with a space dedicated to food tech. Called “Food Tech Park,” the space is an exhibition of the latest food tech and food alternatives from Japan and the world...
A Tokyo-based edible-insect company has begun joint research with a university expert aimed at expanding bug dining choices by optimizing techniques to mass produce edible locusts. Not only tasty, locusts are an even more environmentally friendly...
Have you ever thought that the hamburger you eat regularly, has the potential of reducing the effects of global warming? Recent studies have shown that animal husbandry has a huge impact on the environment of the Earth. Consumption of animal food by...
Insect eating, or entomophagy, may not sound too attractive, especially to those who avoid any contact with insects in their daily lives. Even those who spent their childhood chasing grasshoppers or other insects may feel uncomfortable about...
Global population growth is causing a food crisis. Traditional meat, such as beef, pork and chicken will maybe not satisfy our stomach in the future. In response to it, the movement is developing “insect food”, “vegetable meat” and “substitute meat”...