ReviewInsects2024
Edible Insects in Slavic Culture: Between Tradition and Disgust.
Review in Insects, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Visual Assessment and Information Effects on Consumer Acceptance of Insect-Based Foods: The Role of Attitudes, Knowledge, and Sociodemographics.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Cross-Cultural Comparison (13 Countries) of Consumers' Willingness to Eat Specific Insect Powders in Five Food Types.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Deciphering the Microbiota of Edible Insects Sold by Street Vendors in Thailand Using Metataxonomic Analysis.Insects · 2025Article
- Potential of edible insects as alternative protein source for the older adults.Current research in food science · 2025Review
- Association of food neophobia and food disgust with the willingness, benefits, and risks of insect food consumption among Chinese university students.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Consumer Perceptions and Acceptance of Edible Insects in Slovenia.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Assessment of Changes in the Fat Profile of House Cricket Flour during 12 Months of Storage in Various Conditions.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Insects are a conventional food in many cultures worldwide. Why therefore are they treated with aversion by the majority of people in Western countries? The aim of this work is to understand cultural norms and historical practices related to insects that can explain why in the countries of the West it is so difficult to accept them as a foodstuff, and why the disgust that they arouse is more common than in other regions of the world. Insects in Western countries are associated with negative experiences resulting from cultural and religious beliefs, traditions, stories, myths and individual experiences. Although there are species of insect that have positive associations, the high number of negative terms popularized the negative image of these creatures in people's minds, as a result of which the concept of insects as a foodstuff arouses disgust in the culture of the West. Understanding the aversion to insects will contribute to the broader understanding of consumer attitudes, cultural influences on consumption, or potential shifts in food choices. It also can help develop strategies or methods that will assist in changing this reluctance and encourage the utilization of insects as a food source.
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