Hello! This is a “pre-script” from your favorite Aly Moore. It’s been a while since I’ve blogged; I’ve been working on some new content, and a mini-series is developing on Instagram. I’m most proud of this one, as I think my “Dear Insect-Industry-Ignorant Journalists…”  series can serve to counteract some harmful misrepresentations of the insect industry. To end the pre-script, I’d like to encourage you to check out the *post-script* *** “Is insect farming a solution to factory farming…. OR AN EXTENSION OF IT?!?!” Am I the only one who has noticed an uptick in some of the articles writte ..read more

I haven’t posted a blog in forever. Something about losing my grandfather last week made me want to write. But I couldn’t. Instead, I read my way through folders I found on his desk. I came across a copy of my college admission essay that he and my grandma had saved. It’s not about bugs, but it is “in the Bugible mindset,” so I’m posting it here. I have a collection of “thought essays” like this that I’ve written over the years. I’ll gauge the receptivity to this type of post before sharing more of those on this platform. Love, 2022 Aly   *** Breathe in, breathe out. I felt my chest risin ..read more

So You want to cook with mealworms. I haven’t posted a recipe in approximately… forever months. “How do I cook with bugs?” (beginner level) is still one of the most frequent questions I get, and I’m sorry I’ve failed you on the prompt responses front there! I CAN refer you to the websites of most insect brands – if you’re supporting a company by buying product directly from their site (which you should!), make sure you check out the “recipe” tab on their site – tons of dope recipes featuring their bugs in salads, sauces, smoothies, baked goods, and more! In the meantime, I’ve included som ..read more

I’ve been getting some questions about BROOD X (Pronounced Brood 10). What is it? Can we eat it? A small number of annual cicadas appear yearly and are hardly noticed… But now, Brood X, one of the world’s largest swarms of giant fly-like bugs – the cicadas – are making an entrance. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen this phenomenon, but it is the most interesting time (IMO) to see these little bug-industry-brand-ambassadors-of-education WORRRRRK. Intro - Bug Basics Ok ok ok so it’s been forever since I’ve committed to writing a blog post. Been applying my bug-time deep in the we ..read more

“For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.” ~Vincent Van Gogh Just like Vince, the stars inspire us too – but our stars are the Hollywood celebrities, famous musicians, and media personalities who make the news every day. We dream of their potential as trendsetters to propel the acceptance of insects into the Western diet. To that end, we’re compiling the Celebrity Bug Eaters Hall of Fame – our growing list of prominent personalities who’ve been spotted eating insects. From the “om-bugs-men” of the music industry to Tinseltown’s most timid taster ..read more

Chocolate Chip Cricket Flour Cookies with Candied Crickets by: Asli Peckan Makes 20 cookies INGREDIENTS: Candied Crickets: ¼ cup dry roasted crickets 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 tablespoon sugar 1 pinch salt Dough: 1 stick unsalted butter 1 cup all-purpose flour ½ cup cricket flour ½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp baking soda ¾ tsp salt 6 oz. bittersweet chocolate or 1 cup chocolate chips  ⅔ cup packed light brown sugar ½ cup granulated sugar 1 large egg 2 large egg yolks 1 tsp vanilla extract DIRECTIONS: Candied Crickets Heat sugar and butter in a small pan until butter is ..read more

Less known to Western palates—but no less integral to the global food chain—is entomophagy, or the practice of eating bugs. Contrary to the Western aversion for eating insects, bugs are part of the regular diets of roughly 2 billion people across the globe. My name is Aly Moore and I eat bugs. My goals is to convince others that they should too. After studying food policy at Yale and consuming many edible insects on my travels, I began speaking and hosting events around the wonderful world of edible bugs. I have continued for the past six years. I founded Bugible, now the leading bug blog in N ..read more

Co-authored by: Mackenzie Wade Author Maija Palmer shared a thoughtful piece on Sifted exploring whether edible insects are “tasty and cheap enough” to go mainstream. Titled  “Bug Bites: Are Insects the New Sushi?”, the piece raises some common questions about the future of the space. I wanted to take a moment to comment briefly on some of the critiques brought up in the piece:  ““Urgh. I can’t. I’d have to close my eyes,” says a woman inching backwards from bowl of pasta topped with mealworms.” The article puts a strong emphasis on the ‘yuck factor.’ As an industry, we are trying ..read more

The North American Coalition for Insect Agriculture (NACIA) responds to efforts by Senators Flake and Cortez Masto to prohibit USDA subsidies for Insect Agriculture December 17, 2018: Global interest in Insects as Food and Feed was sparked by the 2013 release of a report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO): Edible Insects – Future Prospects for Food and Feed Security. Concerns about feeding a rapidly growing worldwide population (estimated to reach 9 billion or higher by 2050 from 7.5 billion today) led to problem-solving around increasing food production in an env ..read more