[Sca-cooks] From the UN's Dept of Food and Agriculture...

[Finne Boonen]

On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 10:15:03 -0500, Phlip <phlip at 99main.com> wrote:
> 
> Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...
> 
> 
> Transborder trade in edible insects is significant not only within Central
> African countries, but also with Sudan and Nigeria. On a smaller scale, they
> are even exported to France and Belgium, two countries that according to the
> study import about 5 tonnes and 3 tonnes respectively of a dried caterpillar
> species annually from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The annual export to
> Belgium is valued at US$41 500.

hmm, I wonder where those are sold, 'cause I haven't seen them in
supermarkets in Brussels yet :)

Finne