Insects as food: Exploring cultural exposure and individual experience as determinants of acceptance

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 78-89

  Tan, Hui Shan Grace ^a   Fischer, Arnout R H ^a   Tinchan, Patcharaporn ^b   Stieger, Markus ^a   Steenbekkers, L P A ^a   van Trijp, Hans C M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cultural expectations; Edible insects; Food appropriateness; Food rejection; Unfamiliar food

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA;

EID: 84922219584     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2015.01.013     Document Type: Article

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