Edible insects and young adults in a north-east Italian city an exploratory study

British Food Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 318-326

  Balzan, Stefania ^a   Fasolato, Luca ^a   Maniero, Serena ^a   Novelli, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Consumer acceptance; Edible insects; Preference; Traditional food

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954450706     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/BFJ-04-2015-0156     Document Type: Article

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