Insect economy
The humble grasshopper can tell us much about labour. Review: Eating Grasshoppers: Chapulines and the Women Who Sell Them, Jeffrey Cohen, by Gavin O'Toole
Eating Grasshoppers: Chapulines and the Women Who Sell Them, Jeffrey H Cohen, 2025, University of Texas Press
The Chapulineros that represents Oaxaca on the football field may not be as nimble as their grasshopper namesakes as they languish in the third division of Mexico’s league, but they symbolise the pride locals take in a distinctive foodstuff.
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