Grasshopper Tacos: Bug Bites Series
Catalogue Number: BAM1166
Producer: Blue Ant Media
Producers: Love Nature, Smithsonian Networks
Producing Agencies: Blue Ant Media Solutions, Inc.
Subject: Consumer Studies, Family Studies/Home Economics, Science, Social Sciences, Tech/Voc, World History
Language: English
Grade Level: 6 - 8, 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2018
Running Time: 4:38
For centuries ancient Aztecs thrived on a diet rich with insects. Today, grasshoppers are sustainably harvested in Southern Mexico and exported.
Follow host Haley Chamberlain Nelson as she walks viewers through the natural history of grasshoppers, and then dishes up a plate of Grasshopper Tacos with Chef Omar Rodriguez.
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