The consumption of shellfish is currently perceived as a marker class and elite status. At the same time, Spanish region Galicia has been acknowledged paradigmatic “best shellfish” in country. intersection these two premises provides starting point for this article. We argue that an anthropological perspective can contribute to scientific assessment shifts dietary practices caused by convergenc...

The consumption of edible insects has a long history for many cultures. Edible insects have played an important role as a part of human nutrition in many regions around the world such as Africa, Asia and Latin America [1]. More than one thousand insect species, edible at some stage of their life cycle, are reported worldwide as traditional foods for humans, representing important parts of the n...