Many edible insects are considered a culinary delicacy in some societies around the world, and Frederick Simon Bodenheimer's Insects as Human Food (1951) drew attention to the scope and potential of entomophagy, but the practice is uncommon and even taboo in other societies.
Banyak serangga digunakan sebagai kuliner penyedap makanan di beberapa masyarakat di seluruh dunia, dan karya Frederick Simon Bodenheimer yang betjudul Insects as Human Food (1951) menarik perhatian pada lingkup dan potensi entomofagi, tetapi praktik ini jarang terjadi dan bahkan tabu di masyarakat lain.