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The scientific name of this spider celebrates its culinary merits. French naturalist Jacques Labillardiere bestowed the name in 1799 after seeing the spiders roasted and eaten in New Caledonia.
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the Food and Drug Administration began holding shipments of Mimolette because of tiny mites on the rind. They deemed the mites an allergen and health hazard
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About 15 species of spiders are scientifically described as being edible, with a history of human consumption. These edible spiders include:
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Cheese mites could cause an allergic reaction if consumed in large quantities (above the standard of six mites per cubic inch).
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Typical processing of arachnids as food includes heating, defanging and, in certain cases, drying and grinding.
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is a mite cheese traditionally produced around the city of Lille, France.
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For the cultural and biological process of eating arachnids, see
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Costa-Neto, E.M.; Grabowski, N.T. (27 November 2020).
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Index

Arachnophagy
arachnids
processed food products
Milbenkäse
spiders
scorpions
mites
ticks

Skuon
Cyriopagopus albostriatus
fried
Cambodia
Thailand
Cyriopagopus minax
Goliath birdeater
tarantula
Trichonephila edulis

Shandong
Cheese mite

Milbenkäse
cheese
Mimolette


"Edible arachnids and myriapods worldwide – updated list, nutritional profile and food hygiene implications"
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10.3920/JIFF2020.0046

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