LadyMoonlight 0 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Has anyone ever tried any "fried insects"? Sounds and looks awful I can't imaging eating anything like this Areerat sells a variety of fried insects on her stall including crickets, grasshoppers, cockroaches, water beetles, bamboo worms and ant eggs. Other people like the bamboo worms best. But it's quite difficult to fry them without the insides popping out. The Vietnamese and Chinese like scorpions. They want to eat the tails as that's where the sting is. They believe that eating the sting will make them grow strong. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Isn't that how the Scorpion King got his strength? Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 bugs are not my bag. Link to post Share on other sites
rachael 0 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Yuck. Anyone tried any? I think I was offered fried dry grasshoppers once. It looked gross. What do they taste like I wonder (without actually wanting to do it myself!) Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 fried locusts have 3 time the protein of beef. It is a very acceptable protein source, especially in Africa. Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 In rural nagano they sell inago (grasshoppers fried in soy-sauce and sugar) in the supermarkets. Many of my students dig it. As well, boiled bee larvae is another specialty here. Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 in SE Asia they have some gnarly fried bugs. massive cockroaches and giant spiders. i'll try most things, but they are not my bag at all Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 I almost fainted when we were in Kratie (Cambodia) when I saw a plate of fried spiders the size of my hand (after they were cooked!) Link to post Share on other sites
daver 0 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Originally Posted By: Oyuki kigan In rural nagano they sell inago (grasshoppers fried in soy-sauce and sugar) in the supermarkets. Many of my students dig it. As well, boiled bee larvae is another specialty here. the little super market next to my apartment sells both of those. haven't had the courage to buy a package though. CB, i saw the fried spiders too. wow. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 I don't see the problem, you eat those little fried crabs right? Link to post Share on other sites
daver 0 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 what little fried crabs? Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 the ones thursday picked up in Thailand. Link to post Share on other sites
smellyfeet 0 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 I was tricked into eating crispy friend grasshopper once. It was crispy and tasted of not that much actually. But I never forgave the guy who tricked me. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 did you get him back by tricking him into crabs? Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 i like the little fried crabs (not the pubic ones). bugs just freak me out Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 lucky you qualified that statement! Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Morris Dancer 0 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 That photo! Would those insects be alive and moving? I suppose "fresh is best" applies with the insect food as well Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Originally Posted By: thursday fried locusts have 3 time the protein of beef. It is a very acceptable protein source, especially in Africa. Its also acceptable to swap your children for camels....doesn't mean we should all do it though!!! Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Ok this was my late snack tonight. Mama tsonda sent me some Honeycomb last month, good thing that it passed the customs. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 damn, that actually looks good right now! But I just got home from a nomikai, so I'll have a look again tomorrow... Link to post Share on other sites
66jzmstr 0 Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 I heard fried bees are/were all the rage in the Fujian province of China. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 the Fukien peeps eat a lot of high protein stuff. Thay are also known for their aggreesive ways. Bee in the bonet perhaps. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 It is not acceptable to swap your children for camels, but the other way round. Link to post Share on other sites
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