The first insects I had eaten were in the evening market on Sunday, the first day I’d gotten into CM. The mixed bag was about 60 cents U.S. and contained six kinds of insect. They were all pretty good, but a few kinds were delicious.
I’d bought them at this table; there was only one such [...]
Entries Tagged as 'exotics'
Thailand II
April 9th, 2008 · No Comments · cooking methods, exotics, giant water bug, grasshopper, travel
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Chapulines On The Menu!!
August 1st, 2007 · No Comments · Mexican, exotics, grasshopper
Wow. What a great way to start the month.
Today I dropped off a half-pound of the tiny chapulines at TWO popular restaurants here in Providence. I won’t say which ones just yet, other than one of them is a Mexican place and one serves hipsters and artist-types. In a little while I’ll ask them if [...]
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ANOTHER new edible insect in the mail! The Big Ants
July 8th, 2007 · 3 Comments · ants, exotics, gathering methods
I’ve been sitting on this pretty amazing news for a little while now, getting ready to blog it, as the kids say. First I’d gotten the chapulines (picked up another 4.5 pounds from the Mexican market just today), then the cicadas, and then these big ants. By the Fall I hope to receive two or [...]
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