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12-07-2007, 19:29
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The things they eat
There's a feature today on the BBC website>>>
BBC NEWS | In pictures: Eating insects in Thailand, Unusual appetiser Yummy! 
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12-07-2007, 20:06
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 I don't think it's very usual for the natives of Bangkok to eat bugs. I remember my boyfriend asking my Aunt when we were in Bangkok "Where can I eat insects?" She looks at him  "Why would you want to do that?". It seems to me and also to that article that insect eating is popular with the North-easterners and also as a kinda tourist attraction. Considering I hate beetles and grasshoppers (I go on a homicidal rampage if I see any *squish*) , I think the only thing I'd be able to eat are the bamboo worms but I don't like the idea of it exploding when I bite it and it's guts spilling out!
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12-07-2007, 20:07
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What do they taste like? Don't say chicken 
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12-07-2007, 20:33
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Oh my....
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12-07-2007, 20:47
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I think the grasshoppers taste like pork scratchings but i'm more partial to a bag of the wee frogs (just like chicken crisps). Not so keen on some of the others, more of a texture thing.
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12-07-2007, 21:51
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Your all sick, you wouldn't get me eating that crap....now where's that spotted d1ck i ordered.......55555555.......
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12-07-2007, 23:35
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the bug lava taste like very burnt toasted marshmellows
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13-07-2007, 03:15
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Ead very kindly gave me a dried frog to eat in MTB one evening
 Very salty but not too bad. I hadn't had enough beer to sample any of the bugs she was scoffing though 
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13-07-2007, 15:42
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Try those big bugs that look like cockroaches.
Very meaty, a bit like dried beef. Those grubs, errrrr. When you bite into them they squelch out. I tried them once, never again. I was retching for ten minutes.
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13-07-2007, 16:35
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13-07-2007, 16:41
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13-07-2007, 17:56
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Bugs are full of protein and ARE good for you!!>>>
100 grams of cricket contains: 121 calories, 12.9 grams of protein, 5.5 g. of fat, 5.1 g. of carbohydrates, 75.8 mg. calcium, 185.3 mg. of phosphorous, 9.5 mg. of iron, 0.36 mg. of thiamin, 1.09 mg. of riboflavin, and 3.10 mg. of niacin. Compare this with ground beef, which, although it contains more protein (23.5 g.), also has 288.2 calories and a whopping 21.2 grams of fat!
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14-07-2007, 16:57
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14-07-2007, 17:34
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Can't bring myself to eat them but this recipe for chocolate covered crickets does make them sound tasty
 >>>To prepare a batch of crickets or mealworms: Take the desired quantity of live insects, rinse them off and then pat them dry. This procedure is easy to do with mealworms, but fairly hard to do with crickets. To do so with crickets, pour them all into a colander and cover it quickly with a piece of wire screening or cheesecloth. Rinse them, then dry them by shaking the colander until all the water drains. Then put the crickets or mealworms in a plastic bag and put them in the freezer until they are dead but not frozen. Fifteen minutes or so should be sufficient. Then take them out and rinse them again. You don't really have to clean mealworms, though if you want, you can chop off their heads. Cricket's heads, hind legs, and wing cases can be removed according to personal preference since cricket legs tend to get stuck in your teeth. You are now ready to use the insects in all kinds of culinary treats! Chocolate Covered Crickets 25 adult crickets Several squares of semisweet chocolate Bake at 250 degrees until crunchy (the time needed varies from oven to oven). Heat the squares of semi sweet chocolate in a double boiler until melted. Dip the dry roasted crickets in the melted chocolate one by one, and then set the chocolate covered crickets out to dry on a piece of wax paper. Enjoy! This is a little time consuming to make, but definitely worth it...the crickets are deliciously crunchy!
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14-07-2007, 18:34
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The crickets and beetles are ok but dont like the frogs much.
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14-07-2007, 18:51
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And then I kissed her...............55555555555555
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14-07-2007, 23:22
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The brilliant Buddy Holly made the Crickets and the beatles were outstanding. Never heard of the the Frogs though??
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15-07-2007, 01:38
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No problem eating bamboo worms, ants or ants egg sacs but can't even try anything that looks like a cockroach......
Not tried frog yet but my "GF" who was always against having that ...... after 6 months in Isaan now orders it when we go places in Bangkok .... so I guess after a while i could eat anything....
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