Have you eaten exotic food like fried silkworms, crickets, cultured frogs or those that look like cockroaches? I saw these kinds of food always being displayed in Thailand. Last december while we were at the night market in Chiang Mai, my bro gave me one of those tiny worms (of course they’re fried, not squirming anymore, hehehe).
My little niece insisted, “It’s potatoes!” I took one worm, stuffed it in my mouth, and tried to savor it while chewing….hmmm… it tasted like fried shrimps, juicy but not so meaty. 😉
How about you? What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten so far?
8 replies on “Exotic food, anyone?”
Hey carey,
A friend of mine in college who studied bio coerced me to eat some fried crickets for a fund raiser. They’re pretty tasty but I won’t be pining for them anytime soon! hehehe…
hmmm… I am not really a culinary adventurer so I haven’t really eaten anything weird perse. I dunno if I do well if ever I am in one of those Fear Factor eat-something-gruesome scenarios. 🙂
Alternati: I’ve added some pics. 🙂
oh so you’ve eaten fried crickets… me, not yet but i bet they’re crunchy huh?
a friend told me Fear Factor challengers can eat ANYTHING except durian. Is this true?
Kudos! I don’t think I can muster enough courage to eat a silkworm! hehehe… Cool pics! I just have this fear of wriggly things in my stomach! hehe… Yes! That Fear factor thing is true! ANd they totally hate balut as well. hehehe… But I’ve seen some contestants eat some really gross things like earthworms and tarantulas and even road kill! Ullkk!!!!
Alternati: I only ate one… hehehe… my bro finished the whole pack, mas grabe yung taste buds nya, he’s an adventurer when it comes to food. earthworms?!! yikesssss……..
Tried fried crickets before, crunchy! Don’t look now but these little crawlies might one day save humanity from starvation…
Sngl: I guess it’s mind over matter when it comes to food…on having crickets as future dish, hmmm.. adobo or grilled? hehhe…
good grief! what in heaven’s name are these umm… creatures anyway?
uhh– on second thought, i don’t hink i’d want to know 🙂
Onyxx: LOL, not even if you will be paid $$$ for eating any of those weird-looking creatures?
i don’t know the names of the others on the pic, but they look like bugs to me, yikes. 🙂