Ranger Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 After dinner in the village one night, we got to eat a special delicasy of fried beetles. But, these were not just any beetles, but egg bearing females. Everyone from the kids to the elders rushed to get em while they were fresh out of the frying pan. What the hell, how bad can they be?? Mmmmmm, crunchy and squishy ::. It took me 3 shots of whiskey before I got the horrid taste out of my mouth! If I was on Fear Factor, I don't think I could have ate another one even for the money!!!!! Of course, everyone made fun of the Farang who didn't like the most delicious food on the planet . Ranger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Well figure all those who eat crabs here, many love the female crabs with eggs or "roe" inside... some love it some turn their nose up...same with steak, try selling a "T" bone in Delhi depends where we are at the time, but hell, it gave you an excuse to drink more whiskey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 When dedicated New England lobster affectionianados tear into body of the crustacian, one of their first delights is the "tamale", puke green, semi-digested remains of the lobster's last dinner. Never acquired the taste myself. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted December 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 I guess one of the biggest factors is what you were fed as a child. Just tonight the wife tried Guacamole for the first time and promptly spit it out. Maybe if she had Grasshoppers to dip with intstead of Tortilla Chips it would have been ok ::? Ranger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 Funny, I find them very tasty. Thais get a big kick out of offering bugs to falangs. If you want to have them stop such behaviour, next time they offer bugs, sit there and eat all of them. They want offer them to you again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai3 Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Quite right, just as disgusting to eat crab, fish or any animal as it is to crunch insects, probably more so.Stangely though meat chompers are horrified at the thought of eating dogs or horses, how about cats anyone ever had khow pat meow?-peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiamIAm Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Yeah that "tamale" stuff is nasty, so is the other innards (brain etc..) that lobster aficionados swear by. Whatever floats your boat I guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Or 'balut', in the Philippines. They eat the chicken inside the egg, when it is developed enough to almost hatch. Beak, feathers, feet....the whole thing! ahhggg! And 'natto' (fermented beans) in Japan for breakfast....... I used to have to serve that to Japanese tourists at 6:00am, before they were off to their golf tee-off time. The smell of that shit in the morning will sure wake you up fast. But it's all about what culture you are brought up in. I've been here for 25 years now, and still never got into the Hawaiian food thing. Poi still tastes like crap, like it always will. Never could get into the seaweed thing, either. But I must say, I did develop an instant liking to sashimi (raw ahi fish), and a few other things, so I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks. I often wonder how my gf will deal with the food here, though. Not too many som tam, and sup naw mai vendors on Oahu. HT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushpilot Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Those beetles sound nasty! I glad no one's put one in front of me yet! A few weeks ago at a friends bar in Patong this farang dike lawyer I was talking to observes some of the girls eating something out of bag and asks what it was. Not really knowing and somewhat jokingly I tell her they are eating bugs.(I'd seen them eating bugs before) She doesn't believe me so I call one of the girls over with the bag of bugs. Up till now I've managed to avoid eating the bugs. I wanted to see the lawyer eat one so I grabbed a handful and chomped them down. Grasshoppers fried with a little salt, not too bad really! No amount of coercion or cajoling could convince my "open minded" lawyer friend to try one. She will never know what she is missing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lusty Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 I bet eating fermented beans create some brilliant farts!:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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