Grand Hotel Night Market

Kraka's Dad · Guru Joined: 05 Jul 2004 Posts: 593 Location: Wales UK

There is a stall there that sells bugs of various sizes, I can only assume that they are for eating. Has anyone tried them or even seen anyone try them. I have been a number of times and have not seen anyone try them. I think you would have to be very hungry/drunk to give them a try. Rolling Eyes

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Bamboo Grove · Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 7:26 pm Post subject:

I've tried most of them but that was years ago. I don't think they taste much of anything, like the grasshoppers just have an oily taste.
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Kraka's Dad · Guru Joined: 05 Jul 2004 Posts: 593 Location: Wales UK

I guess it it a case of getting over the look of them first.
Were you drunk when you tried them ??

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Bamboo Grove · Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 7:43 pm Post subject:

I was sober when I ate hoppers and silk worms but I needed a lot of alcohol before I was able to try the big bugs (water beetles.)
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Kraka's Dad · Guru Joined: 05 Jul 2004 Posts: 593 Location: Wales UK

Am impressed bow

I don't blame you re the water beetles the look repulsive !!!
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STEVE G · Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:42 pm Post subject:

One time when I was up in the villiage in Buriram I was working my way through a plate of Beetles, to keep the locals happy. This old guy came over and I offered him the plate, he ate a couple of them and said
" ah, very good,............ from buffalo shit "
which put a different aspect to the taste!
Actually most of the smaller bugs taste Ok when they're fried up, not so keen on the bigger ones. Had curried ants eggs once, and those big red ants in soup like croutens.

Randy Cornhole · Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 1:29 pm Post subject:

Silk worms taste like peanuts, quite nice really. Originally all bug type things were eaten by poor farmers as a cheap source of protein.
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MartinJ · Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:39 pm Post subject:

I tried the grasshopper bugs myself, and to my surprise they did not taste too bad

and i had had nothing to drink, but the lady that gave to me was someone i could not say no to.

And if she can eat them so can i thumbs up

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