Critters.....yummy
The first week of school has gotten off to a good start. I feel miles ahead of where I did at the beginning of first semester!! Since my classes are all semester classes, I get to start over. Only this time: a)I knew all but three students names already, b)most students were able to log in without extra help, c)only one class period has both CS1 and CS2, as opposed to all of them, d)I wasn't distracted by trying to settle into a new country, and most importantly, e)I had done this once before.
Yesterday was Saturday, and I went to one of the markets with Krista, Holly, and Judy. They were getting things taken care of at the tailor's, but I had a different mission: to find and purchase fried bugs. My curiosity was getting the best of me, and I kept hearing about Chiang Mai's fried bug selection, but had never personally run across it.
Well, luck was with me yesterday. Krista remembered an area that had sold them previously, and as we went over there, there was quite a display. Silkworms, grasshoppers, beetles, even cockroaches, all deep fried and waiting to be eaten. I got a bit of a grab bag assortment for only 20 baht, or about 50 cents.
I took my prize back to my house with Krista and Holly. Krista was up for trying some, but Holly took a bit more persuading. Jeremy was fine too. So we spread out our morsels and went around the table, taking photos of everyone enjoying their tasty snack. Actually, the fried silkworms didn't taste like much of anything, just a bit of a bitter aftertaste. We ate some slimy looking thing that was pretty gross. But the grasshoppers were quite good-they really did taste like chicken.
The cockroach...well, I'm still thinking about him. He's a pretty good sized guy. There were two kinds-baked cockroaches, that had their legs all lasso'd together with a rubber band like they'd been in some sort of twisted rodeo. The others were batter & deep fried. I didn't try to buy either, but the thai lady was getting a kick out of us farangs and threw it in. Maybe I'll munch on him later today with a little sticky rice or something...
Yesterday was Saturday, and I went to one of the markets with Krista, Holly, and Judy. They were getting things taken care of at the tailor's, but I had a different mission: to find and purchase fried bugs. My curiosity was getting the best of me, and I kept hearing about Chiang Mai's fried bug selection, but had never personally run across it.
Well, luck was with me yesterday. Krista remembered an area that had sold them previously, and as we went over there, there was quite a display. Silkworms, grasshoppers, beetles, even cockroaches, all deep fried and waiting to be eaten. I got a bit of a grab bag assortment for only 20 baht, or about 50 cents.
I took my prize back to my house with Krista and Holly. Krista was up for trying some, but Holly took a bit more persuading. Jeremy was fine too. So we spread out our morsels and went around the table, taking photos of everyone enjoying their tasty snack. Actually, the fried silkworms didn't taste like much of anything, just a bit of a bitter aftertaste. We ate some slimy looking thing that was pretty gross. But the grasshoppers were quite good-they really did taste like chicken.
The cockroach...well, I'm still thinking about him. He's a pretty good sized guy. There were two kinds-baked cockroaches, that had their legs all lasso'd together with a rubber band like they'd been in some sort of twisted rodeo. The others were batter & deep fried. I didn't try to buy either, but the thai lady was getting a kick out of us farangs and threw it in. Maybe I'll munch on him later today with a little sticky rice or something...
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That's great! Maybe I should take Sivy with me next time-there were several critters I couldn't identify, and she could probably tell me which ones are good. Hope you're doing well, Rachel!
Comment by Kim — January 16, 2006 @ 19:45 — Reply