[GPGT] Insects as snacks.

[Ye_Rongtian]

I just spent a lot....

 

[zheng]

JB Thai Fair @ Paradigm JB.


"Mixed platter" RM20 ringgit

Coconut Silkworm

Looks 'big' but just hollow flimsy shell.

Black gold cricket
While the mouthfeel is definitely more substantial and "filling", the "insectoid" taste is brutal..

Big grasshoppers and big crickets are a problem, many of the appendages were tough like prawn shells. The legs have 'spikes' that can jab the mouth lining.. only ate the head and the thorax..

Medium / Smaller crickets better in that respect. Can pop the entire critter in mouth.

Bamboo worms. Slightly more solid innards, machiam soggy fries but outer layer crispy.

Silkworm chrysalis. Slightly more "solid" than coconut silkworm

Not insect but the fried tiny frogs tasted the best, a little like anchovies.

If I have to pick which insect to eat again.. none of the above. But dun mind trying other critters.

Need a fairly intense solid sauce to slightly mask the "insectoid" taste. It lingered for a while, burp and belching can transiently revisit the experience

look jhj

 

[RyanJ]

I just spent a lot....

insectivore!

How long can they keep or u can finish them fast ?

 

[Ye_Rongtian]

insectivore!

How long can they keep or u can finish them fast ?

1 year shelf life for wholesale 500g one. 6 months for small packs. See how greedy I am. Am pretty heartpain over the expensive bamboo worms.

 

[PaprikaSG]

 

[Ye_Rongtian]

I betcha you if you close your eyes, someone feed you a piece of bamboo worm, you will be addicted to it and won't stop eating! Silkworm pupae are also delicious!

 

[jonesftw]

 

[Orionsat]

Food i would feed my pet mouse if I ever have one.

 

[Lance321]

If you don't have problem eating "creepy crawlies" from the fresh water and sea like prawns, crabs and lobsters, you won't have a problem eating creepy crawlies from the air and soil. Just a little adjustment...

 

[RyanJ]

The publicity and all, full steam ahead.

Waiting for our ministers to endorse on social media.