Here’s two nice snacks for you. We got the bugs, then we got my sandwich. The sandwich was good, but I don’t think you care about that. Of course the more interesting aspect is those rather large insects. The scorpions (maeng bpawng [à¹à¸¡à¸‡à¸›à¹ˆà¸à¸‡]) are interesting, but I’ve written about those before here. Those other bugs there are known as water cockroaches, or maeng da [à¹à¸¡à¸¥à¸‡à¸”า].  You can read a whole ton more about maengda here: Insects galore.
They may look strange, even disgusting, to many people, but they are a very important part of Thai cuisine. Â I still prefer my sandwich, but it’s nice to experience new things.
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