The variety plate
Here’s a nice selection of insects. I’ll give some common thoughts and opinions that many foreigners have when they try these. On the plate we have (clockwise from 12:00, although they are a bit mixed up):
- ants mixed with lemongrass and chilis (miang mot daeng [เมี่ยงมดà¹à¸”ง]) – Tastes like chilis and lemongrass.
- bamboo worms (only 1 left) (rot duan [รถด่วน]) – Dry and crispy, like a potato chip.
- grasshoppers (dtagadtaen [ตั๊à¸à¹à¸•à¸™]) – Also just like potato chips.
- silk worm larva (dakdae [ดัà¸à¹à¸”้]) – Kind of juicy and they pop in your mouth.
All in all, not too bad of an opinion for these bugs. I think most people are just scared off by the looks, but once they actually try them they decide they’re not too bad. Â Of course, I don’t often see them going back for seconds (unless they’ve been drinking). Â As you can tell, someone already had there way with this plate before I even got to snap my photo!
