Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Delicious Insects!



Interesting things about insects Yummy!




When we think about an insect as a food, most of people would find the idea of eating insect disgusting but in Thailand it seems these insects are pretty normal and usual for them.  


The behavior of eating insects often sees in Thailand a lot, especially in the North and Northeast of Thailand. It is very easy to find these insects in the markets or street foods. The popular menus are deep-fried grasshoppers, crickets, silkworms, and bamboo worms due to the seasonal. Most of the insects taste bland when deep-fried, some say like popcorn and prawn. It is some kind of the snack for Thai people and they usually eat when they go with a drink.



The reason that why most of the Thai people love to eat insects, because it is the cheapest source of animal protein in Thailand. Insects contain a huge quantity of protein ranged from 38% in queen castes to 54% in dung beetles (Raksakantong et al. 2010) reported. Also, the original Thai culture has influenced the Thai people to eat the insects since decades.


Useful links:


“UN urges people to eat insects to fight world hunger”




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