Eating Bugs in Chicago
It's nice to learn that one doesn't need to travel all the way to Asia to eat strange bugs. If you live in a big enough city, the bugs will come to you.
Monica Eng, a reporter for the Chicago Tribune, kindly tells us how to track down and consume little critters in the Windy City.
If you happen to be in Chicago and have a hankering for grasshoppers, meal worms, silkworm larva, or Prawns (with appendages) be sure to check out her helpful column that points you in the right direction and also provides a write-up detailing what one can expect.
She does have a basic warning, however; don't look at what you are eating. Oh, and make sure you have toothpicks handy if you tackle the grasshoppers; apparently their appendages get stuck in your teeth.
As an added bonus, the column has a video of the intrepid reporter cracking open a can of silkworm larva and popping one into her mouth and chewing on the "crunchy exoskeleton." Yum yum!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jun 25th 2007 @ 3:12PM
tseliot said...
Have any of you eaten bugs before? Any comments? Feedback? Because looking at that picture up there kind of made me want to throw up a little.
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Jun 26th 2007 @ 11:13PM
jim said...
Rosie sucks and she is a vagitarian
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Jun 27th 2007 @ 12:25PM
Liz said...
I had silkworm larvae in Korea. They tasted like walnuts and had a slightly crunchy texture. High protein, low fat makes them great for snacking. Just pop'em in and go. They are usually boiled and served in a papercup. Delicious!
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Oct 4th 2007 @ 10:57AM
madisonmae82@aol.com said...
That is just gross! If I just eat tuna and and bite into a peice of bone I throw up!
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Jan 12th 2008 @ 11:37AM
aaron said...
I would love to try that stuff.
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Jun 30th 2008 @ 9:04PM
yamiko said...
I'm dead scared of bugs so I'd try my best to stay away from that city xDDD The thought of eating bugs is.....egh....xD
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