ECL's Insect Eating Adventures

The first time when I was offered an insect dish in Bangkok, I behaved like most people, I went 'eeewwww'. I was disgusted. Coming from a developed country where I can have the most exotic food, I couldn't understand why would any one want to eat such disgusting things?

I tasted my first insect meal at a poor Thai farmer's house. My Thai friends brought me to a village to look at the life of the poor. For lunch, we were invited to a farmer's house. He offered us his most cherished food, deep-fried grasshoppers and worms. These are readily available in their fields and woods. They couldn't afford to buy meat and the insects were their only source of protein.

The grasshopper was a gross food to put in my mouth then. The host purposely picked a fat one, removed the legs first and offered to me. I had to summon all my courage to just pop it into my mouth and chew it. It was awful but I had to smile and act cute. -_-'" The deep-fried worms were tasty though.

The farmer and the villagers have been eating insects for many generations, they have never tasted beef nor pork. To them, the insects are yummy, nutritious and a luxury. They don't eat them everyday. I feel sad that there are people who work hard to produce food for us and yet they cannot afford to eat the meat that we often take for granted.

These worms are bred for consumption.

When I was in Beijing, I was amazed to see roadside stalls selling skewers of creepy crawlies. I have tried scorpions and black ants in a Chinese restaurant but the creepy crawlies that they sell scared me.

kia si lang (so scary), eat grilled spiders!?

A wide variety of creepy crawlies to choose from....

Never eat insects with rounded bodies unless you like the gooey stuff squishing in your mouth when you bite into it. blek.......

Some insects are tasteless, some taste horrible. The Chinese add seasonings, sauces (see Insect Feast) and vegetables to make them tasty. The insects have high protein content, very nutritious. They are an alternative source of food. Now, insects are also made into snacks and pastries, immersed in alcohol and canned.

Men have discovered more 500 types of insects that are edible in the world. For more than
2 000 years, the Chinese has included insects in their dishes. Not only are they considered the usual dishes at home and some are actively sought as delicacies in banquets, they have very high medicinal values. Ah, this is an area that I'm extremely interested and am actively researching and experimenting on.

Yesterday, a couple (Lucky Sengkor and Winn! Both of you have won an ECL Raunchy, Explosive Weekend!!!) asked me about Chinese viagra. The western aphrodisiac has side effects. The Chinese has a way of concocting amazing and safe aphrodisiac. It may take a longer time to act, (must take regularly) but the effects is wonderful and last and last and last......

In the olden days, the Emperor had 3 000 concubines in his Imperial Palace, how do you think he got to enjoy them?

(To the HugHugClub : Our RPS-crazy Wong Siong needs to channel his energy back to his 48 concubines! We are wilting due to lack of Imperial Golden Shower! wahahahaha......)

世界上已发现500多种可食昆虫。昆虫进入食料，在中国已有两千多年的历史，是一种营养价值极高的美食。古籍《礼记》中就记载了三十一种可入食料的昆虫。各昆虫不仅是大众化的佐餐食品和筵席上的佳肴，而且有很高的药用价值，有“医食同源”和“食药同功”之说。如今发展有昆虫佳肴、昆虫西饼、昆虫小吃、昆虫泡酒和昆虫罐头等食品。