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> made from crickets (enago) I once had grasshoppers (inago) cured with some sort of soy sauce marinate. Was that the same thing? They were pretty yummy, simil
by david-gpu 4y ago
> made from crickets (enago)
I once had grasshoppers (inago) cured with some sort of soy sauce marinate. Was that the same thing? They were pretty yummy, similar to eating little shrimps with shells and all.
The other insect I have tried was the dried larvae of silk worms, which are apparently quite popular in Korea. I found the taste of that one vile and repulsive. Hard to describe. Maybe it's an acquired taste, or perhaps I did not eat it in the right way. It can't be that bad if it is popular.
- rippercushions 4y agoYup, typo. Apparently inago are actually locusts, so we were both wrong about the species :) FWIW, I've also tried beondegi in Korea, and I agree with you. It was easily the least pleasant of the insects I've tried (locust, cricket, peanut worm, silkworm).
- rnvannatta 4y agoLocusts are actually just various species of grasshopper. When there's abundance after a period of hard times, some some grasshopper species transform into locusts, turn from green into yellow, grow their wings and start swarming. The solitary and gregarious phase. When one locust becomes gregarious, he'll touch other locusts to turn them gregarious too.