fried bugs

i used to enjoy the little critters they sell on the side street, but just found out their FARM FED, not FREE RANGE.... so not eating em anymore..

This is really bad news. Do you think they know they are Farm feed? Are they force feed? What do they eat?

" FARM FED, not FREE RANGE"
For those who might be serious about trying, but can't stomach the idea of eating caged critters (as in KFC chicken), have no fear. I've seen farm fed crickets (really!)....I saw no evidence of hormones, antibiotics, or extremely tiny cages. They're raised in screened-in areas and have plenty of room to get out and exercise.

All the fried bugs in my village are range bugs.......picked fresh from the trees/dirt. You can even pick up a dozen or so tree lizards for a tasty dish of lahb.

And we're just entering red-ant egg season......a favorite in Isan. Yum yum, nothing like red-ant eggs floating in your bowl of chicken soup!

I don't eat fish because they're confined to lakes, ponds, streams, creeks, seas, oceans and bays.

It's an OUTRAGE!

If your hungry you'll eat anything

Saw the topic and just had to make a comment.

Please bear with me to those "young whipper snappers" out there.

At the risk of boring all to tears with a "the way it used to be" story,,,,,, back in the late 60's and early 70's the American GI's used to collect huge bags full of "rice bugs" or "mang da" out at the base and take them down town and sell them,,,,,,for 1 baht apiece. The baht exchange was 20 to a dollar. The rice bugs couldn't resist the huge lights on the flight line around the aircraft parking/maintenance revetments and they would swarm in the thousands. After the GI's found out the Thai's considered them a delicacy and would buy them all, I suspect some guys spent more time collecting ricebugs than maintaining the aircraft. Ah yes,,,, those were the days,,,,,

Of course,,, most Thai's still use "essence of MangDa" in cooking and most of you have eaten it and probably don't realize it.

Cheers,,,,LL

Mang da is also a euphemism for a man who sponges off his wife/girlfriend.

Also known as a pimp....At least the real thing has a pleasant smell!

biscuitz wrote:i used to enjoy the little critters they sell on the side street, but just found out their FARM FED, not FREE RANGE.... so not eating em anymore..

A lot of them are absolutely covered in pesticides, too.

Pick your own!

Where does one find a market stand with a good selection of bugs. I went to the Songtaew market, but they only had (nice tasting, farm raised) crickets. There is a photo here in Udonmap's photo section that show a lady selling all manner of insects. Where might that be at? I have a death wish, so it is a challenge to try it out
Wayne

I know years ago living at udon,people use to take what they called ricebugs,they would tear the head off and squeese the insides out and eat it.

wayne747 wrote:Where does one find a market stand with a good selection of bugs. I went to the Songtaew market, but they only had (nice tasting, farm raised) crickets. There is a photo here in Udonmap's photo section that show a lady selling all manner of insects. Where might that be at? I have a death wish, so it is a challenge to try it out
Wayne

I saw baskets of different critters being sold at the NM(train station side)!

nkstan wrote:I saw baskets of different critters being sold at the NM(train station side)!

Thanks !
Erm, but isn't all the night market on the train station side of the tracks, i.e. the west side.
Anyway, I will have a look next time. Just need to be a fresh batch. Better when they cook them while you look

Silk worms ....
Deep fried and lightly salted Aroi..aroi!!!
A bit like eating "Chip Sticks"

Can anybody give a more precise place than "the night market". I assume the stands are pretty constant
Thanks, will have a go at the silk worms. The locusts look interesting too, but the cockroaches look scary