Insects, have you ever tried to eat?
By ryanong
@ryanong (9665)
Vietnam
April 12, 2012 11:05pm CST
I used to read some news that talks about insects dishes in luxury restaurants or hotels, and it is very expensive. I thought, if i have a chance i will try to eat it.
However, on the way going to Siem Reap, Cambodia by bus in my vacation last year, i had a chance to see insects dishes. Many women with baskets of fried insects and invite us to buy it. These insects dishes look nice in light-brown. Insects are crickets, black spiders. The sellers said that this black spider type is in Cambodia only, it is very delicious, fried crickets are too.
However, i was not brave to try to eat it at all...so that i also don't know it is delicious or not.
Mylotters, have you ever eaten insect dishes? How do you feel when eat it?
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@jahernandezrivas (11288)
• United States
13 Apr 12
No way that is just gross! I would never eat any kind of insect! 
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Apr 12
b ecause a l ot of us k now that most insects carry dieases. we exterminate them here in the US we do not eat disease carrying foods. I do not eat dirt or sh.i.t either so what?
@jahernandezrivas (11288)
• United States
14 Apr 12
It is so disgusting!! I would never eat any type of bug!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@thinkingoutloud (6127)
• Canada
13 Apr 12
I don't know if I could eat insects... I like to think I would be open-minded enough to try but, when faced with the actual insects in front of me, I'm not sure I could LOL My daughter went to the insectarium near where we live and they were having an event at the time where you could taste insects... she tried grasshoppers, maggots and, I think, possibly ants or crickets. She is much more adventurous than I am -- and she has a much stronger stomach 
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@thinkingoutloud (6127)
• Canada
13 Apr 12
My daughter is very adventurous, yes. She is a university student doing a double major in Anthropology and Psychology. Her goal is to become a Forensic Anthropologist. She isn't really afraid of anything that other people find "gross"... when they go into the labs at school, she wants to see and touch everything 
One of their recent lab tasks was to skin a mouse... to basically make what she called "a little mouse rug" 
I am terrified of mice and I could NOT even look at the skin which she brought home wanting to show me how she did! But coming back to your comment about that insects, yes, I believe many are perfectly safe to eat -- we just don't like the look of them but they wouldn't hurt us.
One of their recent lab tasks was to skin a mouse... to basically make what she called "a little mouse rug" I am terrified of mice and I could NOT even look at the skin which she brought home wanting to show me how she did! But coming back to your comment about that insects, yes, I believe many are perfectly safe to eat -- we just don't like the look of them but they wouldn't hurt us.1 person likes this
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
15 Apr 12
She will become a Forensic Anthropologist soon, so that she could eat maggots. Not many gals can do like her, i think.
We scare to eat insects because of seeing them directly, then I just have an idea, we can roll insects inside flour, bread or leaves and then fried it. Then we can eat it easily.
However, if i am a person who do roll it in the covers, i may not eat it later because i know well that there are insects inside...:)
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@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
13 Apr 12
Like you, I used to think i will try but when faced with it, I could not eat.
Maggots, your daughter could eat it? she is so adventurous. Thinking of maggots, my body become cold already. I am very scary to see alive maggots.
I think insect dishes are clean also, insects are cooked/fried as meat. I mean it may not cause your stomach problem...^^
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
13 Apr 12
I am going to visit Cambodia soon and I have read about the fried spiders and I have also seen some pictures of them. When my husband and I had seen the pictures we joked about it and told eachother that we had to try that when we go to Cambodia, but I don't think that of us would really eat those spiders or other kinds of fried insects. I am willing to try other kinds of unusual kinds of food (or unusual seen from our own culture), but I am not sure that I would have to courage to eat fried insects.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Apr 12
I showed my husband the pictures. He said: "I am not going to eat that!" and I don't think that I can convince him to try 
I don't know about myself. I usually like to try to the local food when I visit another country, and I have read that the fried insects should be very delicious, but I am not sure that I would have the courage to eat them when when they are right in front of me.
I don't know about myself. I usually like to try to the local food when I visit another country, and I have read that the fried insects should be very delicious, but I am not sure that I would have the courage to eat them when when they are right in front of me.@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
17 Apr 12
You guys will go to Cambodia soon then you can take a look at my pictures of insects dishes such as fried black spider, fried crickets that i took when i was in Cambodia in here.
http://www.mylot.com/w/image/2561033.aspx
http://www.mylot.com/w/image/2561060.aspx
http://www.mylot.com/w/image/2561881.aspx
@jvincent_129 (4994)
• Philippines
13 Apr 12
I haven't eaten an insect before but sure would like to try someday. They might be icky and disgusting but I know that they are clean and safe for eating. One day I am going to try eating worm rings in one of the tourist spots in our country. Probably the most exotic food I've eaten is fried frog.
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@jvincent_129 (4994)
• Philippines
13 Apr 12
They are like onion rings. Worms covered with bread crumbs and seasoned with salt and pepper and fried to perfection. Sounds good to me. hehehehe
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@lookatme_888567me (72)
• Philippines
13 Apr 12
I have not eaten any insect's dishes so far, though there are restaurants for that in my country but I don't know what particular place, but some people here have tried that they are quite really expensive though. And well cooked, prepared with very attractive food presentation. And some of my friends have an interest to try to eat insect's dishes, but I have no idea about me, I think I still have to think about it for now.
@lookatme_888567me (72)
• Philippines
13 Apr 12
I am kind of adventurous but I don't think I'll be able to eat those insect's dishes forgive me but if I have no choice why not I would give it a try for sure and I will let you know exactly of how I feel after that :):):)
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@xXxMikesWifeyxXx (3072)
• United States
13 Apr 12
I specifically have not eaten any insects/bugs.BUT in the mall here there is a store called earthbound which I LOVE,but my little girl does as well only because they have the crickets to eat.lol Last time we went she had the cheddar bacon flavored crickets..I can not put a bug of any sort in my mouth but mostly spiders.The store I like Also has suckers and stuff with scorpian's in it..Wonder if you eat those too..
I have seen on T.v some countries who have little hotdog like stand on the sides of the road selling different insects to eat.
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I have seen on T.v some countries who have little hotdog like stand on the sides of the road selling different insects to eat.@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
14 Apr 12
I think, children may not scare to eat insects, they are interested to enjoy that dishes also. We, adults people scare many things then the children, lol...
Scorpions, i haven't seen them in real at all, so that i am curious how Scorpion dish looks like...for sure i wont try to eat Scorpion also...:)
@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
13 Apr 12
When I was a child someone brought me chocolate covered ants. I didn't even notice anything but the chocolate though. Nothing gross like bug guts or anything. Ants don't seem to me like they'd be so bad, but I wouldn't eat any other kind of bugs especially a roach or spider.
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@marguicha (215469)
• Chile
14 Apr 12
We don´t eat insects in my country and although I have tried many different kinds of food, I think I would not be happy eating insects. I know that they are a luxury in many places. I saw a gourmet restaurant on TV serving big, juicy, ants. I would pass.
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@marguicha (215469)
• Chile
14 Apr 12
I suppose that it is a matter of culture. I love a lot of foods that would shock people from other places. I clearly remember that I was checking on a very good american cook book for hints on other ways to prepare octopus and the book called it "that hideous creature" I love snails and all sorts of seafood. I have eaten guinea pig and rabbits. Yummy to all of them. Maybe I´d try a fried insect, as long as it´s not roaches.
. I clearly remember that I was checking on a very good american cook book for hints on other ways to prepare octopus and the book called it "that hideous creature" I love snails and all sorts of seafood. I have eaten guinea pig and rabbits. Yummy to all of them. Maybe I´d try a fried insect, as long as it´s not roaches.
@surekharathi (14146)
• India
13 Apr 12
I am vegetarian and not interested to eat insects. I feel irritation when heard the people eat any animal or insects. But various religion and different foods so we cant say anything for them.
@vovandat1988 (1121)
• Vietnam
13 Apr 12
I have not eatten insect. In my country, some insect is dishes in luxury reataurant too. Some insect is spiders, grasshopper and even scorpion. If i have chance, i will try to eat insect. 
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@vovandat1988 (1121)
• Vietnam
13 Apr 12
I hear that insect very good taste. LOL
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@thuglove1722 (343)
• United States
13 Apr 12
I've never purposely ate any insect, but i have heard that worms taste like chicken, but the thought of that makes it sounds darn right disgusting
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
14 Apr 12
Insects are small, so that its nutrient is smaller than the others type of meat, i think. Sometime, we like delicious dishes, not only because of much nutrients. many people who have a diet will really love insects dishes if it is very delicious and not fat at all...^^
@minomarimat (372)
• Philippines
13 Apr 12
no, but I wouldn't have a problem trying one. Actually, in my organization here in the Philippines - the UP Entomological Society - we usually hold insect-eating competitions and events in our university. :)
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@conquer2012 (324)
• China
13 Apr 12
i have never done this before. Because it is not healthy to eat insects. it may cause somediseases.
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@factorial (977)
• Philippines
13 Apr 12
Yes! I have eaten insect! Grasshoppers! Fried grasshoppers... Its delicious!
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@coolnithinkrrr (72)
• India
13 Apr 12
ryanong,I have not tried any non veg food yet and I know little aout them.Once I saw adish made of snails at Banglore.It was cooked in an open placeand the smell was just unbearable.I didn't stay there for long.
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@zaskasahagun (346)
• Philippines
13 Apr 12
i havent tried it yet, but i have some friends who tried eating it. they said some insects are tasty. i find it gross to eat them, especially those edible worms. hehe but they're delicious as what my friends told me. they invited me to try it but i refused because i know i would just vomit. hehe
