Just like chicken

Four of our VSO Volunteer friends have left Stung Treng recently and we had a few leaving dos before they went. I think this coincided with the 'cricket eating season' as at two of the meals plates of crickets appeared to be savoured and eaten. These were ordered by our Cambodian friends and I wanted to try them as they were not offered as anything unusual just another part of the celebration.

It's a lovely meal ,various dishes and the next one is? Crickets!!!

Since coming to Cambodia and travelling around looking at food stalls I had been wondering could I eat the various fried insects I had seen for sale? spiders,crickets and then there was the period when fried  frogs were everywhere.

Positioning the fingers to eat in one

So when offered the plate of fried crickets I barely hesitated and put the full creature in my mouth , chewed and swallowed- not bad , not a strong taste but yes if anything it tasted of chicken.I decided that rather than bite small pieces off the full body eg head ,I would go for the whole thing in one.

Come on Chris - share the plate

It amused me when one of my Kamai friends said no Chris do not eat the back legs they are sharp and will cut the inside of your stomache.

Getting a taste for them - reducing distance between plate and mouth!

 So the next one I held the backlegs and bit off the rest. There did'nt seem any point to this the legs were no sharper or crunchier than the rest.

Loverly!!!

So I am now looking forward to trying a bag of fried spiders which you can buy at one of the bus rest areas going to PP.
Bush Tucker trial? easy!!!


PS Would I /could I have eaten them without the Angkor Beer?

Just a quick slurp to wash  the bits down