Comments on: Bugs and Blessings

By: Dina

Dina — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:03:16 +0000

Great story! Now I have read how to eat bugs properly….. I don’t think I can do it still…. I think someday I have to try it when I’m in those parts of the world, but I still can’t picture it in my mind. And I’m also curious why some people like it (they actually like it, right? Or not?)

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:29:26 +0000

@Joe: Love mango and sticky rice. It’s the ambrosia of SE Asia.

@Dina: I believe bugs made it into the culinary rotation in Cambodia because — in the past, when economic times were tough — they were a relatively easy source of protein. So, survival enabled Cambodians to develop a taste for them. Nowadays, they are snacks and people seem to eat them like popcorn or potato chips.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:39:00 +0000

Have yet to do the bug thing, but I have great great love for the mango and sticky rice. First had it in Thailand last year and have made it several times since. (The combo of sugar and carb makes it wonderful to eat before long runs.)

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:41:17 +0000

@Zoe: Crispy crickets on a stick — I like the alliteration. Fire-roasted food on a stick — works for us.

I suspect the big lake you speak of is Tonle Sap lake. We crossed on our way from Siem Reap to Battambang:
https://uncorneredmarket.com/2007/03/bruised-bottoms-to-battambang/

By: Zoe

Zoe — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 23:42:21 +0000

Eating bugs in Cambodia is one of my all time favorite travel memories.

I had the crispy crickets on a stick somewhere near the big lake (name evades me at the moment).

Doesn’t all food taste better on a stick, roasted over a fire?