(Baonghean.vn) - Wild crickets, bamboo worms, and bee pupae look very "scary" but are actually attractive and nutritious when processed into dishes.
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| In the fall, in the forests of Nghe An, insects appear that people catch and process into many attractive and nutritious dishes. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Crickets (also known as forest crickets) live in tree holes and caves and are in their growing season. By simply smoking the caves where they live, many people can catch a whole basket of crickets. Crickets are processed into dishes such as stir-fried, sour soup, grilled, which are nutritious and delicious. Currently, each kilogram of crickets is sold for 100,000 VND. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Also during this time, bees such as hornets and wasps are also abundant in the forests and are hunted by many people. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| However, to catch these aggressive bees requires the catcher to be well-equipped because being stung can be life-threatening. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Bee pupae are big, fat and pure white. There are many ways to prepare bee pupae such as stir-frying, grilling, making porridge... This is a nutritious dish that many people seek to buy. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| In addition, another type of insect that lives in bamboo stems, the bamboo worm, has also entered its season at this time. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| At first glance, many people are frightened by the worms wriggling in bamboo tubes, but for the people of the highlands, this is the cleanest food from nature. Bamboo worms are sold for 250,000 VND/kg. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| The most popular dish made from bamboo worms is stir-fried with a little lemongrass or turmeric leaves, which has a very distinctive fatty and aromatic taste. Photo: Dao Tho |
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