Following the footsteps of the cricket hunters in the Western region of Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - These days, after the flood waters recede, many people go into the forest to hunt for wild crickets - a specialty that only appears in the fall of the mountains and forests of Western Nghe An.
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| Forest crickets often live in termite nests, yam holes, hollow dry trees, small underground caves... Tools for catching rambutans are very simple, you only need a hoe, a small knife, a torch or mini gas blowtorch and a bag. Photo: Xuan Thuy |
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| After using a hoe to widen the nest and guessing the direction the crickets are going, the hunter will use a knife to dig deep into that direction. Photo: Xuan Thuy |
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| Then, use a mini gas cylinder or a torch to blow smoke into the nest, causing the crickets to suffocate and go into heat shock, then easily catch them out of the nest. Photo: Xuan Thuy |
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| There are cricket nests weighing up to several dozen kilograms located in old forests. Rambutan nests in acacia forests, eucalyptus forests... are less common. Photo: Xuan Thuy |
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| The forest cricket is similar to the male cricket but it has longer antennae and legs. Photo: Xuan Thuy |
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| Before processing, the forest must be cleaned of its intestines. Photo: Xuan Thuy |
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| And processed into many delicious dishes such as: stir-fried lemon leaves; crispy stir-fried or cooked with sour bamboo shoots... with a fragrant, fatty taste that stimulates the taste buds. Photo: Xuan Thuy |
