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Joseph Kawunde, 56, a former Ssese Islander, is one of few in his mainland village of Bweyogerere who enjoys the cuisine of masinya, or palm grub (the larvae of the Capricorn beetle); the other villagers curiously watch as he prepares the foreign dish of masinya worms cooked with salt, curry, and yellow onions. Bweyogerere, Uganda. (Man Eating Bugs page 146,147)

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Joseph Kawunde, 56, a former Ssese Islander, is one of few in his mainland village of Bweyogerere who enjoys the cuisine of masinya, or palm grub (the larvae of the Capricorn beetle); the other villagers curiously watch as he prepares the foreign dish of masinya worms cooked with salt, curry, and yellow onions. Bweyogerere, Uganda. (Man Eating Bugs page 146,147)
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