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Man Eating Bugs: Thailand

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  • North of Thailand's capital city of Bangkok, at the temple complex of Wat Chae Wattanaram, rows of stone Buddhas (a common image in this overwhelmingly Buddhist nation) testify to his enlightenment, Wat Chae Wattanaram, Thailand. (Man Eating Bugs page 38,39)
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  • Fried bamboo larva on a banana leaf with tomato roses, scalloped cucumbers and spring onions. In Thai the larvae are called rot duan, "express train," because they resemble tiny trains. They taste "like salty crispy shrimp puffs" says Peter Menzel. In the Kan Ron Ban Suan Restaurant, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (Man Eating Bugs: The Art and Science of Eating Insects)
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  • A culinary and aesthetic exhibition (on a banana leaf with tomato roses, scalloped cucumbers and spring onions) of fried bamboo worms, which are actually not worms but the larval stage of a moth that lives in bamboo trees. In Thai the larvae are called rot duan, "express train," because they resemble tiny trains. They taste "like salty crispy shrimp puffs," Peter Menzel. In the Kan Ron Ban Suan Restaurant, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (Man Eating Bugs page s 42,43)
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  • Deep-fried giant water bugs with a sculpted tomato garnish in a restaurant in northern Thailand. (page 39 Inset. See also page 7)
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  • Giant water bugs, (Lethocerus indicus) deep-fried in batter. Served as an appetizer at the Kan Ron Ban Suan Restaurant in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The owner and chef is Mrs. Bang-orn. She says, "Dip live water bugs in tempura batter and fry in medium vegetable oil until it turns golden and serve hot in sweet plum sauce. Appetizer or main course. For main course serve with sticky rice and chili sauce (Nam Prik).".Image from the book project Man Eating Bugs: The Art and Science of Eating Insects.
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  • Insect appetizers at the Kan Ron Ban Suan Restaurant in Chiang Mai, Thailand. (From bottom clockwise) June bugs, giant red ants (maeng man), grasshoppers (Crytaeanthacris tatarica), and mole crickets (Cryllotalpa africana). Served with sticky rice. Owner and chef is Mrs. Bang-orn Tuwanon..Image from the book project Man Eating Bugs: The Art and Science of Eating Insects.
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  • A member of the Khuenkaew family busily plucking up female giant red ants, known as maeng man, which are flying away from their homes on brand new wings. The 'harvest' of the maeng man is a once-a-year event occurring just after the first rains of the rainy season which push the ants out of their old homes to form new ones. They were collected in bottles, then stir-fried and served with sticky rice for dinner. Outside Chiang Mai, Thailand. (Man Eating Bugs page 40)
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  • A market-place vendor displays banana leaves covered with maeng man for sale, the bugs are female giant winged red ants and are eaten stir-fried, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (Man Eating Bugs page 41)
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  • The ubiquitous Thai fish sauce nam pla is often, as in this case, flavored with giant water bugs (Lethocerus indica) to make the dish nam pla mang da, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (Man Eating Bugs page 42)
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  • Detail of figures on the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand. Image from the book project Man Eating Bugs: The Art and Science of Eating Insects.
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