PrintForget Pretzels: Edible Entymology
Jose Andres features grasshopper tacos on his menu at Oyamel in Washington, D.C., but could he do better? C'mon, where's the Thai curry crickets or toffee scorpion candy? Both are available at the British online store Edible, which brings a whole new meaning to entomophagy, or the practice of eating bugs. (Yes there's a word for that!) The best chewable critter available here has to be the toasted leaf cutter ants. The socially-advanced insects have always intrigued me, as they lug grass blades and march like soldiers, fearlessly forming lines of defense through forests and busy streets. But who knew they had a bacony flavor and could make a great alternative to olives? [Via Thrillist]
Erin Zimmer is a new media analyst who frequently writes for Washingtonian, DCist, and other D.C. publications.
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3 Comments:
Actually, the "tacos de chapulines" are served at Oyamel.
sscoffee at 10:33PM on 04/24/08
Good call, sscoffee. Got my Jose restaurants mixed up. It's been fixed!
Erin Zimmer at 10:39AM on 04/25/08
It's not hard to get them mixed up since they're all so good!
sscoffee at 11:18AM on 04/25/08