Yes, Scott and I had an unusual side dish with one of our recent suppers….fried bugs! As we were going through the supper line one of the cooks called us into the kitchen saying that she had something special for us. Scott and I headed back and with a big smile on her face she showed us a frying pan full of very large winged ants called “sonpopos.” Explaining that Miss Evy had purchased them especially for us and that they were actually quite delicious she began dipping spoonfuls of the critters into tortillas.
We headed to our lunch table each carrying our tasty treats. After Scott ran to get the camera we took our first bites (with a million little eyes glued to us to see what our reaction would be). Believe it or not they were actually good! The crunchy little things are hard to explain, the best I can do is say that it was kind of like burnt bacon.
We have more pictures to show of the bugs before and after they were cooked (these things are HUGE) and pictures of us eating them, but we’ll have to wait until a trip into town to post them. They are coming though!
We love you all and can’t wait to have you over for dinner! ;)
5 comments:
As long as they serve them with refried black beans and fried plantains count me in....
I'm starting black beans and rice as we speak...Wish you guys were here to share
If I just had some good tortilla flour, I'd be as close to Guatemala as I could get..
Love you guys and miss the smell of the country..Praying for you everyday
..Hola to Evy..Hey to Joesph..Give Juan Jose a hug for me..:-)
Ooh - I wish they wouldn't have told you first and just served them to you...that is a picture I would've liked to see!
Sure miss you guys, but it has been nice to hear your voice over the phone a little.
Tomorrow is the last day of school for students. My daycare will be reduced by 75% by next Monday:( I have a feeling I might still get to see them sometimes. Eli is probably looking forward to a little "less" Grammy for a while!
It was 103 degrees today!! I even joined the kids in the kiddie pool...felt like bath water, but it was still fun.
Love you,
MOM
Love ya
OOH!!! YUM-O!!! I don't know if I could've done it. Way to go!! We will officially be on summer vacation tomorrow. Woo-Hoo! We miss you dearly! Glad to hear of your good news! Love you!
Juli, Aaron, Eli, Lucy and Lily
Wow! Is it better than Pollo Campero?
When you get near a computer check out do a search on youtube for "nymart" and "eating scorpions."
Oh my goodness.... Really! THAT IS AWESOME!
You guys rock. I can't wait to see those pics.
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