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! ;)
