Snacking the Thai way

Carl and I were in Bangkok recently for the engagement party of Alex and Joanna. It was good fun! We enjoyed the huge amount of Buddhist temples, the great food and even the grimy parts of the city (especially the tuk-tuk motor taxi's). After one night out in the city we were looking for a snack. In any other western country you would easily find a street cart with either hot dogs, shawarma or street meat. What did we bump into??!! A cart laden with bugs! There were larvae, big black beetles, beetles that looked like cockroaches and grasshoppers. All deep fried and served with a choice of herbs or soy sauce. We were fascinated by it. After seeing someone order bags full of bugs we decided that our experience of oriental dining should not be limited to what we know....We opted for the grasshoppers. Please keep in mind that we had 'luckily' drank some alcohol. We both put them in our mouth at the same time. The legs were like little brittle sticks. Very crunchy. The body had a greasy taste that I can not compare with anything else. Not my favorite kind of flavour. Carl laughed as I put the second one in my mouth. He stuck with the one!