Special food from the Isaan (video)
You will not easily find many Isan delicacies on a menu in the west and certainly not on the shelves of the fresh market. This video by Andrew Zimmern shows you where to go for something special to eat.
Eating cicadas in Thailand
Well before you read on and see the picture, did you know what a cicada is? Not me, but now “I know all about it”. It is one of the many insects eaten in Thailand, straight from nature.
Perhaps many have often seen the stalls with these insects in Thailand, but were still very hesitant to taste it. Still worth shaking off the shudder because these insects can solve the world's food problem.
“All beasts”
“All beasts” was an old song. You don't have to drink according to the song to see all kinds of critters. If you forget to put leftover cooked rice in the fridge or a bit of spilled cola, these little critters are guaranteed to get it!
Activities in the garden
It is always interesting to observe activities in the garden. And by that I mean activities that show industrious insects. In a tree with beautiful red flowers of which I don't know the Dutch name, it attracts a lot of insects.
Research insect industry in Thailand
Lieke de Wildt, a master's student at Wageningen University, who conducts research in the insect industry in Thailand, enlists the help of people who are involved in cultivating edible insects.
Isan experiences (10)
Once housed in Isaan, things happen that are sometimes less pleasant. Most of it has to do with the climate, even if you have already adapted by previously staying in Thailand in the holiday resorts or close to it. In the middle of Isan there is a tropical savannah climate. This results in more extreme phenomena than on the coasts. A real and long dry season, a much cooler period in winter, heavier short rain showers accompanied by thunderstorms and gusts of wind in summer. So a bit more of everything, including the flora and fauna.
A snack in Pattaya
In addition to the necessary drinks, a birthday party also includes food, at least a snack. My favorites in the Netherlands were thick slices of liver sausage, cheese in all shapes and flavors, herring on rye bread and of course peanuts and other nuts on the table.
Reader Question: Why do I get bitten by insects so often?
I have been staying in Thailand since November last year. In those five months I have been stung and bitten XNUMX times by all kinds of insects. My wife and her two sons have no problems. She says it's because I have sweet blood. What can I do to resolve this hopeless situation?
Eating insects in Thailand
According to a recent United Nations report, there are more than 1900 edible insect species on Earth that can be fed into a normal diet for 80 percent of the planet's peoples. Two billion people regularly eat insects ranging from ants to tarantulas, raw, cooked or otherwise prepared.
Today on the Thai menu: crickets, grasshoppers, beetles and worms
How do you want them? With a spicy sauce? Delicious such a bowl with large water beetles. The grasshoppers are also doing well today, nice and crispy fried. Lets eat!
A delicacy: locusts, caterpillars and worms
Fried grasshoppers, cockroaches, crickets, mealworms, beetles, caterpillars and ant eggs are favorite culinary treats for many Thais.
Reader question: Bitten by an unknown insect
Does anyone have experience with the following? I'm staying in Hua Hin and have been stung several times a day for several weeks by some insect (I never see it). The result is immediately intense itching and the next day a swelling of sometimes half a ping pong ball
Sprouts with grasshopper
Insects contain a lot of healthy protein and are environmentally friendly. But that wisdom from Wageningen is not enough to get the Dutch to feast on insects en masse. For that we need tasty recipes, with insects as a meat substitute, says PhD candidate Grace Tan Hui Shan.
In my previous house we were devastated by termites and other insects that were also very harmful to the house. Now that we have built a new house, we have also signed a contract to come and spray against these insects every month.
Reader question: Sores after insect bite in Thailand
I have been back from Thailand for 1 week. On my right leg I had a small sore (due to an insect bite) and it started to become inflamed.
Thai Ministry of Health warns: Eating fried insects can kill!
The Ministry of Health warns Thais and foreigners against eating fried/fried insects.