Have you ever eating worm? Me neither.

in #foraging9 years ago

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I found some worm Arsenura armida in a caulote tree Guazuma ulmifolia, the local name of this worm is gusanos cuetanos, people be afraid of this, because every worm it is bad appear ugly,
But i read about some people eat it, it is possible? I never eaten this kind of warm but i feel curiosity about it, because during spring exist a lot in the trees.
I am asking someone
Are you try to eat worm?
Do you eat this if you have the chance?
How do you cooked it?
What is the flavor of this?

I hope you see it and answer my questions
Than you so much.

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I have eaten other insects, so I would eat these, if I had the opportunity. I would leave plenty of them to reproduce, though! Here are three publications that I found that include this caterpillar as traditional food of different people in Mexico.

  1. Edible Lepidoptera in Mexico - They list your caterpillar here and talk about how they are prepared and sold, too.
  2. TRADITIONAL USE OF THREE EDIBLE INSECTS IN COFFEE AGROECOSYSTEMS - this talks about how to prepare the caterpillars you found, too
  3. PROTEIN CONTENT OF SOME EDIBLE INSECTS IN MEXICO - This report lists a lot of insects traditionally eaten in Mexico. Some may be in your area, like the Arsenura armida.

Thank you so much for the interesting information about caterpillar, when i see a lot of warm in a tree i say guau it would be eaten, but only carry a little, there are very softly and, i don know how explain a little extrange in the hand, ok i review the link and maybe try, i hope.
But if my wife know about me tasted worm maybe do not want to kiss me jiji ji ji ji :)
But yes, if this are endible is a good source because it is a lot of warm hundred in the trees there are a lot.

It is interesting how people react to the idea of eating insects. With most insects, it's important to cook them, to kill any parasites they may have, that could affect us, too.

Yes it is good idea similar to the mushroom or other plants we should cooked very well
And exactly people think insect yeak it is not posible, for this reason i am not cooked yet, because i do not how clean it similar to octopus you not cook them very fast you need to know how clean their body should do
Thanks for watching and share with me, my found kind of food into the forest,
Best regard

I don't think I would try it, but I have upvoted the post

Thanks so much, this is the idea enjoy the foraging.

They look cool, but I would not eat them.
Keep posting and asking questions.

Yeah it is true, for this reason i could not ate and think maybe never would to eat because there are dificult for clean, and i do not if their tasted are good.
Thanks for read and i try to continued posting in this wonderful red.
Best regard.

Until today i do not eat, but i am a little curiosity but i do not if there are endible.
For this reason i do not eat not yet.
Thank for the gift it is good

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