Normally I am somewhat of a picky eater. I admit it. I don't know what happened to me on the trip to the Napo River but I just had the urge to try things....
Like lemon ants!
Yes they do taste like lemon. These ants actually secrete an acid which kills trees and plants where they don't want to make a nest. That same acid gives them a lemony taste.
I quite enjoyed the meal we had in the little village.
Like lemon ants!
I quite enjoyed the meal we had in the little village.
The white stuff is catfish with heart of palm. It was actually one of my favorite foods on the river cruise! Our guide said that he knew that Americans don't eat catfish. I told him that 'Southern' Americans do! The yellow is a cooked plantain which was just ok. The small light food near the bottom is white cocoa and it tasted great. Near the top is a grub. Yep, a grub. A roasted grub!
And I did eat one....and it tasted like bacon. Really truly!
My temporary craziness did not extend to eating a raw, crawling grub. First you bite off its head. Now that was too much even for my temporary food insanity! Our guide, Juan, grew up in the jungle and loved them. Actually two of the men on our tour also ate the raw, living grub! I had to draw a line somewhere!
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