Bangkok Podcast 25: Halloween Special!

For the final show of October, we invited some friends of Bangkok
Podcast down to the Bangkok Podcast Intergallactic HQ to join us
in a creepy crawly Halloween-themed episode - eating bugs!
Insects have long been a part of the Thai diet, especially in the
northern Isaan region, and while a good number of Thais in
Bangkok don't indulge, many still do and you can often see bug
vendors plying their wares in various locations around the city.


We assembled 9 big bags full of creepy-crawlies: red ants, giant
grasshoppers, pregnant crickets, swolen grubs, deep-fried frogs
and stir-fried bamboo worms, all delicacies in their own way.
Tony and Greg were the first to indulge, but we soon had our
intrepid group of friends digging in with us and crunching loudly
away. 


We go over what each type of bug looks like, tastes like, and
talk about how the same horrified looks that we were giving these
things are also applied by many Thais at some of the snacks that
we foreigners consider quite delicious.