Okay, Grasshopper....

...I have a question for you all. Would you eat this? Would you try it traveling in a country where they are prepared and eaten? How many of you have eaten this or any other insect? (not counting an accidental swallowing of something that ended up in your mouth. That happened to me, and it was a bitter, nasty tasting something.) Went in search of a drip blip, since it's an off and on rainy day, and saw this morsel who apparently was too cold to move. He didn't care if I was in his face or not. No, I didn't not eat it.

See ya later


In certain countries, grasshoppers are eaten as a good source of protein. In southern Mexico for example, chapulines are regarded for their high content of protein, minerals and vitamins. They are usually collected at dusk, using lamps or electric lighting, in sweep nets. Sometimes they are placed in water for 24 hours, after which they can be boiled or eaten raw, sun-dried, fried, flavoured with spices, such as garlic, onions, chile, drenched in lime, and used in soup or as a filling for various dishes. They are abundant in Central and Southern Mexican food and street markets.
They are served on skewers in some Chinese food markets, like the Donghuamen Night Market.[5]
In some countries in Africa, grasshoppers are an important food source, as are other insects, adding proteins and fats to the daily diet, especially in times of food crisis. They are often used in soup. The "grasshoppers" eaten in Uganda and neighbouring areas are called nsenene, but they are in fact bush crickets, also called katydids.
In some countries in the Middle East, grasshoppers are boiled in hot water with salt, left in the sun to dry then eaten as snacks