I gots me a bag full of ants! *With Pix!*

[Eug]

A friend of mine sent me this interesting item from China:

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[moshquerade]

pan fry?

 

[FoBoT]

what are they for?
what do you do with a bag of ants?

 

[DaTT]

looks tasty....... :barf;

 

[acid45]

wtf?

 

[Eug]

Heh. When I got the bag I thought, "Why is he sending me seaweed?" Then I thought "Oh it must be tea".

And then I noticed that the pix of ants were true to what was actually in the package. The package says "Big Black Ants".

 

[RallyMaster]

wait, we eat these things?

<- Chinese

 

[Eug]

Originally posted by: RallyMaster
wait, we eat these things?

<- Chinese

I can't read much of the back of the package, but it seems like they're promoting it as some sort of health "food".

 

[drum]

a tasty snack similar to sunflower seeds

 

[Dirigible]

I had a friend from Colombia. After their most recent trip home, they brought back some treats and I got to sample roasted ants the size of peanuts. They were pretty good. Don't know how Chinese ants would stack up - the ones in that bag look smaller.

 

[her209]

Chocolate covered ants = delicious

 

[doze]

Ummmm ... tell us how they taste?

 

[sswingle]

Originally posted by: doze
Ummmm ... tell us how they taste?

Get a video camera ready first

 

[Eug]

Originally posted by: Dirigible
I had a friend from Colombia. After their most recent trip home, they brought back some treats and I got to sample roasted ants the size of peanuts. They were pretty good. Don't know how Chinese ants would stack up - the ones in that bag look smaller.

These are about the size of the bigger ones you find in North American backyards.

Originally posted by: doze
Ummmm ... tell us how they taste?

Heh. The bag remains unopened.

 

[DaWhim]

will you eat it?

 

[Baked]

You're suppose to soak 'em in your spirit of choice and drink it. Or grind it to powder and add it to your favorite food. Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. BTW, that's not the only insect they eat.

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: Eug
A friend of mine sent me this interesting item from China:

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:Q

 

[Kenazo]

Bizarre. Ants do look quite tasty.

 

[savvy]

Gross. It's so unconventional to most people.

 

[Mikey]

I hear they taste kinda sour or lemony or so. I know this is like popcorn in some south american countries. I'm the type who likes to try new things, but god forbid me from eating ants. The only way I would possibly eat one is if it were beer battered and deep fried and topped with tobasco.

 

[dquan97]

are they alive or dead? (not sure if ants can live w/o food or O2 for a period of time)

 

[SampSon]

Originally posted by: her209
Chocolate covered ants = delicious

Remove the ant portion and it's still delicious
Remove the chocolate portion and it's not so much.

moral of the story (regarding chocolate covered ants): Chocolate tastes good.

 

[Mermaidman]

Originally posted by: Dirigible
. . . Don't know how Chinese ants would stack up - the ones in that bag look smaller.

I resent that stereotype! :|

 

[mitaiwan82]

Originally posted by: Eug

Originally posted by: RallyMaster
wait, we eat these things?

<- Chinese

I can't read much of the back of the package, but it seems like they're promoting it as some sort of health "food".

damn simplified chinese

/traditional ftw

 

[Epic Fail]

Don't worry, like everything else it will tastes like chicken.