Eating a Palm Weevil Larvae

The Palm Weevil, or Suri Grub, Rhynchophorus palmarum is one of the classic examples of human entomophagy. This is a large grub of the weevil family, and is commonly found in dead palms throughout South America. They can be eaten raw or fried. In this case, they were fried at a market in Iquitos, Peru. They had a glorious taste, with hints of soy and a nutty flavor.

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[SuperSpeedDemon18]

actually its not all insects that taste like crab meat. I've had crickets prepared in at least 5 different ways and they tasted more like...well...actually they were kinda crispy not really like crab meat

[jeepzillajoe]

@SuperSpeedDemon18

definitely not. Other Beetle larvae tastes like peanut butter or almonds. Ants taste peppery.

[TutsuoAikido]

Most insect meat usually tastes like crab meat.

[jeepzillajoe]

Wow, If that would be true, I would be eating it all the time. Maybe its in the prep?

[FletcherKnives]

Dude! Those fat little suckers look TASE-TEE! They are the mad snack food with teriaki sauce on them.

[jeepzillajoe]

The soy sauce on them was pretty good. I can imagine the teriyaki to be better. Try it if i /you ever get a chance!

[BboyAngel9]

This ain't Chinese food..

[terceldude]

Where can you buy these online? :)

[divinegod102]

Maximum protein experience.

[jigsaw99]

@TutsuoAikido

not larvaes.... larvaes usually taste like what it eats. Larger insects do taste like crabs however.

[gaiolinn]

@jeepzillajoe For what I heard, locusts and grasshoppers do taste like crab/lobster.

[rayphansaga]

your expression makes me want to eat one too! :D

[fluffyducky666]

When they're fried they're a booshed delicasy

[CounterNerd]

What do they taste like? I'm a bit tempted to eat one,but still scared,what's the consistancy of it?