LOOK OUT ANDREW ZIMMERN!- eating a cockroach

i was in chiang mai, thailand these last few months and i went to the sunday market in the old city and they were selling fried bugs. i just had to try the mackeral rice bug(cockroach). this is a small clip from what will be seen in my coming up documentary "90 days in thailand".

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[jungyew]

I'm not sure whether you're supposed to eat the whole thing.  Many fried bugs are eaten after removing the legs, wings, etc.

[thaiguysabu]

well, what's done is done. i survived and no harmful effects befell me. it certainly did not hurt to eat the whole thing. 'just took a little while to chew the whole thing up.

[shearoberts]

I loved fried squid and octopus in Japan, the raw on the other hand...notsomuch. I can do sushi all day long but the texture of raw cuttlefish was odd. There's a specialty sushi there called "basashi" that's basically raw horse sushi. Never did get to try it.

Ever had chicken hearts?

[thaiguysabu]

i love chicken hearts, but prefer them breaded and deep fried, with a little bit of ranch dressing to dip them in. raw? i don't do poultry raw, but i've had plenty of seafood raw. not that i was crazy about it. raw fish eggs, and fish meat is good as long as there is a sauce comprised of fish sauce, chili peppers, garlic, ginger and lime to go along with it. not too long after this vid was shot, i had squid on a stick. odd, but pretty good. it was grilled.

[shearoberts]

I think it's just the idea of eating a big bug is what puts people off. That's my problem with a lot of crustacean animals in the ocean...just resembles a giant bug.

[thaiguysabu]

the grasshoppers and crickets weren't too bad either. the silk and bamboo worms on the other hand, weren't all that great.

[Tregaricus]

John, you just made me so hungry....i'm going roach hunting lol! Hope you are good and having the time of your life!! :O)

[Codylangaugesblog]

lol, andrew zimmern is amazing. I love that you used him in your title.