grubs

We had a retreat in Tena. This is deeper in the jungle than Shell, where I live. We were guests in the property of an man from the US who was married to a Quichua woman. He wanted us to have the full Quichua experience, so one night we had traditional Quichua food. Of course, accompanied by something more normal for us city folk. Geovanny and I both decided we were going to try the grub. It was about an inch long. It was plump and had been fried in butter. So we counted to 3 and ate them at the same time.

The stuff that squirted out of the inside when I bit into it tasted a little like the seafood mix stuff they stuff mushrooms with. The body was very chewy, like rubber, eventually I just swallowed it whole. He head was like biting down on glass, it was very hard and not easy to break. Geovanny had about the same opinion as me. It was not horrible, but I won't look for the opportunity to eat more.

After dinner, we were talking with a few others and we commented about the head being like glass. We were told you are not supposed to eat the head, you are supposed to bite the body off the head. I do not think I would have been able to do that. I was able to eat it because I just put the whole thing in my mouth and started chewing.

If you are interested in trying one, be sure to let me know!!!