Grasshopper Snack.

Grasshopper Snack - and no, not the chocolate chip mint shake you might be thinkin of back in the states.

I ate my first grasshopper last Friday afternoon. I decided to finally break down and try it. My host sister was in town, and they were having a casual afternoon snack. They had some fruit, some sort of rice desert, a bowl of grasshoppers & a bowl of crickets.

So the grasshoppers are fried and then salted. They turn sort of reddish like shrimp after being cooked. Go figure.

Anyway, my host sister Thea says to take off the legs & then the head, & then pop it in your mouth. And that’s exactly what I did.

To be honest it’s not that bad. They kinda taste like a good little snack. If I could get over what it was that I was eating I think I could maybe sit down and eat a bowl full. It’s kind of like eating something crunchy…. like popcorn (but actually probably way healthier for ya, you know… protein and stuff).

I guess I’m not at the point where I’ll go and buy a bag-full for myself. I’ll let ya know if I ever get there.