Each country on the planet has it's own unique culinary offerings that other cultures find strange, odd or just plain weird. In Morrocco you may enjoy grilled calf brain and in the Phillipines, balut- a boiled duck egg with an actual baby duck inside. These foods may seem bizarre to other cultures, but it is part of their daily diet. In the United States we consume shrimp and pork regularly but some cultures find them to be distasteful. So in an effort to introduce you to some of Mexico's unusual foods, (including the chapulines or grasshoppers pictured at right) I have put together a weekly "Bizarre Foods of Mexico" newsletter that highlights some unique foods that you may think are weird, but in Mexico it's just lunch!
Chapulines (Grasshoppers) Image (c)2007 Chelsie Kenyon licensed to About.com
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THAT IS VERY SICK AND VERY RUDE TO DO TO POOR LITTLE ANIMAL…THAT VERY MEAN THEY DIDNT DO NOTHING TO YOU!!! AND THIS IS HOW YOU RE-PAY THEM…IM A VEGITARRIAN…SO STOP KILLING ANIMALS!!!!
Not all people are vegetarian and its their culture so back off you tree hugging hippie. Go eat your humus and boca burger.
keep doing it. that was good.
first of all dumbass aka BOB… it is bug.. which is classified as an INSECT.. NOT AN ANIMAL.. god puts everything on the earth for us to eat.. so shove your vergetarian bs up your ass
Where can I buy chapulines in the US? I would like to have some for a school project.
Where can I buy some chapulines in the usa? I and my husband ate them before and they were good.
my dad bought those grashopers and would share them with us kids who ever whanted them i remember liking them they are quit good tasting
STOP KILLING VEGETABLES! THEY NEVER DID ANYTHING TO YOU. SAVE THE FRUIT! EAT MEAT
First of all these foods are’nt part of their daily diet in Mexico. Maybe they belong more to a specific place in Mexico and are rarely eaten in other parts. The grasshoppers for example, are more like street vendor food for the curious ( i tried them before in mex. city) Many Mexicans themselves dont eat these ” weird food” on the daily basis to say the least, these meals arent always on the popular side either. However, depending on where you’re at they may be more frequent consumption of these “weird but tasty food”.