In the old forests of Cambodia's mountains, there is a black poisonous spider with hair on its legs, which is called A-Ping by the locals. To catch them, many hunters even tattoo various insect motifs on their hands as bait, which, although very dangerous, is an important source of income for poor residents in Cambodia.
It is not illegal to catch tarantulas in Cambodia, and eating tarantulas is a very common phenomenon. In the 1970s, a group of refugees, overwhelmed with hunger, plucked up the courage to eat spiders alive. After eating it, I found it so delicious. Large areas of forest have now been cut down for rice and rubber plantations, and spiders are hard to see in urban areas. Visitors can tip the charter driver on their way to Angkor Wat and ask the driver to stop by the nearby forest to experience the thrill of catching poisonous insects.
The spider cave is about 30 centimeters deep, and the most common way to catch it is to spray insecticide into the hole to choke them out, but this spider with excessive pesticide residues will certainly not be mouthed, and the charter driver Master Kun decided to use the fishing method.
Unlike ordinary spiders, tarantulas have eight eyes and are very sharp in vision, and they mostly use their eyesight rather than vibration to prey. Moreover, the venom on its teeth is very toxic, and it can even poison sparrows. After being bitten, the skin is slightly red and swollen, and the symptoms of muscle pain, fever, and lymphadenopathy occur in severe cases. In order to show his spider catching skills in front of everyone, Master Kun put his scorpion-patterned arm into the spider hole.
However, the cunning spider is not deceived, and the ground-dwelling spider will not easily leave the nest to attack the target, and once it finds a predator, it will immediately hide back in the nest. Master Kun, who had lost his face, became angry and embarrassed, and picked up a hoe under the hot sun to excavate violently.
After some tossing, the spider was finally caught alive. The captured spider knows that it is not lucky and lazily stands still.
The spider's poisonous fangs must be removed before the pot is removed.
Fried with garlic and salt and other spices, fried thoroughly, the meat inside the crispy hard shell is tender and juicy, and the crispy and delicious taste is very much like chicken.
Spiders, which were once used only as a food for food, have now become a famous food snack in Cambodia, and should not be missed by those who travel to visit. For more original travelogues, please pay attention to my public account: ranma96