Natives of the middle of the Australian desert have long had the custom of eating this juicy bug as a way to get protein. This larvae grow underground and feed on the roots of rotting trees. Traditionally, women and children are responsible for digging out these fat, squirming delicacies, and the typical way to eat them is raw food.
Without further ado, let's start with the picture:
That's right, this is the wood beetle moth larvae, let's first understand what the adult growth of this larvae looks like:
According to the official definition, this is a pest, the main pest that harms the trunk or root of a broad-leaved tree species. The growth of the affected forest is hindered, and the value of the wood process is reduced or even completely lost.
But! In the remote central desert region of Australia, due to the lack of food and local customs, people choose to feed on the larvae of this moth.
In fact, there are also food methods for fried cicada pupae in China, but we eat cooked food, they are eaten raw!
You're unlikely to find wood beetle moth larvae on menus in Sydney's gourmet pubs or melbourne's bistros, and tasting them is a "bush food" trip to the Australian hinterland. This is one of the local tourism projects, which aims to give outsiders a taste of the local special "cuisine", of which the wood beetle moth larvae is a famous one!
In fact, it is not a secret, Xiaobian can only say that if it is fried into a golden brown, dare to try, this pure natural raw food that does not lose protein is never dare!!
How about, if you have the opportunity to encounter this food in front of the screen, do you have the courage to come forward and taste it?