Chris Humphrey ANN/THE STAR – Oudongk market, located around one hour north of central Phnom Penh, is not your usual throng of food vendors. Alongside grilled chicken and banana pancakes, visitors can also find cooked silkworms, crispy fried crickets, vast piles of red ants complete with bone-white eggs, and mounds of fried tarantulas. At the […]
In Cambodia, fried crickets, silkworms and tarantulas are enjoyed as snacks. This culture began in the late 1970s, when food was scarce and people resorted to eating insects to stave off hunger.
Tuoch Laat waits for buyers at Udong Market, offering red ants as a snack. Chris Humphrey/dpaOudongk market, located around one hour north of central Phnom Penh, is not your usual throng of food vendors. Alongside grilled chicken and banana pancakes, visitors can also find cooked silkworms, crispy f.