Whilst exploring the streets of Siem Reap, we come across a range of interesting and exotic snacks offered by street vendors, the most exotic I find, being the fried insects.
take your pick - grasshoppers, crickets large and small, & beetles!
a tin can of these crickets cost about USD0.50 and they are popular as snacks amongst the locals; our tour guide to the outlying temples was chomping away on crickets in the van, but I couldn’t bring myself to try them let along look at them for long…
a closer look of the beetles
sticky rice cooked in bamboo and being sold at stalls by the roadside
cockles rubbed in salt and chilli at Kompong Khleang – a snack widely available wherever you go in Siem Reap town
a street vendor at Pub Street selling Khmer satay served with bread
Those insects look yummy! Ha ha…
I’d definitely give it a go.
Perhaps, just one from each tim.
I heard that insects are actually rich in protein.
What a shame! They don’t come in KFC-style! Ha ha…
Re: Why is English language so important?
Which college did you go to in London?
Hyde Park is huge! Takes a while to walk through it… I tried it once! ;-p
Wow! Have you tried them? how it taste??
Interesting, but not sure if I could eat it.
Hey, I really enjoyed yr photography. Especially the Siam Rep series I hope to visit you more often.
Hum…I would like to have my afternoon snacks with bamboo tube sticky rice than the insect snacks ~~~~~
WOW! The tin can is rusted! The sticky rice in hollowed bamboo stick is my favorite! A tasty food (in Malaysia) served with Malay curried meat known as ‘rendang’.
Cheers!
mylo
I wouldn’t tried those fried insects. They remind me on how they hop and fly around me when I first look at your photos. However, I like these set of photos as they all look just beautiful, sharp and bright.
These are exotic street food. The beetles looked scary to munch on. I would try the fried grasshoppers though…out of curiosity. Did you eat those fried insects?
Oh….the beetles =.=”
LondonCaller: kfc style.. that’s a thought. RE: college in london, was at IC so always walked through kensington park (more @London – Hyde Park post). what about you, where in london are u staying at? will u be living in london for good?
Rafael/Mei Teng: nope didn’t have the guts to try them
june/micki/cecil: me too… don’t think i could bear the thought of them in me
Bengbeng: thanks for dropping by.. will be posting more – stay tuned
mylo: yup the sticky rice is similar to our malaysian version of ‘lemang’
uLi: u like the beetles??
you know what.. i hate those crunchy insects! haha..
i dont think i’ll even eat them if im offered some prize.. oh wait, if RM1million then i’ll consider la.. =P
Thank you.I like your blog.Many photos.Few words.My English not so good.
IC? It’s quite a long walk from Exhibition Rd to the park!
I went to UCL.
Not sure. I didn’t intend to study, work and stay here THIS long.
Would like like to go to Japan one day.
I move a lot! From Ealing to Hammersmith.
Now in Southwark! I can see the Big Ben from my flat!
Londoncaller: used to stay in Bayswater, so would walk across Kensington Park to Queen’s Gate and cut through Prince Consort Road. Would be a 1/2 hour brisk morning walk. Enjoyed walking when the weather was good… get’s a bit chilly when it rains in winter. Ahh so u’ve been moving quite a bit around london. which field are u working in – i guess sometimes career ops can be better there depending on the area of work – as long as u enjoy life there!
kenwooi: u’re funny.. haha so u’d do anything as long as it’s worth the money eh?
benghui: u get to practise more with your reading and writing/blogging – that’s a good way to improve – & i think u’re doing great already
That makes me wonder, how on earth did they manage to find that big amount of insects
Good as snacks? Perhaps those insects are good in some sort of vitamin or mineral huh? Like perhaps calcium? Just a thought.
That would be THE ideal place for me to loose some pounds….*smile*….
Great photos, as always!
Susanne
ai shiang: i’m thinking they are readily available everywhere! insects like crickets are supposed to be a source of calcium and protein.
susanne: haha that’s a good one.. i guess u’re not too big a fan on having insects for a meal.
Hi Lechua,
Wow.. I had been looking for insects snack in Laos but it was unbelievable I didn’t find any of them! You’re so lucky, should have tried some!
shelyn: i asked our tour guide on one of the days to stop by to show us coz I was curious – aikes but i still don’t think i could bring myself to try them…
i think i can only eat the “Khmer satay served with bread”.
not not not for the insects! a bit disguting….