What do think about this food? This is the pupa stage which is so more tender and formless than actual bug stage.BUT! I don't really like this. Anyway, it's bug... In China, people eat a frog and In the Republic of South Africa, people eat a rat. Likewise in Korea, people eat a pupa.
It is called Bondegi in Korean. Bondegi is a very famous bug food in Korea. Surprisingly, young people in Korea like this more than old people. If you go to Soul which is capital city of Korea, you can see Bondegi food easily! People eat the pupa as something to go with sake when they drink a beer or shochu.
Well...it's hard to say, I have eaten this Bondegi... I hate the bug food like I said, but when I lived in Korea, I was too small to aware what the Bondegi is so my uncle and my aunt tricked me into eating the Bondegi saying
"Hey, this is a new snack,Poreum. Have a try!! Everybody says it's dellicious!"
Yes. I tried it. I didn't know it was made of bug! Because it was a snack-looking. My uncle and my aunt and even my grandmother were laughing to see me eat that!
Of course not only me, but also my sister Areum ate that.haha
The next day, my back began to itch. Then my arm also began to itch. The itch moved to my face. The Bondegi set off my allergy. I scratched the itchy place hard. And I was just crying. Strangely, my sister Areum is okay at all. She was in a normal state.
Soon my uncle took me to the hospital and my allergy went away. It was then that I realized they'd tricked me. So still now, I hate this pupa food, I have never tried the Bondegi since I went to hospital.
But my mother and father like this, They often eat this in Korea when they go to Korea.
Do you want to try? You can buy a canned food which is full of pupa. But remember, if you have any allergy of bug, I advise you not to eat that. :)
