On the first morning here at the orphanage, I was up before the sun. I stepped out to enjoy the gorgeous view from the guest house. I was chatting with guard that was posted to watch over us and the shed that housed the supplies we brought in. I aked him about this mound of dirt nearby and he said they were "white ants" - termites. Soon I spotted two or three in the air. The guard mentioned they were a delicacy and described the different ways they prepare them.
Earlier this evening as we walked by the buildings that housed the orphans, some of the house moms were outside cooking. We noticed these little brown things in one of the pots - they were the white ants. Joked about trying some but the house mom was serious. On our way back tonight from dinner at the director's home, a few of us stopped by to see the house mom who said she would save some for us. Lo and behold - she had a small bowl waiting for us.
In my first Bizarre Foods type of cuisine, the white ants were actually goood, I thought. Would be good with left over rice and fried eggs. A couple of others not too impressed but another person did like them also. My next native food try might be in a couple of days - these things they call Rollexes, suppose to be kind of like a breakfast burrrito.
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