I hosted a "bug dinner" now being referred to as a Bug Biters event, in the Brooklyn neighborhood of dumbo last night. There were 22 invited guests. The menu comprised of Jing Leed cricket Stir Fry. Jing Leed crickets are from Thailand, but this species, referred to in other names depending on where its found, lives and is eaten throughout all of Southeast Asia. The crickets were prepared by boiling for two minutes, then allowed to sit in Lapsang Suchong Tea for an hour and then added to the Stir Fry. The Stir Fry was made up of a variety of Bell Peppers, i.e. red, green and yellow, chopped broccoli, fresh garlic, fresh ginger, scallions, and an underpinning of chili paste. I also served three appeteasers, i.e., bamboo worms with wasabi paste dipped rear tips (this means their heads were exposed and only their rears were dipped), bamboo worms with Thai peanut sauce dipped rear tips and Lapsang Suchong Chilled Cricket Pokies. The main course in its entirety was Jing Leed Cricket Stir Fry, fried rice and chile pepper glazed onions. All served separately on the plate. Here is a video of a few minutes of our evening courtesy of a wonderful guest, Kristen Taylor, Blogger-in-Chief at PopTech and who's personal blog can be found here.
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