Blog Guy, I went to dinner last night with friends here in Colombia. The restaurant must have been in a skyscraper, because when we looked down, everything looked like ants!
You were looking at the dishes on your table, and they WERE ants. This is the season when they eat huge ants in various ways in Colombia.
No way!
Way.
Gulp. I guess that’s why the menu only offered two choices - the Red Special and the Black Special?
That’s right. It also explains why you didn’t take food with you on your picnic, just some “Ant Jemima” syrup. And have you gone to a movie while you were there?
Uh, yeah. Why?
When you opened your Raisinets, did they come out of the box a lot easier than usual?
Yes. I think I’m going to be sick now.
Then my work here is finished.
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Above: A man eats roasted “Culonas” ants in Socorro May 20, 2009. Every year during the April-June season, Colombian farmers and inhabitants of Santander province collect ants as part of a traditional ritual in the region. The ants are cooked and sold as exotic, specialized food.
Above: A typical dish in ant sauce is seen in the restaurant Color de Hormiga in Barichara, May 19, 2009.
Left: Farmer tosses a big pot of ants while cooking them in Socorro, May 20, 2009.
REUTERS photos by Jose Miguel Gomez
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Mr Bob,
At least try to get your pals to eat fire ants!
Not only are they tasty, unlike piss ants, they also do the fighting to the death type thing!
- Posted by timWhat you forgot to mention is these ants are deep-fried, which makes them especially crispy, a bit like crispier pop corn. And they are lightly spicy, so they go great with beer!
- Posted by MUm! Ok! YUMMY! :o)
- Posted by REX