Yes, But Would You Eat It? “J” is for Jing Leed

Martha Reynolds 2020 A to Z April 11, 2020May 10, 2020 1 Minute

Welcome to the Blogging from A to Z Challenge! Each day in April (except Sundays) I’ll be posting about unusual and exotic foods.

photo from flickr.com

We all like snacks, right? If you head over to Thailand, you’ll find one of the country’s most popular snack foods – jing leed. Or…crickets. Fry them briefly in a wok, add some Golden Mountain sauce (it comes in a bottle, and it’s a little like Maggi seasoning), toss in some Thai pepper powder, and voila! Jing leed!

Now we here in the US tend not to snack on insects, but the Asians do. They know they’re cheap, full of protein, fiber, minerals. And crunchy! We like crunchy. Just swap out your Cheetos for crickets.

So, tell me – would you eat jing leed?

Published by Martha Reynolds

I am the bestselling author of nine novels, including the Swiss Chocolate trilogy and VILLA DEL SOL, which won the 2018 Book Award in Literary Fiction from the Independent Publishers of New England. My newest series includes the books A JINGLE VALLEY WEDDING, APRIL IN GALWAY, and ALL’S WELL IN JINGLE VALLEY. Find my books online at Amazon, locally at Stillwater Books (Pawtucket, Rhode Island) and Ink Fish Books (Warren, Rhode Island). View all posts by Martha Reynolds

Published April 11, 2020May 10, 2020

14 thoughts on “Yes, But Would You Eat It? “J” is for Jing Leed”

zuludelta45 says:

April 14, 2020 at 12:14 pm

This “treat” was on an episode of Joan of Arcadia……….passing for now.

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Barbara says:

April 13, 2020 at 6:00 am

I have eaten grilled grasshoppers my sister brought back from Mexico. There were tiny and you could hardly see what you were eating. But these bugs look VERY bugsy, I would have to overcome an aversion. Once while living in NYC, I raised my glass of rosé to my lips only to spot a cockroach in it. I never again took food or drink to my bedroom while living there.

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1. Martha Reynolds says:
  
  April 13, 2020 at 7:19 am
  
  Ugh, cockroaches! No bugs for me, Barbara!
  
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dktillinghast says:

April 11, 2020 at 6:40 pm

Maybe, if they were dipped in LOTS of chocolate.

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Denise Costello says:

April 11, 2020 at 4:53 pm

When I think of eating insects, I think of pesticides. No, thank you. Might not be the case but it makes my stomach turn.

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Bonnie K. says:

April 11, 2020 at 2:58 pm

No, thank you. I’d have to be starving before I would try it.

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lorilu1515 says:

April 11, 2020 at 8:46 am

Eat my conscience?! No way! (Jiminey Cricket) 😉

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Lori Tellier says:

April 11, 2020 at 8:40 am

Eat my conscience?! (Jiminey Cricket😂) No way!

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1. Martha Reynolds says:
  
  April 11, 2020 at 9:49 am
  
  Ha! Happy Easter!
  
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DebThomson says:

April 11, 2020 at 7:35 am

I might try them, but I’d have to keep my eyes shut.

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lindamaycurry says:

April 11, 2020 at 6:55 am

I’m just looking at the photo I took of the grasshoppers I ate in Japan. They still had feelers on their heads! Maybe I was delirious. Do grasshoppers count?

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Denise D Hammond says:

April 11, 2020 at 6:22 am

Nah. It looks like ‘poop’. And I think something is crawling on me.

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Frédérique says:

April 11, 2020 at 5:20 am

As long as they are cooked, and not alive!
J is for Jewelry

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hendeis says:

April 11, 2020 at 3:45 am

I am not adventurous at all! I’m the kid that wouldn’t eat pizza until my later teens! I’ll be surprised if I find something I’ll try!

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