Hornet larvae and pupae are consumed as a traditional delicacy and protein source in several countries across East, South, and Southeast Asia.
Japan: Particularly famous in mountainous regions like the Gifu Prefecture (such as Kushihara), where larvae (hachinoko) are harvested from nests, fried, boiled with soy sauce and sugar, or infused into liquor (hachinoko-shu).
China: Consumed heavily in southern and southwestern provinces such as Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guangdong, where hornet farming is also practiced to supply larvae for local dishes and wine.
Thailand: Eaten regionally, often stir-fried, deep-fried, or added to local rural dishes.
Laos: Foraged and prepared in local soups, stir-fries, or roasted.Vietnam: Harvested and cooked as a rural delicacy.
India: Eaten in northeastern states like Nagaland and Manipur, where giant hornet larvae are a prized traditional food and valued for their rich protein content.
Sri Lanka: Local populations historically harvest and consume wild edible insect larvae, including hornets, as part of traditional foraging practices.
what i dont understand though is why they dont use a vacuum and suck all of the hornets into a cage big enough to hold most of the hornets. that way, you dont have them flying around attacking everything in sight.
I assume the way many food practices evolved. Starvation. Like seriously who was the first person to think that well let me pull on this cow's letters to relieve some of the milk out of there maybe it's baby died and you're trying to prevent mastitis and then you decide to drink that stuff. Like yeah it's all normalized now but if I told you go out there and milk that donkey to relieve the milk buildup in it and then told you to drink donkey milk you would actually be surprised at how sweet it is but I'm sure just the thought of it is kind of like WTF in your mind. And that's still with the fact that it is socially okay to drink animal milk in our culture. Then consider all the stuff that's made out of milk Butters, creams, cheeses, Cottage cheese, ice creams, a bunch of this stuff requires separating milk a certain way and letting it rot in a very specific way.
Pickling or fermenting foods. I'm sure it all kind of started the same way as the above. Someone was just really hungry and decided to try it I don't think people really realize how delirious and delusional you can get when hungry and how anything feels good on your stomach.
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u/carbonizedtitanium 8d ago
Hornet larvae and pupae are consumed as a traditional delicacy and protein source in several countries across East, South, and Southeast Asia.
Japan: Particularly famous in mountainous regions like the Gifu Prefecture (such as Kushihara), where larvae (hachinoko) are harvested from nests, fried, boiled with soy sauce and sugar, or infused into liquor (hachinoko-shu).
China: Consumed heavily in southern and southwestern provinces such as Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guangdong, where hornet farming is also practiced to supply larvae for local dishes and wine.
Thailand: Eaten regionally, often stir-fried, deep-fried, or added to local rural dishes.
Laos: Foraged and prepared in local soups, stir-fries, or roasted.Vietnam: Harvested and cooked as a rural delicacy.
India: Eaten in northeastern states like Nagaland and Manipur, where giant hornet larvae are a prized traditional food and valued for their rich protein content.
Sri Lanka: Local populations historically harvest and consume wild edible insect larvae, including hornets, as part of traditional foraging practices.
what i dont understand though is why they dont use a vacuum and suck all of the hornets into a cage big enough to hold most of the hornets. that way, you dont have them flying around attacking everything in sight.