Interesting Facts
Grasshoppers in general, have a history of taking the news by "swarm" (SpeedRCuber 2007) but who would have thought they would be put on the news stands because of tacos? This article details how a San Francisco restaurant is no longer allowed to sell their grasshopper tacos, due to the supplier's lack of USDA approval (Chen 2012). |
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The Encyclopedia of Insects
talks about how
the western Native American
tribes valued grasshoppers as an important food
source. The most frequent method of
grasshopper harvesting involves lighting a fire
to create a bed of coals (or digging a pit) and
herding the delectable jumping finger food
toward it. The toasted grasshoppers were
then dried and stored for the winter months, or
simply snacked upon. Over the years, grasshopper harvest have been used as an eco-friendly alternative to insecticide spraying in countries such as Mexico, Thailand, and the Philippines (Resh and Carde ed. 2003). |
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