Witchetty grubs

They are the larval form of an insect in Australia.

Quite big, cgubby, larvae - some Australian Aboriginal people used them as food.

They are the larval form of an insect in Australia.

Quite big, chubby, larvae - some Australian Aboriginal people used them as food.

Here - this will take you to the results of a google search for "witchetty grubs":

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=witchetty+grubs&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

And here is a picture:



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They look delish!

Grainy, I hear.

They just need bigger creamy toasts.

Did you mean "they look delicious", cavfancier?

Hmm, the larvas look fat and... is it yummy? Some Chinese like to eat some particular insect that lives in a branch of tree -- it said the toasted one tastes yummy.

Australian aboriginals ate them both cooked and raw.

Yes indeed, it's a slangy term for delicious, considered highly pretentious.

Description: Witchetty grubs are the larvae of moths and beetles which bore into and eat the wood and sap of trees and shrubs. Small piles of sawdust around the base of a plant can indicate an entrance hole.

Aboriginal Use:

The Grubs (up to 15cm long) were eaten raw or cooked tasting like scrambled eggs and peanut butter with a crispy chicken skin coating.
When an abundance of grubs were found some root sections were taken (unbroken) so the grubs could be extracted and eaten when needed.
Long thin stems with a backwards facing thorn or hook were use to fish the grubs out of their woody holes.
In Central Australia the Witjuti grub came from the Witjuti bush (acacia kempeana) which produce an edible moth.
The Warlpiri Aboriginals treat eye sores with a paste made from witchetty grubs.
The grubs were also given to teething children to sooth their aching gums, as the grubs would last a long time because of their leathery skins.

O Good Heavens, if you have the guts to eat the grub raw, I'd pay you $1.

That's a buck I'll never earn.