Today's blog brings us to Southeast Asia. A traveler by the name of Jenny Miller was traveling Southeast Asia, when she discovered an article on eating spiders [biology] which was popular in a town called Skun. After thinking no more of the article, Jenny boarded a bus to Phnom Penh where her seat neighbor was an American staying with a host family in Skun. One thing led to another, and Jenny and Megan (seat neighbor) were headed to Skun to try out the infamous spiders of the town. After eating a fried tarantula, Jenny was surprised to find out that it tasted pretty good. It had been "fried in oil seasoned with salt, sugar and MSG" (Miller, I Ate Tarantulas In Cambodia. And I Liked It). What fascinated me most was that people in different places do different things [human geography], which was clearly shown in the chosen article. To someone foreign to Cambodia, eating spiders may be viewed as disgusting, while Cambodians view it normal or a delicacy. So to anyone reading, feel free to comment what unique things your country or state does that is normal to you, but not to a foreigner. Until the next post!!
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| Fried spiders in Cambodia. |
