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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When I was in 6th grade, I read this article about how we would one day run out of cows,pigs,and chickens. It said we'd have to start eating insects one day as a source of protein. I started researching and they are healthier and don't taste too bad. Except some of them taste slimy. There is a website called Thailand Unique and the sell them. I really want to try them, but my parents won't let me. (first world problems)
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This article was very interesting because it really highlights the differences between different cultures and regions. Eating fried spiders does not sound to appetizing to me, but if i have never tried one. I have always wanted to travel the world and try new foods, and if I ended up Skun I would make sure to try the fried spiders. It is very cool to learn about the foods that other people eat. I was once watching a show called Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmerman, and he traveled to Peurto Rico and ate just about every part of a pig. I find other cultures very fascinating, and this article caught my attention because of that curiosity.
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