Tuesday, 4 December 2007

Bug experience in Mexico City…

It was before the announcement of our 9th member at La Zona de Combate, we were suffering from hunger so we decided to go to this restaurant nearby the venue. The atmosphere was really Mexican. I sat on the table and grabbed the special menu that was on the table. On the menu, it said “something in Spanish” and to me it looked like a dish of beef strings with some vegetables, because the quality of picture wasn’t so good. I was hungry so I didn’t even bother asking the waiter what exactly it was before ordering it. About 20 minutes later, the waiter brought me the dish. As soon as I saw what was on it, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. The dish was full of bugs! Possibly grasshoppers…
I was hesitatant to have the first bite, but I had to! I was so hungry! I started pouring as much guacamole as possible to avoid tasting the bugs. But when you eat, you can’t just swallow the food. My Mom used to tell me that I have to munch at least 10 times before swallowing food. So I followed the order feeling all the legs and heads of bugs tickling inside my mouth.
Well, it was an unforgettable experience, which is never going to happen again. I hope.
 
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