Thread: Mukee Mao

Just bought these 3 for 5 Bht in the market, anyone know what it is?

rabbit shit?

Originally Posted by stroller

Mukee Mao

Let me see, that would translate into Pig Shit Drunk

I suggest you smell one and if it sniffs Ok then eat it and see if you get drunk

rabbit shit?

Close, the balls are 3-4inch diameter.

The 'u' is pronounced as in 'mud', Thetyim.

Originally Posted by stroller

Close

is there anything you wont eat?

What about them dung beetle balls?

I think they are chocolate brandy balls.

You think or you wish, CMN?

canom

My g/f says they must be eaten very quickly with one bottle of Lao Kao each. Tell us how you feel tomorrow.

The hollow balls are formed from buffalo-shit, inside nests an insect to grow.
I opened one, but these aren't quite 'ripe' yet, I'll get sme better quality pics in a few weeks:

What do you do with it after it's grown?

Stroll, you must find the 'factory' where they make them and do a Trip Report.
Lots of nice pictures of people up to their elbows in BS busy making BS Balls.

Thai farmers in the past were known to stake claims to buffalo droppings as their private property to protect the valuable beetles burrowing away inside, making dung balls and, ultimately, baby dung beetles.

Dung beetles are best eaten as pupae, their inactive state when they have stopped being larvae munching on the inside of their dung balls, or as adults, after they have been purged in water for a few hours.

With the advent of mass tourism in Thailand, dead dung beetles have become a popular souvenir item, sold to foreigners on the streets of Bangkok and other major cities for as much as 400 baht (nearly 10 dollars).

Unfortunately, this excellent source of protein (100 grams of dung beetle has 17.2 grams of protein) and extra income for Thai farmers is swiftly disappearing, according to Leela Kayikananta, a senior scientist and expert on "commercial insects" at Thailand's Forestry Department.

Full article here
Bangkok Post Breaking News

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

What do you do with it after it's grown?

fattens up his surviving mutts, then eats the lot.

it works similar to a canard a l'orange recipe
but it's called
puppydog a la merde de buffalo'

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

What do you do with it after it's grown?

You discard the shell, of course, steam the insect larvae and chop it up to go into your nam prik. Eat with sticky rice and fresh field vegetables.

Originally Posted by Thetyim

... sold to foreigners on the streets of Bangkok and other major cities for as much as 400 baht (nearly 10 dollars)...

Nearly 10 dollars! Ah, those were the days...