Originally Posted by
pescator
Many mistake the giant water bug (Lethocerus indicus/Maeng Dtaa) for cockroaches.
Thai people don`t eat cockroaches.
I tried eating one of those in a rather pissed up state in a BKK taxi.
Paid the taxi driver his fare and a few hundred for a well needed valet.
What a mess I made.
Twas like eating biro ink, once you get a good chomp on it the thing sort of explodes black gunge into your mouth.
I can still taste it now and this must have been 10 years ago.
I don't like cockroaches either, Ubon was the worst I have ever seen absolutely riddled with them.
Must have been the flying season as the pavements were like runways.
I much prefer ladybirds.