"Bush car" or fried insect car

The "bush car," or fried insect car, which is one of the most popular and unique street foods in Thailand, has a collection of insects and raw materials with English and Thai terms:

Popular insects and animals are fried.

These insects are often fried until crispy and seasoned with soy and pepper sauce:

• Cricket and locust group insects:

• Mole cricket (Mangezon): An insect that digs holes underground. It tastes special.

• Giant cricket: big body, lots of meat

• Cricket (cricket): The most easily available standard hit menu

• Field grasshopper (Ranch grasshopper) & Patanga grasshopper (Patanga grasshopper): A large grasshopper with a lot of crispness.

• Worm group insects:

• Silkworm pupa (silkworm pupa): Oily flavors, ruffles, resembling nuts.

• Bamboo worm (express worm): Considered the "king of fried insects" because it is only available seasonally and has a high price.

• Insects and other animals:

• Giant water bug (pimp): It often has a unique aroma. It is popular for peppers or fresh fried.

• Coconut rhinoceros beetle (coconut rhinoceros beetle): larvae of a large, highly oily beetle.

• Cicada (cicada): Has a thin and crisp tactile taste.

• Cockchafer (manginoo): A scarab usually found along the mango tree.

• Common Puddle Frog (Puddle Puddle): A small frog that is fried until crispy, edible whole body.

• Shrimp chins (shrimp chin): The shrimp header that is fried crispy. It is a popular snack.

Flavoring and frying ingredients

To give fried insects a fragrance and mellow taste, insect trucks often use these:

• Pandan leaves & lemongrass: Put it down to fry with insects to give it a herbal aroma and quench the fishy.

• Seasoning sauce: It is usually soy or Maggie sauce sprayed on the insect after the fry is finished.

• Seasoning powder: such as fine powder or salt powder

• Ground pepper: Use the garnish to add pungent aroma.

Characteristics of the car (The Cart)

In the simulation is a motorcycle trailer with a glass cabinet on the front. Inside the cabinet is divided into compartments to organize the types of individual insects in an orderly manner. There is a large red umbrella for sunscreen and rain, which is familiar to Thais in the community or flea market. Eating fried insects, internationally known as Edible Insects, is not only an appetizer, but a nutritional alternative to high quality protein.

Here is an in-depth breakdown of nutritional value, benefits, and precautions (penalty):

1. Nutrition value

Each insect will have slightly different nutrients, but overall 100 grams of insects provide the following macronutrients:

• Protein (High Protein): Contains equivalent or more high protein than pork and chicken meat in equal amounts (approximately 13-25 grams per 100 grams).

• Good fat: Contains unsaturated fatty acids such as omega-3 and 6, which are good for the heart.

• Minerals and vitamins: high in calcium (bone nourishing), iron (blood nourishing), zinc, and vitamin B12

• Fiber: Insects have Chitin in the shell, which acts as a fiber, helping in the excretion system.

2. Benefits (Benefits)

• Cheap protein source: It is a good quality protein that is easily accessible.

• High Energy: Provide Adequate Energy for the Body to Do Activities

• Eco-friendly: Insect farming (e.g. crickets) uses several times less water, space and food resources than raising cows or pigs and emits very few greenhouse gases.

• Muscle Strengthening: Suitable for those who need protein to repair worn parts

3.Penalties and precautions (Risks & Precautions)

Although very useful, there are things to be careful about:

• Allergies: This is the most important thing. People who are allergic to "shrimp" or "crab" have a very high chance of insect allergies, because the insect shell has the same chitin. If allergic, there may be itchy rash, swollen mouth or suffocation (Anaphylaxis).

• Frying Oil Risk: Insect-selling motorcycles may sometimes reuse frying oil multiple times, causing carcinogens and high trans fat.

• High Sodium: Injecting seasoning sauce and sprinkling seasoning powder in large quantities, causing the body to receive more sodium than necessary, which risks kidney disease and high blood pressure.

• Chemical residue: If the insect is captured from nature (not the farm), there may be pesticide residue from the agrarian ship.

• Parasites: If fried is not cooked clean enough, there may be a risk of parasites or bacteria. More advice: For good health, buy from a shop where the oil looks clean, not too black. And if you eat for the first time, start eating a little to test if you have allergies.