Crickets in the Green Leaves

This recipe yields 4 – 6 servings. Ingredients 1 large bunch of spinach leaves (about 12 cups of leaves) 1 medium bunch of beet greens Olive oil, as needed for frying (about 2 tablespoons) 25 crickets, cleaned 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 teaspoons lemon juice Salt, to taste Ground black pepper
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Cricket Fritters

This recipe is for approximately 20 Cricket Fritters. Ingredients ¼ cup fresh ginger, finely chopped Cooking oil, as needed 200 grams all-purpose flour (+ some extra if necessary) 1 cup water 1 teaspoon chili paste ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup boiled crickets, chopped 1 small red onion, finely chopped 1 red chili, thinly sliced 3 […]

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Chilled Cricket Cucumber

Appetizers for 4 – 6 people. Ingredients 2 cucumbers Course salt Pickled ginger, to taste Mango chutney (1 teaspoon per cucumber slice) 20-25 whole roasted crickets Coconut shavings Instructions Wash, peel and slice the cucumbers. Each slice should be around ½ inch thick. On a cookie tray, place the cumber slices on absorbent paper towels […]

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Cricket Pad Thai

This recipe is for 6-8 servings Pad Thai is a stir-fried rice noodle dish that is common in casual Thai restaurants. In Thailand, it is also a popular street food. Ingredients 6 tablespoons fish sauce 2 tablespoons soy sauce 6 tablespoons lime juice 4 teaspoons sugar 6 tablespoons peanut oil, or as needed 1 cup […]

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Crickets & Brown Fried Rice

This recipe makes 4 servings Ingredients 2 large eggs 2 chopped cloves of garlic Powdered ginger to taste Powdered coriander to taste 1 teaspoon ground black pepper ½ teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons oil for stir-frying, or as needed 4 cups cold cooked brown rice 1 ½ cups of roasted crickets 1 cup chopped scallions 1 […]

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Cricket Flour

Make your flour extra nutritious by adding crickets. Ingredients 4 cups of flour 1 cup of roasted crickets Instructions Roll the crickets between your palms to break off the legs and antennae. Crush the crickets using a mortar and pestle. Stir crushed crickets into the flour.

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Dry Roasted Chili Crickets

This spicy snack is high in protein. Ingredients 50 crickets Salt to taste Chili powder to taste Instructions Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C. Spread the crickets over a cookie sheet. It’s best if they don’t overlap. If your cookie sheet is small, you might have to do two batches instead of one to […]

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