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eating bees as a meal

Are there any cultures that eat bees? I'm afraid of bees so I was just wondering what it would be like to consume them.

Here's a site that mentions this: "people eating bees, which is more common in Asia than the United States. 'When bees are cooked they have a dry, sweet flavor, like a french fry,'"


Posted by: spudart on Aug 01, 05 | 9:14 am  |   [16550] Hits  |   permalink

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I'm also afraid of bees, which is counter-productive to dealing with them because they apparently sense fear and lash out against it.

I've heard that bees are popular snacks, but as a whole meal, I think you'd be talking about a TON of bees

Posted by: Tom on Aug 01, 05 | 11:18 am


Yellow jackets have a sweet taste when you bite into them. I recommend freezing them to enhance their crunchiness prior to consumption.

Posted by: Kenny on Feb 16, 07 | 1:39 am


whoa, kenny. that's crazy. Thanks!

Posted by: spudart on Feb 16, 07 | 1:56 am


Wow! Do you have any other insights into insect ingestion?? I love dry roasted beetles and fresh ants. I learned it in wilderness survival training.

Posted by: Frances on Jan 01, 08 | 11:56 am


I live in Taiwan and here an alcoholic drink that contains bees is considered to possess medicinal attributes. We finished 2 bottles of grog and munched down quite a few bees but apart from feeling tipsy nothing really happened.

Posted by: Aniel on May 26, 08 | 2:11 am


I'm talking about eating raw bees for
survival only.Can you get enought
nourishment to live on for several days?

Of course I would remove the stinger
first.

Posted by: john quad on Sep 09, 08 | 12:07 pm


I am obsessed with eating bees. I live in a part of Beijing that has many late night restaurants. One day I walked into one of them, looked at the menu and freaked out! when saw that I could buy a plate of fried bees for 50RMB, which is something like $6.50. Ever since then I have been determined to be successful enough to restaurant and feast upon a hearty platter of fried bees that I have been licked my chops for for a very, very long time. Why didn't I purchase the bees on the spot? you may ask... Well you, see... I am currently somewhat, kind of, sort of "destitute." This plate of mythic bees has become an incentive for me to reach for to pull myself out of this lazy slump. One day, I said to my roommate, one day, there will come a day when you, me and all of my friends and family will feast upon all the bees we could ever desire or hope to consume. My god, I will say that one day, it is a great day. Because here I am, bee in mouth, money in pocket and life in balance.

Posted by: Robert Powers on Nov 10, 08 | 6:05 am


right now i'm eating a bowl of oatmeal, with raisins, cinnamon, cayenne, and a chunk of honeycomb, with bee bread and bees in it.
cheers!

Posted by: david m. hall on Jul 22, 09 | 10:54 am


Ew! Yuck I Hate Eating Bugs And Insects! Yuck!

Posted by: Sajjad Mohammed Syed on Aug 22, 09 | 8:52 pm


If anyone ever Noticed Aging Dogs, many of them snap at bees. This may be due to the part of anti-inflamatory agents in the bees and and extreme anti-bactirial-microbial found in the bees tips or perhaps the whole bee.

so my question is, what would be the best way to produce a juice of fresh passed on bees without the stingers? A Press.

And does anyone have more information the the Chinnese Documented Properties of Longevity.
and Bees?

Posted by: Jason on Aug 26, 09 | 8:58 pm


My family has been in the profession of bee sorting for many generations. The key is to grab the bee between your middle and index finger, dislocating the head and stinger form the thorax. Then, dry, grind, cream, dry, and press the results into a rejuvenating paste.

Posted by: Xio Wa Ning on Sep 23, 09 | 7:17 pm


Anyone have any good bee dishes lately?

Posted by: spudart on May 10, 10 | 2:54 pm


I WOULD LIKE TO EAT INSECTS

Posted by: brittani on Mar 03, 11 | 7:21 pm


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