Someone mentioned fried grasshoppers. Once, many years ago in my 20s, exercising my macho adventurousness, I bought a little souvenir can of fried grasshoppers. Took it home, and in company with my then love interest, opened it and tried the first one.

OOOOOOOOOHHHH!!!! AWWWWW!!!! AAAARGHHHH!!! (Cough, spit, spit, gargle!)

It was a combination of rancid and extreme bitter. Needless to say, my light-of-love was warned in time.

I don't say this is typical of what fried grasshoppers might be; I think it was in the processing. Besides, I'm not sure that they ever expected anyone would ever _EAT_ fried grasshoppers! In any case, I know I won't take that chance again!

Dave Oesterreich