Every countries has a different kind of exotic food to offer. Even Philippines has a different kind of exotic food that has to offer from different region. Today, I want to share to you some of the exotic food that I've tried eaten in our province. I am from Central Luzon , and our province is the Rice Granary of the Philippines. There's a lot of farm here and there's also a species that found in the farm that can be eaten 😊 I dont know if some Filipinos here knows that the below I will share is edible 😅
So heres the list :
June Bug or Salagubang
June Bug or Salagubang is a kind of bug that is commonly seen during the month of June that's why it is called June Bug. It typically hides in a leaves of a tree during rainy season. In Nueva Ecija it is edible. It is a common treat in our province. Some people served it as pulutan or side dish together with an alcoholic drink and some people served it as a viand together with the rice. It is cooked as Adobo or Marinated with soysauce. You just need to remove the wings, legs and carapace of the June bug and soak it in a water with salt for a couple of hour then drain it. After that you can now cook the June bug and below is the finish product. You can also deep fry the June Bag to make it crunchy.
2.Chinese Edible Frog or Palakang Bukid
Chinese edible frog or rice fields frog are commonly seen in the farm. This species of frog can be found in Southeast Asian countries. Unlike the June bug, the rice field frog is more known because other regions in the Philippines served different dish from it. Palakang bukid can be cooked as an Adobo ( Marinated with Soysauce ) , Deep Fried, and Sour Soup Frog or Sinampalukang Palaka. But I only tried the Adobong Palaka and it looks like this. It taste like chicken actually. It is more delicious when you cooked it as adobo then fried it.
Dagang Bukid or Rice Field Rat.
Just like the Rice Field Frog, Rice Field Rat is also found in farm but its a bit hard cactching it because they are too fast. So the farmers will make a trap. They will dig and created a hole and leave some food and from there the rat will trapped. You can cooked it as an Adobo too. The first time I tasted it, I dont know that it was rat 😂 I thought it was just a chicken because it taste like chicken.
I also tried to eat Snake and Monitor Lizard but it was long ago 😅
Have you ever tried exotic food?
I appreciate if you tell me/us something about your experience with it 😊
Happy Lunch Time guys.
Its 12:04 PM here in the Philippines.
In my country, no one likes to eat any toxic dish.