On the shores of Lake Victoria in East Africa Plateau , there is a well-known delicacy:
At first glance it looks like a fried black patties, sandwiched in bread slices can be made into burgers, patties are rich in protein,
Not only is it regarded as a delicacy by the locals, it also attracts many curious foreign tourists, and it has become a major local specialty...
It is popular in the vicinity of Victoria "Mosquito Burger",
As the name suggests, the main ingredient of this burger is...
mosquitoes…………
There are about 300,000 to 500,000 mosquitoes in a burger
Strong25strong, one bite, full mouthful of insect protein, it is said that the nutritional value is more than seven times that of ordinary beef.
It is often said that "everything is alive, except for mosquitoes."
, as a public enemy of all mankind, has become an important source of food for the African people. ?
Everything has to start with and Lake Victoria , which has bred trillions of mosquitoes. Speaking of...
Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa. The huge water content and the hot and humid climate make this. This big lake has become an important habitat for countless insects,It has also attracted trillions of various types of mosquitoes.
Every year when the rainy season comes, after countless mosquitoes mate, swarms of mosquitoes rise on the lake, like a large black tornado, which obscures the thrilling day...
Although there are so many mosquitoes, to be fair, most of them do not suck blood.
Because of these huge mosquitoes, a large part is chironomid , which is similar in appearance to blood-sucking mosquitoes.
Although it does not suck blood, once humans and animals get close, they will still be attacked by them. The bite is no less tragic than a blood-sucking mosquito.
Therefore, for a long time, mosquitoes have made people near Lake Victoria miserable.
After years of biting and harassment, the local people took the scene and decided to fight back:
Since they can’t be eliminated, they can simply eat them. They can eat as much as they can be counted as contributing to the human belly. Now...
In this way, making mosquitoes for food has become a major local tradition.
In the early years, some primitive tribes nearby even used it as the main source of protein.
In the famine years, the locals survived the most difficult period thanks to these mosquitoes and managed to survive...
Today,When mosquitoes are overwhelming in the rainy season, men, women, and children will join the nearby villages.
They brought the basin with water to the place where the "mosquito storm" swept past. They picked up the basin and swung it in the air, and immediately thousands of mosquitoes got into the basin.
People knead the mosquitoes they caught together, and soon a large piece of "mosquito meat mass" was formed...
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After collecting the ingredients, it’s time to cook.
First thin the "mosquito meat mass", and then pat it carefully until the surface of the mosquito is not visible, but a large black mosquito meat sauce mass...
, The uncle cut the meat sauce ball into small round pieces, don’t look at the small pieces, which contain at least 300,000 mosquitoes...
Heat the oil in the pot. After the oil is hot, put the mosquito meat ball in the pot and fry it over and over again.
Finally, sprinkle with various seasonings, and then you can eat it.
According to a netizen who went to Mozambique to eat mosquito meat, this kind of meat does not taste any peculiar smell.The taste is very good.
Some of the more sophisticated restaurants nearby will sandwich mosquito meat into slices of bread to make "mosquito burgers."
The "mosquito burger" is not only a source of high protein for the locals, but has also become a special traditional delicacy under the improvement of several generations of locals.
Today, near Lake Victoria, almost every village has its own "mosquito burger" recipe, which has become a major tourist attraction for foreign tourists.
Of course, no matter how carefully the locals cook this delicacy, it will always take great courage for people outside of Lake Victoria to taste this dish...
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