In pictures: Eating insects in Thailand
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 | | Personal favourites Areerat's most popular offering is a 20 baht (50 cent, 25p) bag of grasshoppers. But she has her own personal favourite. “I prefer a type of cockroach with lots of sticky eggs inside, which makes them very tasty,” says Areerat. “My favourites are water beetles," adds her husband Udon, who also sells insects. "They have more meat inside and they’re quite chewy. I eat them all the time. Sometimes I even eat dung beetles, although not many people want to buy them.” | |||||||||
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 | | Long hours Like most of the Thais who sell and eat insects, Areerat and Udon come from an impoverished part of north-eastern Thailand, with few other employment opportunities. They travel down to Bangkok for months at a time, leaving their daughter in the care of relatives. “I can make 1000 baht ($32) a night,” Areerat says. But it is also hard work – cooking during the afternoon, plying the streets of Bangkok’s entertainment district until 2am, then going to the early market to buy supplies. | ||||||
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