Monday, 16 March 2009

Spider at Skun, Kampong Cham province

A girl displays a spider as she waits for costumers at bus station at Skun, Kampong Cham province, east of Phnom Penh March 14 ,2009. It costs $2 for 10 deep-fried spiders, which come seasoned with garlic. The fist-sized arachnids are crunchy on the outside and taste like cold, gooey chicken on the inside. Picture taken March 14, 2009.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA SOCIETY FOOD DRINK)

A Cambodian girl demonstrates to travelers how to touch a live spider at the town of Skun, about 75 kilometers (46 miles) northeast of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, March 14, 2009. The town is well-known for selling deep-fried spiders to travelers who stop by on their way to and from the country's northern and northeastern provinces.( AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

A Cambodian vendor waits for her costumers while selling her deep-fried spiders at the town of Skun, about 75 kilometers (46 miles) northeast of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, March 14, 2009. The town is well-known for selling deep-fried spiders to travelers who stop by on their way to and from the country's northern and northeastern provinces.( AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

A vendor selling deep-fried spiders poses with a spider as she waits for costumers at bus station at Skun, Kampong Cham province, east of Phnom Penh March 14 ,2009. It costs $2 for 10 deep-fried spiders, which come seasoned with garlic. The fist-sized arachnids are crunchy on the outside and taste like cold, gooey chicken on the inside. Picture taken March 14, 2009. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA SOCIETY FOOD DRINK IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE)

Vendors selling deep-fried spider wait for costumers at bus station at Skun in Kampong Cham province, east of Phnom Penh March 14 ,2009. It costs $2 for 10 deep-fried spiders, which come seasoned with garlic. The fist-sized arachnids are crunchy on the outside and taste like cold, gooey chicken on the inside. Picture taken March 14, 2009.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA SOCIETY FOOD DRINK)

Vendors selling deep-fried spider wait for costumers at bus station at Skun in Kampong Cham province, east of Phnom Penh March 14 ,2009. It costs $2 for 10 deep-fried spiders, which come seasoned with garlic. The fist-sized arachnids are crunchy on the outside and taste like cold, gooey chicken on the inside. Picture taken March 14, 2009.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA SOCIETY FOOD DRINK)

A vendor selling deep-fried spiders poses with a spider as she waits for costumers at bus station at Skun, Kampong Cham province, east of Phnom Penh March 14 ,2009. It costs $2 for 10 deep-fried spiders, which come seasoned with garlic. The fist-sized arachnids are crunchy on the outside and taste like cold, gooey chicken on the inside. Picture taken March 14, 2009.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA SOCIETY FOOD DRINK)

2 comments:

Philippe Lanz said...

I have tried the deep fried tarantula and found it quite nice. However the crunchy part I discretely spat out.

Philippe Lanz said...

I have tried the deep fried tarantula and found it quite nice. However the crunchy part I discretely spat out.