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Images of strange foods: Worms, embryos, larvae, feet, rodents, grasshoppers and turtle eggs
mopane tree worms, suckling pig, silkworm larvae, guinea pig, chicken feet, rodent, grasshoppers
BOT90MA7_21 Bowl of edible mopane tree worms (dried caterpillars), Gonimbrasia belina; insect snack food. Gaborone, Botswana. Copyright Tropix (M. Auckland) THA96JUN1_17 Food. Smartly dressed waitress serving golden roasted suckling pig portions at hotel banquet; meat. Bangkok, Thailand. Copyright Tropix (June Hassall) SKO07VJB278 Man, 50s, UK tourist, eats silkworm "larvae" (pupae) with chopsticks; insect food; Daejeong, S.Korea. MODEL RELEASED. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) ECU99TX13_06 Food: pets, rodents. Deep fried whole guinea pig (cui) served on plate with potatoes, veg. Delicacy. Chaltura, Ecuador. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) HK02TX1_18 Chickens feet displayed on silver tray for sale at poultry stall. Electric Road Market, Fortress Hill, Hong Kong. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) GHA93TX11_17 Woman holds boy on lap; half eaten meal of fufu (cassava & plantain) & rodent meat on table. Atipoku, E Region, Ghana. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) MLW96RUS6_23 Roasted grasshoppers on market stall with vendors; insect food, nutritious local delicacy. Zomba, Southern Rgn, Malawi Copyright Tropix (Russ Clare)
durian ice cream, raw turtle eggs, termites for frying, sknned frogs and quails, succulent desert plant
THA88TX9_11 Bowl of durian ice cream made from the expensive luxury fruit; served on table at restaurant with soft drink. S.Thailand Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) MLS88TX3_07 Heaped plate of raw turtle eggs at market stall. Threatened marine wildlife, food delicacy. Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) ZAM86TX1_19 Bowl of termites in water; will be dewinged & fried; nutritious insect snack food for farm workers. Nakambala, Zambia. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) THA85TX24_03 Skinned frogs and small birds (quails?) packed in ice; fresh meat stall. Chatuchak weekend market, Bangkok, Thailand Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) CHN04TX6_05 Endangered desert plant, succulent, served as side dish in restaurant. Hongjian Nao lake town, Inner Mongolia, N.China. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley)
fufu with grasscutter, hard boiled duck embryos, grilled rats, sheep intestines, tourist eats weird food
GHA93TX11_14 Local meal of fufu with parcels of stewed grasscutter (a wild, forest rodent which is hunted). Atipoku, E.Region, Ghana. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) PHL91TX7_11 Local food delicacy: hard boiled duck embryos served on plate. Novices eat them with lights dimmed. Balut, Philippines. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley) SIE91GB1_15 Wildlife as food: rats grilled whole, with tails, over open fire, served on green leaves. Southern Prov., Sierra Leone. Copyright Tropix (G. Barnish) CHN95JC6_11D Two Uighur women sell traditional soup of stuffed sheeps intestines. Night market. C.Urumqi, Xinjiang Prov., China. Copyright Tropix (Jenny Chu) THA88TX68_02 Tourist, UK woman, tries chopsticks and local food in restaurant. Robinsons store, Bangkok, Thailand. MODEL RELEASED. Copyright Tropix (V. and M. Birley)
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