Hello everyone, I am Brother Savage.
As we all know, obtaining food in the wild is of very important significance. It not only allows us to maintain the most basic state of survival, but also provides our bodies with necessary calories.
Increases the fun of our outdoor adventure activities.
Generally speaking, there are two main ways to obtain food in the wild: one is to hunt wild animals, and the other is to collect wild plants.
Hunting wild animals requires a bit of luck, and collecting wild plants also requires a certain amount of identification knowledge.
Today, the savage brother is going to talk about a relatively simple method of operation - collecting wild animals - bugs that grow on trees.
Well, to be precise, it should be a bug that grows on a vine, this kind of kudzu vine.
Speaking of Pueraria lobata, it is a wild species that everyone is familiar with. Puerarin contained in Pueraria lobata can dilate blood vessels and prevent and treat high blood pressure; Pueraria lobata isoflavones are also a good product for female friends to beautify, remove freckles, and resist aging.
But the thing I am demonstrating to you today has nothing to do with kudzu. We try to use kudzu (look for old vines that have been growing for several years, especially those that look like big tumors. There are no new vines.
), cut it off, make a slit at one end, and then slowly open it to both sides with your hands.
Do you see a dark mass that looks like an ant nest? Use your hands to dig inside it, just like we usually dig out cowpeas and rice at home, and dig it out.
Peel off the dark stuff on the outside, and the white bug inside will reveal its true face. This is our protagonist today - the kudzu bug.
The body of the insect is yellow-white, thick and fat, and bent into a half ring.
The back of the body has deep wrinkles and fine short bristles.
The head is small and extends forward, the antennae are extremely short and small, and there are 3 pairs of thorax legs, which are short and thick.
Kudzu bug is actually its common name, and the scientific name of the adult bug should be purple stem beetle.
It mainly feeds and grows in the stems of cowpea, sword bean, Phaseolus, Pueraria, Cassia, Indigo, and Euphorbia plants.
So if you find it in the wild, you can eat it with confidence.
There are many parasites in nutritious kudzu, and there is usually a small bowl available in no time.
The outside will be a little dirty, let's wash it with clean water.
String the worms one by one on the stick, then hold them over the fire and torture them.
Because the bugs are very small, they need to be roasted slowly and far away from the fire, otherwise they will shrink into a drop of oil and disappear.
Wait until it gradually turns slightly golden and the shell looks a little burnt, then it’s ok!
Try one, um, it tastes pretty good!
Don’t underestimate this bug, it is rich in protein (Wow, we really made a lot of money today!), it also has the effect of digesting food and strengthening the stomach, and can effectively treat children’s anorexia (of course, your question is how to make children happy
Take it and eat it).
In addition to roasting, frying in vegetable oil is also a good choice. It is crispy and delicious, has an endless aftertaste, and may be more acceptable.
But it’s delicious, so don’t be greedy!
Although the protein content is high, the fat and cholesterol content are also high. People with allergies are not suitable for eating, and normal people should not eat too much, otherwise it will cause diarrhea.
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