Canned silmkworm pupas in soy sauce


Silkworm pupas seasoned with soy sauce and sugar. Found from 7/11 in Seoul, Korea.

Blogjam.com blog has a through post on preparing silkworm pupa pizza from this Korean souvenir.
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yoon said,
December 13, 2007 @ 3:34 am
i’ve had it before i actually like it except the little pieces get stuck in your teeth.
Michelle said,
October 26, 2010 @ 3:50 am
I had silkworm pupa when I was in Korea, they were a street vendor food and were cooked in a big wok-like (may have been a wok, not sure) pan. They were crunchy and pretty good. Don’t think I’d give these squishy ones a try though.