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Giant roasted ants

Giant roasted ants

Updated on 13 October 2026. The original 2007 post is kept below. Colombia’s “big-bottomed” ants These are hormigas culonas, literally “big-bottomed ants”, a much-loved speciality of the Santander region in north-central Colombia. They’re the queens of a leaf-cutter ant species.…

Chocolate covered ants

chocolate covered ants

A British web shop called Firebox sells these intriguing chocolate covered ants. Yes, they are for eating as well! Get yours today, for the price of $7.70 / box! Source:  www.firebox.com

Bacon chocolate

Zotter bacon chocolate bar with roasted pork greaves

Updated on 13 October 2026. The original 2006 post is kept below. Is it still on sale? Yes, and Zotter is no longer a “small” factory secret. Josef Zotter’s organic, fair-trade chocolate company in Riegersburg, in the Austrian state of…

Website about offal cooking

Whole pig's head prepared for offal cooking

Updated on 13 October 2026. The original 2006 post is kept below. The chef behind Offal Good Offal Good was created by Chris Cosentino, a US chef who became one of the best-known champions of nose-to-tail cooking. He was executive…

Scorpion soup

Bowl of Chinese scorpion soup with whole scorpions

Updated on 13 October 2026. The original 2006 post is kept below. The soup that fights “heat” Scorpion soup is a real dish in southern China, especially in Guangdong and its capital, Guangzhou. Cantonese cooking has a long tradition of…