http://ex_nohesita.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] ex-nohesita.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2008-07-16 05:49 pm
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entomophagy

Hey everyone!

Does anyone know of anywhere in the area I can buy bugs for cooking? I know that I can eat some delicious cricket appetizers at the Mexican restaurant in Powder House square, but they are very expensive.

Thanks!

[identity profile] daft.livejournal.com 2008-07-17 11:12 am (UTC)(link)
Petco in Kendall (across from the Galleria) definitely has them. I'm not sure what would constitute "safe for human consumption", but in general it's important for a retailer to keep "food" clean, as it can make your pets ill. At least, that's the case for reptiles and their subsequent rodenty foodstuffs. I don't know about what crickets can transmit, but rodents can transfer mites and other parasites if not properly taken care of.