The Asian Reporter
Pacific Northwest News q Volume 27 Number 20 q October 16, 2017 q www.asianreporter.com
Bugs are in the food by
design at fine-dining bistro
Giant pandas receive
welcome in Indonesia
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Shattering stereotypes
with Muslim superhero
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CRUNCHY & CRAWLY. A giant water beetle is prepared by chef Thitiwat Tantragarn at Insects in the Backyard restaurant, in Bangkok, Thailand. Bugs are now fine
dining at the Bangkok bistro, which aims to revolutionize views of nature’s least-loved creatures and what you can do with them. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
worms have long fed locals and adventur- said Regan Suzuki Pairojmahakij, a
By Jerry Harmer
Canadian partner at the eatery. “We are
ous tourists alike.
The Associated Press
But bugs are now fine dining at Insects interested in moving people away from
ANGKOK — Ants and beetles in
in the Backyard, a Bangkok bistro aiming seeing insects from purely as a snack to be
the kitchen? Normally that’d close to revolutionize views of nature’s least- a part of a gourmet and a delicious cuisine.”
down a restaurant immediately, loved creatures and what you can do with
That’s the responsibility of executive
but for a unique eatery in Bangkok, bugs in them.
chef Thitiwat Tantragarn, a veteran of
the beef ragu and pests in the pesto are the
“In Thailand, there is a long history of some of Thailand’s top restaurants.
business plan.
local populations, of people consuming Together with his team he’s designed a
Tucking into insects is nothing new in insects, and they continue to do, in large menu that features seven different insects,
Thailand, where street vendors pushing amounts. But it’s essentially as a snack, including ants, crickets, bamboo cater-
carts of fried crickets and buttery silk- not a part of dishes, not a part of cuisine,”
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“Ring of Fire” reminds
Asia of seismic peril
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