In some forms of Mexican cuisine,
escamoles are considered a delicacy and are sometimes referred to as
"insect caviar". Which are the eggs from the aunts. They have a cottage cheese-like consistency and a
buttery, yet slightly nutty, taste
When it comes to taste, Escamole is slightly nutty and buttery. The eggs
are about the size of beans. With a consistency that matches that of
nutty cottage cheese, it is often eaten in a taco with guacamole with a
liberal sprinkling of madness! Some people who have eaten it claim that
it tastes like a mixture of bacon along with peanut butter. Some others
claim that it tastes like corn. ( Why not simply eat corn then?) On the
whole, the response towards the taste is indeed positive.
HOW TO MADE IT?
Ingredients
It is very hard to find a recipe for such wacky foods. But it is man’s ingenuity or sheer madness that has indeed found one such recipe. The ingredients required are as follows.
1. Liometopum ant eggs and larvae ( also known as insect caviar in some places)
2. 1/2 cup chili sauce
3. Pinch of salt
4. Oil
5. Garlic
6. Onion ( chopped fine)
7. 1 lemon
8. 1 cup guacamole
9. 6 tortillas
10. Grasshoppers (optional for added taste)
Process
The actual process of cooking Escamole is quite simple. Getting the
main ingredient is the challenge. Also know that this dish can be
prepared only in Mexico for you will not be allowed to carry the ants to
your native country.1. Without saying it goes that the eggs and larvae have to be washed thoroughly in warm water. After a good wash, dry them.
2. Place them in a large saucepan. Add the oil and fry them. Add garlic, lemon, guacamole and the chopped onions.
3. Adding grasshoppers will make the dish tastier according to some. You could also add some salsa into the mixture. Let the whole dish fry well.
4. Serve hot and see the dish disappear in minutes in case you have invited over Mexican friends. The mode of eating is with a spoon, while it is often served on the tortillas. The tortilla in this case is made up of thee eggs of many different kinds of aquatic Hemiptera which are Mexican caviar.


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