Fried spider
A whole fried tarantula snack
Think of it as: Like soft-shell crab with way too many legs
Legs first, or straight for the body?
What does it taste like?
Fried with garlic and salt. The legs are crunchy and the body is soft and gooey.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureCrunchy legs, gooey body
What is it?
Big tarantulas seasoned with garlic, salt and sugar and fried. A specialty of the town of Skuon in Cambodia, sold in heaps at roadside stalls.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Bought at stalls and eaten by hand as a snack or with drinks.
Watch it
EnglishTap to play (YouTube)Where is it from?
🇰🇭Cambodia
CapitalPhnom Penh
Populationabout 18 millionestimate (unverified)
IndustriesGarment manufacturing, Tourism, Farming (rice)
Famous peopleJayavarman VIIThe king who built Angkor Thom
HelloChumreap suor (Khmer)
CurrencyRiel (US dollars are widely used too)
And JapanThe "Kizuna Bridge," built with Japanese support, spans the Mekong River.
Fun factA rare country with a building (Angkor Wat) on its flag.
The flag🇰🇭 Angkor Wat in the center stands for the nation's history, blue for the monarchy, and red for the people.
From Tokyoabout 4,400 kmstraight line, Tokyo to Phnom Penh
Getting thereabout 6-7 hours from Tokyo (direct)rough guide
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeThe dry season from November to March is best. Also tryAmokNum banh chokLok lak More from here🫙 Prahok
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeThe dry season from November to March is best. Also tryAmokNum banh chokLok lak More from here🫙 Prahok
🇰🇭 Sounds & life in Cambodia
សួស្តីHello（Chumreap suor (Khmer)）
Khmer script
Khmer script
Right now…
Anthem"Nokor Reach"
MusicKhmer pop Cambodian rock-pop that blossomed in the '60s
SportSoccer
Hiroshi Neko (marathon; Japanese-born, ran for Cambodia at the Rio Olympics) World HeritageAngkor and more National animalKouprey (a wild ox) National flowerRumdul FestivalKhmer New Year (mid-April, New Year festival)
MusicKhmer pop Cambodian rock-pop that blossomed in the '60s
SportSoccer
Hiroshi Neko (marathon; Japanese-born, ran for Cambodia at the Rio Olympics) World HeritageAngkor and more National animalKouprey (a wild ox) National flowerRumdul FestivalKhmer New Year (mid-April, New Year festival)
Ingredients
- Edible tarantulas, a few
- Garlic 2 cloves
- Salt, a little
- Sugar, a little
- Oil, as needed
How to make it (one way)
- Clean the hairs and fangs off spiders gathered for eating
- Fry the garlic in oil until fragrant
- Add the spiders, coated in salt and sugar
- Fry until the legs are crunchy
- Stalls sell them piled high
⚠️ Catching and eating wild spiders yourself is dangerous. This isn't something to make at home.