Witchetty grub
Australia's almond-flavored bush-tucker grub
Think of it as: Like a nutty scrambled egg in a crispy chicken-skin wrapper
Raw or roasted — either way, it's a grub.
What does it taste like?
Raw: almond-like. Roasted: crispy, chicken-skin outside, scrambled-egg inside.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureCrisp outside, runny inside
What is it?
A big, pale moth larva that lives in the roots of the witchetty bush, a type of acacia. A traditional Aboriginal bush food: raw it tastes like almonds, cooked it's compared to chicken and egg.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Dug up in the outback and eaten on the spot, raw or lightly roasted in campfire ashes. Some tours let you try it.
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Ingredients
- Witchetty grubs, a few
- Campfire embers
How to make it (one way)
- Dig around the roots of a witchetty bush
- Pull the grubs out of the roots
- Eat raw, or go to the next step
- Roll them lightly in hot ashes and embers
- Eat once the skin is crisp
⚠️ Not available outside Australia, and eating them raw carries hygiene risks.