Word: hau
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Dates: during 1944-1944
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...Indian biologists, H. C. Mittra and K. Mitra, studied the nutritional value of red ants, a delicacy commanding high prices in Indian village markets. The ants, called Hau, are eaten raw. In tests on rats, Mittra & Mitra found that the ants rated high in digestibility. Chemically analyzed, they were rich in carbohydrates and protein. Encouraged by these findings, the Journal suggested studies of other bugs such as head lice and bedbugs, highly fancied by Melanesians...