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...Thais eat about 20 different varieties of insects, but the best selling?the Big Mac of the bug business?is by far the takkatan, or grasshopper. "They taste a little like shrimp, and they're always clean," says Weerayuth Srisook, who is one of five wholesalers who supply more than 400 pushcart vendors and 30 or so restaurant owners. Originally from Khon Kaen in the northeast, Weerayuth, 25, with a sixth-grade education, started selling insects when he came to Bangkok five years ago. He grosses about $1,000 a day, clears about $225, and says business is getting better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Craving the Crawlies | 7/16/2001 | See Source »

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