CRISPY, CRUNCHY, CRAWLY: EATING BUGS IN JAPAN

I grew up eating bugs. When I would visit my grandparents in Yokohama, they used to offer me inago no tsukudani いなごの佃煮　　　　つくだに, rice grasshoppers cooked in soy sauce, as an afternoon snack. At first, I tried to refuse as nicely as I could. It looked pretty gross. But they told me eating bugs would make me smarter (I was young and believed them). After timidly taking a bite, I was surprised! I actually liked it.