To the uninitiated, the rich aroma of this savory Korean snack might not give away its surprising main ingredient -- silkworm pupae. Koreans have long enjoyed beondegi, a traditional snack loved for ...
There are few foodstuffs that can provoke such an extreme reaction as beondegi, or silkworm pupae. Cooked and seasoned, the tiny nuggets are sold in paper cups by street vendors. Some say beondegi ...
Taking a spring stroll along riverside parks, passersby might be startled by a steaming pot of brownish worms. Called “beondegi,“ the wormlike creatures are boiled silkworm pupae. While the insects ...
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Reporter Dane Ambler tries local Korean food, Beondegi, which is Silkworm Pupae at Big House on Upper Queen street. It looks like a dish straight out of Fear Factor, but beondegi - or silkworm pupae - ...