Jumiles!

What is a Jumil ?

       A jumil is a type of insect. An insect that is edible. I know what your thinking. Ewwwwwwww! Who would want to eat a stinking bug? Well, trust me, from people's opinions they are really good with Mexican food. Plus if you eat them alone, they taste like tuty fruity. Jumiles are mainly found in Mexico. A short definition for Jumil is a small stink bug. On the Monday following Day of the Dead, the citizens of Taxco (a city in the state of Guerrero) gather together and hunt for jumiles, which are plentiful. The children race around to see who can stuff their bag first, and the adults look for some too, but mainly they hang out and enjoy the fresh air and pop the occasional live jumil into their mouths. Now that is one sick thing. Anyway, now you know what people do with insects and when they do it.


The Healthy Side
Jumiles have a cinnamon-like odor. They are considered an acquired taste due to their high iodine content, which imparts a bitter, medicinal flavor.  Jumiles are also a good source of tryptophan and the vitamins riboflavin and niacin. As much as digusting this creature might be, it seems to  be very good for you. I think I would like to try it because it looks like a tropical fruit. Plus the cool part is, when you find it, you can immidietly put it in your mouth with taking any internal organs out. To me, It seems just like picking an apple out of a tree.

                                          Video of my Guinea Pig, Snikerz

 

 

 

 

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