“Kunga cake”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

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Kunga cake

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Kunga cake or kungu is an East African food made of millions of densely compressed midges or flies.^[1] In his entomophagy book "Insects: An Edible Field Guide", Stefan Gates suggest that people can "make burgers with it, or dry it out and grate parts of it off into stews" for "umami richness". Bear Grylls calls it "a great survival food" and describes how vast quantities are caught and turned into kunga cake.^[3] American entomologist May Berenbaum discusses the situation where large swarms of midges can cause significant problems for local populations. She cites an example of how Chaoborus edulis swarms form near Lake Malawi and how the local people turn them into kunga cakes as a "rich source of protein" which is eaten "with great enthusiasm".^[4] Explorer David Livingstone (1865) claimed that they "tasted not unlike caviare"^[5] though Professor of Tropical Entomology Arnold van Huis declared that he did not like it at all.^[6]

To catch the flies a frying pan can be coated in cooking oil and then wafted through a swarm.

References

1. ^¹{{cite book|title=Extreme Food: What to Eat When Your Life Depends on It...|last1=Grylls|first1=Bear|author-link1=Bear Grylls}}
2. ^¹{{cite web|title=Kunga cake|url=https://www.mediastorehouse.com/kunga-cake/print/8595103.html|publisher=Media Storehouse|access-date=25 February 2018}}
3. ^¹{{cite book|title=Ninety-nine More Maggots, Mites, and Munchers|last1=Berenbaum|first1=May|author-link1=May Berenbaum}}
4. ^¹Morris, B. (2004). Insects and Human Life, pp. 73—76. {{ISBN|1-84520-075-6}}
5. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/entomophagy-could-eating-insects-contribute-global-food-security-1448428|title=Eating Insects: Grasshoppers and Crickets 'Delicious' But Fly Cake Unpalatable, Entomology Expert Says|last1=Smith|first1=Lydia|date=13 May 2014|access-date=25 February 2018}}

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