Well, I came all the way to Cambodia with a single objective—to eat a tarantula. Did I succeed? No. We got to Phnom Penh, and I saw the carts of bugs: worms, crickets, snakes on a stick, and I was IN! …just not at that particular moment. I declared night 2 to be Cardelia’s Bug-Eating Bonanza, but once I ate my lok lak (which is similar to Vietnamese Shaking Beef, and is delicious and my favorite Cambodian meal), I was too full. It was decided that the bugs would have to wait until Siem Reap.
Once there, I was on a quest…albeit a casual one. Unfortunately, all I found was a grilled frog (and it was delicious…tasted like chicken and was even better than the fried frog legs I ate at Anchor and Hope when they first opened). I also found snails, but I had no real interest in those. So, my dream was lost. I will have to return home having only eaten grubs and large waterbugs.
Tis a pity.
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