The movie ‘How to Eat Fried Worms’ scheduled to be premiered on Friday is reported to have created lot ‘buzz’ and ‘chirp’ in the culinary sector. Perhaps the movie has given a hint to exotic food chefs to convince the diners the fact that worms carry sophistication on dinner plates if they are cooked properly.
Facts provide that if worms are bred in a pesticide-free environment they can prove to be harmless. What follows is cleaning the worms properly and dehydrating it by the addition of salt, before you saute, bake, grill, toast, stuff it into pastry or toss it into salad.
The consumers need to take it straight away as a protein-filled meat that is easily available than shrimps or lobster. The best part is that worms are not deceptively labeled seafood or meat, which needs care while storing and cooking when in the hands of consumer.
Exotic foods like worms will take time to be accepted in certain communities, which readily do not hog on a scrapple or squid intestine, especially the European continent. Consumers who are not used to exotic foods, especially the ugly looking worms can be presented with the richness of its flavor hidden behind ‘clam-like names’ and ‘sweetbread-like preparation’.
Read More to get a plate of worms to begin with.
