Street Snacks
Flying Ants
Inswa
Zambia
Flying ants collected after the rains; wings pulled off and bodies fried in oil; rich in protein; eaten as a snack or served as a side dish with nshima; a seasonal delicacy; crispy and nutty; a traditional food that marks the rainy season; a Zambian treasure.
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What it is
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Flying ants collected after the rains; wings pulled off and bodies fried in oil; rich in protein; eaten as a snack or served as a side dish with nshima; a seasonal delicacy; crispy and nutty; a traditional food that marks the rainy season; a Zambian treasure.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
Crispy fried ant bodies without wings; small and dark; nutty and rich; eaten as a snack or with nshima; the seasonal delicacy that follows the rains.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Flying Ants.
Names around the table
One food, more than one name.
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