Ode to grasshoppers
on Sam Elrick (Uganda), 23/Nov/2009 11:01, 34 days ago
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I like grasshoppers when they're lively and green,To cut of their legs and fry them seems really mean.But they say it's a delicacy and a must in this town,So I thought I should try it, with some beer to wash them down.I didn't like the way their eyes looked up at me,But they were dead and deep fried, so those eyes couldn't see.When you got up close to the bowl of grasshoppers they really did smell,To convince yourself they were tasty was a pretty hard sell.In reality they tasted like chip-oil that had been used for at least a week,They culminated in a belly-ache the next day that left me feeling quite weak.A couple of days after the event a live grasshopper landed on me,it was so pretty and green, so alive and free.I vow never to eat another grasshopper as long as I live,They are such a fine creature with so much to give.
