‘When in the rain forest do as the rain foresters do’ – or something similar.
When we were in Queensland following a trail through the forest our helpful guide showed us the various flora and fauna and generally did the Ray Mears bush life thing. Predictably we found a dead tree with an abundant family of Witchetty Grubs underneath the bark. Our bushman guide offered each of us the tasty morsel - so why was I the only one to accept it? Anyway I popped it in quickly, that was best thing to do I thought because its wee cute face was melting my heart and if I’d left it a moment longer I could not have bitten on it. The taste was woody with nutty overtones, the texture was juicy with an interesting crunch when I reached the mouth parts. The totally unexpected experience was the long, somewhat unpleasant aftertaste similar to that you get with John Smith’s Extra Smooth.
I consider it best tried roasted with a medium-oaked Chardonnay or maybe a John Smith’s!
So how’s my audition for the SMWS tasting panel doing?
