Try throwing them into a pot of rolling boiling water and let them boil for a good ten minutes. That not only kills them instantly but also eliminates any risk of ingesting parasites. But it also cooks them through so that you can drain them season them as you like and then throw them into a saute pan or wok with hot oil and give them a good stir fry. But since they go in already cooked you don't have to burn them to avoid any parasites because they were already killed in the initial boiling process.
It's interesting. As I watch it, I keep watching it. I really like this atmosphere. It's an interesting video. It was very satisfying. Thank you for making a good video😊
Carley you crack me up! You might consider starting just a humor channel as well! I'm gonna wait till I'm starving to try this, Thanks for your guinea pig efforts for us though!
Thanks. Do try them sometime! One viewer suggested that taking their heads off before cook would pull out their guts. It might prevent the funny taste on the bigger ones.
Sure! I did it! Lots of people around the world eat insects and crickets and grasshoppers are some of the world's favourites. You can buy snack crickets on Amazon.
The science behind it suggest it's 100% safe and healthy provided you cook them. They have many health benefits and full of nutrients. They contain as much protein as red meat pound for pound. They can be consumed raw but not recommended for safety reasons such as parasites (as stated in the video). Regardless of what it is, Always cook your food! On the side note, if you're into ancient text, The Holy Bible suggest they're good to eat too.
Give it a try when you get some time. One viewer recommended pulling their head off to pull out the guts and possibly remove the funky taste I got on a few of them.
Lol...you just are a grasshopper and you made it look tasty haha haha I always wondered what they taste like now I don't have to eat one to find out...lol thanks :) great video Carley
Their little legs look kind of like teeny, tiny turkey legs! Sort of... 😂😂😂 the Labs looked liked they wanted to eat them too! Thanks for including Lexie and me 😝
Fin loved the grasshopper! It was a good video for the labs to show up. Maybe they heard that Lexie was going to be in the video (but it was probably actually the food). Thanks for participating. I stockpiled your other joke for a time when no one has sent me anything :D
I shouldn't be laughing so hard... I mean... I felt so bad for those grasshoppers, but they're in a better place (you know, your tummy!). Love your channel, I just subbed and liked and am off to watch How to Eat Slugs and not Die lol!
Had them Like them and encourage others to give these tasty little critters a try Just like the K9 you will enjoy them and although they may not become a regular part of your diet They make an excellent side dish Nicely Done and Thank You
I'm sure grasshopper would make decent flour too, though the crunch was sort of nice. Recommend. Crunchy fried crickets are tasty too and a good warmup for big ol' grasshoppers.
yesterday we saw a large black cricket in south east Idaho. It would probably yield quite a bit of flour: bythedrop.com/gallery/insects/crickets-grasshoppers/Black-Mormon-Cricket-Idaho
Catch grasshoppers at night, using a flashlight to blind them, then drop them into a coffee can with a 'V' notch cut in the lid. Grasshoppers climb up tall plants, fence posts, and trees at night, so they are very easy to catch. Right now, we are suffering a grasshopper invasion, so it's easy to catch a few thousand of them each night. Four of us have caught 3 pounds of grasshoppers in one night, then the next day they are still so thick that a person cannot even tell the population was diminished.
When I made crickets, I fried them in butter and honey. AMAZING! I BBQd these for the sake of getting close to what they be like over the fire. Will have to go for the skillet next time.
Excellent video! We should all probably be eating more insects due to how productive they are to raise in terms of water/resource usage compared to livestock. I see this a sure thing in the future, but in the meantime my attitude is "you first". Way to step up to the bar Carly.
Agreed. I wonder when we developed the idea that eating bugs is yucky? I mean, people love their ocean invertebrates, but the land ones are gross. I am guilty of it myself, of course, and I don't think grasshoppers are going to make it into my diet on a regular basis. Insect products such as cricket flour are making a bit of a splash though.
Awesome!! I Tooka Grasshopper And Cooked it with alot of Oil And I didnt have the guts to eat it. so i gave it to my dog. Also Im 13 years old. I LOVE NATURE! i Know how to cook,catch,shelter,find water,make fure,aid. And I build natural weapons For example I grab a stick I tie A bunch of poisunus thorns incase somene or something hurt me.
full of amazing protein lol,but indeed they are i make them as a kabbab on a stick also with mealworms i like them beter,personal taste maybe give them a try
Wow amazing way to get a snack you know when I was a kid my brothers and I would catch them and toast them on a stick. But they made such good bait and the first see h tasted better we just did that with them.
Honestly, I don't think I'd be able to do it! Bugs are just... Eugh hahaha I don't know. Something I really need to overcome I guess! But you know, they did look appetizing on the bbq. I wonder, is it okay to take like a rock or mortar and pestle to it to grind it up and add it to something? I think I'd be okay with it if I wasn't just staring at them LOL. Still get all the protein and whatnot, but less... Feeling their heads crunch in my teeth... Good stuff regardless! 💪🇨🇦👍
When I was a kid you couldn't move through the grass without the large grasshoppers being everywhere, these days they are rarer than hens teeth. not only would I starve trying to hunt them, I'd be wary of pesticides on this polluted square inch of Earth.
Pull off the legs first because those get stuck between your teeth. If you pull at the head straight out the head will come off and so will all the guts and internal nastiness. Easier than gutting a fish. Take the wings off and put them in a thin metal wire to roast them.
Thanks! Do you think the nasty flavour on the bigger one came from the guts? I figured picking the legs off after would be easier because it would be all crispy. Good to know about the wings. I just threw them on the ground.
They looked good! Probably could have killed them and marinated them all with an alcohol marinade. I mean we used Alcohol to euthanize bugs back in the day (though I'll have to check the proof, it basically makes them drunk and then... not). But that's another way. But yeah, cold works too. They looked good enough to consider trying!
They really weren't too bad. The bigger ones had a bit of a chemical flavour. I think I remember you saying something about alcohol when I did the ants. I think making an ant liqueur would be great. It would add a little lemon flavour.
you would want it to be a just high enough proof that it euthanizes them relatively quickly, but not high enough that it does it to fast. Though some (wood lice) have a high tolerance for the stuff.
Grasshoppers caused us so many problems over the centuries that they don't deserve painless deaths. Pull off their legs and wings while they are alive then cook them alive.
Haha, I love it Carley and thanks for always being the test dummy...no pun intended >.< I've read that the wings burning up give them a burned hair type of flavor so removing the wings before cooking might be the way to go.
True, though I've always that I'd rather freeze to death than burn. Ever read "To Build a Fire?" Freezing to death didn't seem as bad as other ways to die. I didn't ask the grasshoppers their opinion though.
I enjoyed one of them. The other two tasted a little funky. I've been advised that if I rip their heads off, their insides will come will come out too, taking the funk with them.
I never had grasshopper.. remove the legs, the head, and the wings and I'd be down to try it. I mean... in theory, shrimp should be more disgusting, and I'd rather a million grasshoppers die before one cow (and I'm not a vegetarian).
@@Nerding4Nature shrimp should be considered more disgusting. Their diet consist of parasites, mold, waste, etc. Grasshoppers eat grass among other leafy things lol
Try throwing them into a pot of rolling boiling water and let them boil for a good ten minutes. That not only kills them instantly but also eliminates any risk of ingesting parasites. But it also cooks them through so that you can drain them season them as you like and then throw them into a saute pan or wok with hot oil and give them a good stir fry. But since they go in already cooked you don't have to burn them to avoid any parasites because they were already killed in the initial boiling process.
It's interesting. As I watch it, I keep watching it. I really like this atmosphere. It's an interesting video. It was very satisfying. Thank you for making a good video😊
Awesome video! I just found your channel! I will definitely stick around for more videos! Keep up the great work!
Thanks and welcome!
Carley you crack me up! You might consider starting just a humor channel as well! I'm gonna wait till I'm starving to try this, Thanks for your guinea pig efforts for us though!
MMmmm... little fried insects! Yummm! Kudos for trying them Carley.
Way to fry up them little jumpers for a snack. Chocolate dipped next time? Cheers
Can't go wrong with chocolate dipped.
well this might be something I would try .. Pumpkin seeds are good ! I will add it to my trying challenges ~ Keep being amazing and creative always ~
Thanks. Do try them sometime! One viewer suggested that taking their heads off before cook would pull out their guts. It might prevent the funny taste on the bigger ones.
Whaaat?? You mean you cook them first? No wonder I was having so much trouble ... they kept jumping out of my mouth! LOL
I wanna know if its ok to eat them, even though im not starving, i just want to eat them?
Sure! I did it! Lots of people around the world eat insects and crickets and grasshoppers are some of the world's favourites. You can buy snack crickets on Amazon.
The science behind it suggest it's 100% safe and healthy provided you cook them. They have many health benefits and full of nutrients. They contain as much protein as red meat pound for pound. They can be consumed raw but not recommended for safety reasons such as parasites (as stated in the video). Regardless of what it is, Always cook your food! On the side note, if you're into ancient text, The Holy Bible suggest they're good to eat too.
o my is that good "Na Need's more Garlic " lol good video
I think they actually would have been fine without any flavouring. Salt and garlic always helps though.
Should they be rinsed in vinegar water or another way possibly?
That was really fun to watch! Our son enjoyed it too :D Never tried it but would like to... one day! Good jokes and love Heather's channel :D
Give it a try when you get some time. One viewer recommended pulling their head off to pull out the guts and possibly remove the funky taste I got on a few of them.
Lol...you just are a grasshopper and you made it look tasty haha haha I always wondered what they taste like now I don't have to eat one to find out...lol thanks :) great video Carley
But you could eat one to verify ;)
This is funny to watch right after the food stream. BBQ! Manageable...Audience! Puppies! Loved the joke! Heather did great! Fun! Thanks, Carley!
Thanks Kay. The dog sure appreciated the grasshopper snack.
They red up like lobsters when cooked I see, grasshoppers I shall eat on my next camp out. Great video as always.
I was pleasantly surprised by the colour change. Made them seem more edible, somehow.
Their little legs look kind of like teeny, tiny turkey legs! Sort of... 😂😂😂 the Labs looked liked they wanted to eat them too! Thanks for including Lexie and me 😝
Fin loved the grasshopper! It was a good video for the labs to show up. Maybe they heard that Lexie was going to be in the video (but it was probably actually the food). Thanks for participating. I stockpiled your other joke for a time when no one has sent me anything :D
I shouldn't be laughing so hard... I mean... I felt so bad for those grasshoppers, but they're in a better place (you know, your tummy!). Love your channel, I just subbed and liked and am off to watch How to Eat Slugs and not Die lol!
Welcome! The grasshoppers might disagree with that, lol. I guess it comes with being at the bottom, of the food chain...poor things.
@@Nerding4Nature lol!
@@Nerding4Nature It's a fitting ending for them. They eat our crops so we eat them instead.
Ok. You’ve convinced me.
I must partake in this delicacy!
Yes. I've convinced at least one person :)
The Last Grownup in the Woods lol 😉👍
I ate my first grasshopper today and it was delicious!!! I boiled in bullion broth for 5 mins, then dehydrated them YUM
That sounds delicious.
Most excellent! You had me at eating grasshopper 😏. They looked delish.👍
Have you tried? I can imagine it might be a bit more normal in your parts.
The joke was the best part
I have some packets of insects ready to eat. Just been waiting for a time to tuck in. Good going - it might be possible to save a little rain forest.
Ya, more insect protein in the western diet could definitely save a rainforest or two.
Without doubt!
Maybe have them in a stir fry.
That would be tasty!
Good eating! Your taste testers just needed a buffet of dipping sauces. ;D
Indeed. Maybe blindfolds too. I can't believe I got Clay to eat a slug but not a grasshopper.
Had them Like them and encourage others to give these tasty little critters a try Just like the K9 you will enjoy them and although they may not become a regular part of your diet They make an excellent side dish Nicely Done and Thank You
Ya, they are nice as a novelty food. I'd eat them again for sure.
I've heard of and tried cricket flour products but not grasshopper yet; Maybe some day?
I'm sure grasshopper would make decent flour too, though the crunch was sort of nice. Recommend. Crunchy fried crickets are tasty too and a good warmup for big ol' grasshoppers.
yesterday we saw a large black cricket in south east Idaho. It would probably yield quite a bit of flour:
bythedrop.com/gallery/insects/crickets-grasshoppers/Black-Mormon-Cricket-Idaho
I wonder what would go through people's minds when they saw "Black Mormon Cricket Flour" on the label.
I have researched that your also suposed to take out its entrails also by twisting its head and gently pulling and or it back end by gently pulling.
Ya, so I've heard, after the fact. I imagine that was the taste in some of them.
Haha ! It started looking like Carley's Wild Outdoors Restaurant for a bit. Everyone wanted in on the grasshoppers.
Couldn't convince anyone but the dog and the youngest to try though. Clay ate slugs, but not grasshoppers? I don't know about that guy :D
Oh no !!! I'd eat a grasshopper any day before eating a slug. Clay has to be tough. Lol
Catch grasshoppers at night, using a flashlight to blind them, then drop them into a coffee can with a 'V' notch cut in the lid. Grasshoppers climb up tall plants, fence posts, and trees at night, so they are very easy to catch. Right now, we are suffering a grasshopper invasion, so it's easy to catch a few thousand of them each night. Four of us have caught 3 pounds of grasshoppers in one night, then the next day they are still so thick that a person cannot even tell the population was diminished.
I am new to your channel and i am liking it so far, and you are funny too.
Thanks and welcome :)
Hi from ur new friend..... U have a very nice channel and thanx 4 sharing such informative vedio👍👍👍👍 stay connected my friend
Thanks! I love Indian food! Will be keeping an eye on your channel.
Adventurous eating for sure.... but very fun... I'd try it at least once :-)
If you ever end up in BC, stop by and I'll cook some up :D
I like like them in a skillet on low heat👍
Very good
When I made crickets, I fried them in butter and honey. AMAZING! I BBQd these for the sake of getting close to what they be like over the fire. Will have to go for the skillet next time.
This is ace! I ate one once and it wasn't my thing but in survival I would eat one
The crickets I tried years ago were more manageable. They were smaller and didn't have the weird aftertaste.
Excellent video! We should all probably be eating more insects due to how productive they are to raise in terms of water/resource usage compared to livestock. I see this a sure thing in the future, but in the meantime my attitude is "you first". Way to step up to the bar Carly.
Agreed. I wonder when we developed the idea that eating bugs is yucky? I mean, people love their ocean invertebrates, but the land ones are gross. I am guilty of it myself, of course, and I don't think grasshoppers are going to make it into my diet on a regular basis. Insect products such as cricket flour are making a bit of a splash though.
Awsome lol thanks for sharing
Thanks!
Great informative video! Thanks for being the goat!
My pleasure :D
Ya need some teriyaki! lol
Nah...Sriracha :P
Awesome!! I Tooka Grasshopper And Cooked it with alot of Oil And I didnt have the guts to eat it. so i gave it to my dog. Also Im 13 years old. I LOVE NATURE! i Know how to cook,catch,shelter,find water,make fure,aid. And I build natural weapons For example I grab a stick I tie A bunch of poisunus thorns incase somene or something hurt me.
Awesome stuff! Keep it up!
full of amazing protein lol,but indeed they are i make them as a kabbab on a stick also with mealworms
i like them beter,personal taste
maybe give them a try
We need to get together for a bug feast sometime. Where do you get your mealworms? pet store? foraged?
What does it tast like?
The ones that didn't have the funny taste tasted like a salty crunchy snack with a tiny bit of tasty mystery meat inside.
I think I will stick to a full english, but at least I know now. Keep em coming
Haha. Good knowledge to store for later, just in case, I guess. Thanks for watching!
😬 I'll save them for survival! 😂
and hopefully, it doesn't come to that.
If I eat a alive grass hoper will the grass hopper jump inside my belly
I don't think you'd be able to get it down. It would probably get caught in your esophagus and maybe do some damage.
@@Nerding4Nature oh
Wow amazing way to get a snack you know when I was a kid my brothers and I would catch them and toast them on a stick. But they made such good bait and the first see h tasted better we just did that with them.
I'm not a fan of fish, so grasshoppers might be the best option for me, lol.
Yum! Now I'm thirsty
Hmmm...I see them nicely paired with a nice porter. Everything goes well with a porter though. Except IPA. IPA goes with nothing :)
You are always thirsty Chris! d:o)>
Great videos! Keep em coming!
Thanks :)
So great video!
Thanks!
Honestly, I don't think I'd be able to do it! Bugs are just... Eugh hahaha I don't know. Something I really need to overcome I guess! But you know, they did look appetizing on the bbq. I wonder, is it okay to take like a rock or mortar and pestle to it to grind it up and add it to something? I think I'd be okay with it if I wasn't just staring at them LOL. Still get all the protein and whatnot, but less... Feeling their heads crunch in my teeth... Good stuff regardless! 💪🇨🇦👍
HaHa, and you're the grown up, lol. I love it.
I pretend to be anyway :P
Your so brave I wouldn't eat those but u did
When I was a kid you couldn't move through the grass without the large grasshoppers being everywhere, these days they are rarer than hens teeth. not only would I starve trying to hunt them, I'd be wary of pesticides on this polluted square inch of Earth.
That's really too bad. They are such fun little critters, not to mention an important part of the ecosystem.
I'll have that pint now plz
spijkerpoes - make that two pints, please! 🍺🍺
Would have been good with beer. Like salted nuts and beer, but with more legs.
Great video 👍
Thanks 👍
Pull off the legs first because those get stuck between your teeth. If you pull at the head straight out the head will come off and so will all the guts and internal nastiness. Easier than gutting a fish. Take the wings off and put them in a thin metal wire to roast them.
Thanks! Do you think the nasty flavour on the bigger one came from the guts? I figured picking the legs off after would be easier because it would be all crispy. Good to know about the wings. I just threw them on the ground.
Why did u stop uploading 😭
Mostly time. My job started sucking up all my time and energy. I am starting to get back in the game. I just filmed a video and am slowly editing it.
Very good vlog and video 👍 Good day my friend
Thank you!
Thumbs up from me! I'd give em a shot
Awesome. I hope you do it sometime!
Yummy dipped in chocolate . We Make skewers of Hoppers and are awesome . Banana Slugs salted and smoked are good to . Food Forest Permaculture
I've had slugs battered and fried. They tasted good, but I couldn't get over the ick factor. The grasshoppers would be delicious in some chocolate.
They looked good! Probably could have killed them and marinated them all with an alcohol marinade. I mean we used Alcohol to euthanize bugs back in the day (though I'll have to check the proof, it basically makes them drunk and then... not). But that's another way. But yeah, cold works too. They looked good enough to consider trying!
They really weren't too bad. The bigger ones had a bit of a chemical flavour. I think I remember you saying something about alcohol when I did the ants. I think making an ant liqueur would be great. It would add a little lemon flavour.
you would want it to be a just high enough proof that it euthanizes them relatively quickly, but not high enough that it does it to fast. Though some (wood lice) have a high tolerance for the stuff.
Grasshoppers caused us so many problems over the centuries that they don't deserve painless deaths. Pull off their legs and wings while they are alive then cook them alive.
*Another great film! Thanks for sharing . like Natalya*
Haha, I love it Carley and thanks for always being the test dummy...no pun intended >.< I've read that the wings burning up give them a burned hair type of flavor so removing the wings before cooking might be the way to go.
Thanks Kevin. Will have to try that next time.
I tried it in an australian restaurant. They are tasty..
Grasshopper is food said god.
You should think it through. Slow freezing the grasshoppers is a greater torture than instant heat death. ;)
True, though I've always that I'd rather freeze to death than burn. Ever read "To Build a Fire?" Freezing to death didn't seem as bad as other ways to die. I didn't ask the grasshoppers their opinion though.
Um...I don't "want" to eat grasshoppers BUT I am open to anything if it is necessary 😄👍
Well just know that they are certainly a good option if it's necessary.
Dipped in chocolate?
Now we're talking!
Carly 1. Did you fart when you were cooking the grasshoppers and let's date
Me with 4 pet grasshoppers:👁👄👁
Cheers 🍻🍻
Cheers
Plate fright is what keeps most western cultures from indulging in this plentiful food source. We eat shrimp all the time without batting an eye.
Makes no sense. And yet, when it came to eating slugs, I could barely do it even though they tasted like calamari.
Nice.
Awesome video Carly try them raw :)
Have you tried them raw? I've heard they can have parasites.
The dogs want their share.....
Hahaha. Fun video as always. Now go wash your mouth out 😂
:D Thanks Norm
wow nice video
Thanks!
Why do their butts protrude out when they are fried?
You Rock💪💪💪💪💪
Thanks Yankee!
I can’t believe you girl but your brave alright ^.^
They kind of remind me of land shrimp...
Hmmm, I wonder what land shrimp taste like...
I would have to be quite hungry.... 🙄
Just like mini lobsters ;P lol
Well that seals it... Can't do lobster either... 😖
Omg where's the seasoning
Lol it was tough to tell if you enjoyed them or not. #HellYeah Carley
I enjoyed one of them. The other two tasted a little funky. I've been advised that if I rip their heads off, their insides will come will come out too, taking the funk with them.
I cant do this. I love kamen rider to much😞
Anybody else came to this video to see her crickets🦗
The Bible says you can eat them
I just became vegan... just now. 😵
Lol. I just saved a cows life by eating a grasshopper.
I never had grasshopper.. remove the legs, the head, and the wings and I'd be down to try it. I mean... in theory, shrimp should be more disgusting, and I'd rather a million grasshoppers die before one cow (and I'm not a vegetarian).
Should shrimp be more disgusting, or just equally disgusting? For the record, I think I prefer grasshoppers over shrimp.
@@Nerding4Nature shrimp should be considered more disgusting. Their diet consist of parasites, mold, waste, etc. Grasshoppers eat grass among other leafy things lol
youtube sucks. you need wayyy wayyy way more subs
Thanks. RUclips is great if you just want a platform to be creative, but not to grow...unless you are better at the game than me.
Taste like chicken😂😂😂
More like pumpkin seeds, actually :D
Love your videos. They are very uplifting and knowledgeable
Thank you. Glad you like them!