Jibashi senbei is the name of the original snacks, which include black burrowing wasps. These insects dig holes in the ground and feed on grasshoppers. Wasp cookies are extremely popular in Japan.
I must say, this is not the only dish in the countries of the Asian region, prepared so original. In Japan itself, wasps and bees are traditionally eaten. By the way, it has been proven that insects contain a sufficient amount of protein, iron and magnesium and are much healthier than poultry meat.
Where to buy wasp cookies
Wasp cookies are only available in Japan. Any European wishing to taste an exotic dish will have to go to the Land of the Rising Sun. The delicacy is produced in the city of Omashi, located just 200 kilometers from Tokyo. In addition, the famous Japanese biscuits are cooked in the restaurants of this town.
Residents of Omashi claim that cookies with wasps are not only extremely healthy, but also have an unusually pleasant taste.
The packaging of exotic pastries is quite inexpensive. A package of 20 crackers will cost about $ 2. It's just very difficult to buy it. As soon as biscuits with wasps appear on the shelves, they are immediately swept away by the inhabitants of the town.
Although there is a tradition in Japan to cook bees, it has recently been decided to use them to bake crackers. Members of a bee fan club suggested making Japanese biscuits with the addition of burrowing wasps. They decided that the specific taste and smell of the earth bees would help produce a highly sought after product. Their assumption was fully justified.
How isp cookies are made
The technological process of preparing a treat is not at all complicated. Cracker dough is made with rice flour and water. Earth wasps are pre-boiled and dried, and then added to the dough.
Japanese insect cracker does not contain any extraneous additives that could muffle or spoil the characteristic smell and taste.
Each cookie made in the factory in Omashi contains 5-10 insects.
Members of the bee fan club, some of whom are already 80 years old, are responsible for delivering earth bees to the factory. In the nearby forests, they catch bees, tie colored threads to them, and thus find hornets' nests. Perhaps the limited amount of delicacies produced is due to the fact that quite elderly people are already engaged in the supply of the filling.
Incidentally, the youth of Japan do not show much interest in the original delicacy. They are more interested in traditional Japanese food. Among the young people living in Omashi, it is rare to find a connoisseur of crunchy cookies with earthen wasps.
