I've enjoyed deep fried beetles—adults of white grubs, a root pest of upland rice and maize in Mindanao, Philippines. The grubs eat the roots of rice and maize, but suicidally swarm every one or two years depending on...

: http://www.redlotusasiankitchen.com/ I noticed, by the way, the gratuitous and discourteous remarks made about my wife in a post on Friday (quickly removed). I've never seen a post less in the spirit of Chowhound. Best,...

's probably cat fur and dander floating around. The 6-second rule for me personally can extend up to 6 weeks :) I've been known to find a toasted hazelnut on the floor that probably fell down the week before and I've still eaten...

of durian cookies, and for some reason, every cookie I've ever seen has the shape and colour of a large maggot. Is this traditional? Because if it was a marketing ploy, then that is one whacked-out PR department....

Fellow Chowhounders, I will soon be starting my thesis for my Masters of Arts Gastronomy, and was considering doing it on the topic "How Celebrity Chefs have influenced food and culture." Any thoughts/opinions would be greatly...

candy for my dad. A lady wouldn’t buy some certain candy because it was manufactured in China. I have no bias against the country – I've even been there and eat Asian market foods imported from there too. I wondered,...