I have had an interesting year traveling to India, Africa and the Caribbean to teach leadership development skills. On my last trip to Africa I had a most unusual meal. Richard Rohde, a Truth Connect board member, and I were in Nairobi airport waiting for our flight to depart to Entebbe, Uganda. We had time for a meal and so visited a nice restaurant. On the menu I saw "mchwa" and was curious. When the waitress stopped by I asked what "mchwa" was. Her response, "Termites." Now I was intrigued and asked how they prepared the termites. She explained they were roasted and lightly salted. I had to try them and placed the order. She returned with a coconut sized wooden bowl full of mchwa. Being the civilized man I am, I used a teaspoon to eat my termites. They were quite tasty! Richard tasted them but wasn't quite as enthusiastic about them. I ate about half the bowl of termites and enjoyed each and every bug!
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| A bowl of high protein "mchwa" aka. termites. |
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| My first taste of mchwa / termites was quite good! |
