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Culinary tastes vary across cultures. What one person considers a delicacy, another finds disgusting. Insects, bugs, and creepy crawlies are a striking example - some are even eaten alive. In certain parts of the world, locals enjoy edible spiders and have unique recipes that involve cooking tarantulas in various ways. The appeal of eating spiders largely depends on where you grow up and how you view these creatures. Many Westerners have a deep-seated fear of spiders, but that's not always the case. Indigenous tribes in South America and some Asian countries have turned to spiders as a food source out of necessity during times of scarcity. They have no problem making a meal out of arachnids. Here are the ways you can eat spiders - if you dare.

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    Cambodia treats tarantulas as a delicacy. During mass starvation under harsh leadership, many people ate these spiders. Street vendors in Skuon sell tarantulas to tourists and locals. They breed them in ground holes where they kill them easily.

    After death,people coat the spidersin a mix of herbs and spices. Then, they fry them briefly in a wok. This makes the legs stiff and crispy. However, this process does not stop the abdomen from spilling juices and innards when bitten.

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    This recipe uses only a few things: garlic cloves, salt, sugar, and cooking oil. You also need spiders. To prepare the meal,you remove the abdomen.Then, singe the hairs from the rest of the exoskeleton. Chefs coat the creature in a salt and sugar mix. They fry it in a pan with cooking oil and crushed garlic.

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    Tarantula Infused Vodka

    If you hesitate to eat a spider, try this method for a tarantula fix without eating the flesh. This infused vodka works.This vodka involves mixing alcohol with a small tarantula for months. When bottled, the maker puts the spider in the glass. This adds to the effect and keeps its flavor during transport.David George Gordon is a chef who cooks insects, bugs, and spiders. He deep-fries tarantulas in tempura batter. He removes hairs from the spider with a blowtorch before dipping it in the batter. Only the abdomen is used since the legs lack flavor; the tarantula then fries in boiling oil.

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    David George Gordon.the tarantula is placed inside a leaf and skewered with bran for roasting over fire. The tribe removes the back end because it has too many hairs. They also mix chili and salt to dip the meal for extra flavor.

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    The Piaro tribe in Venezuela eats goliath bird-eaters, not just their eggs, especially when food is scarce. The tribe also eats the goliath bird-eater itself. Despite the spiders' large size and ability to flick irritating hairs at threats, even children join the hunt. Once captured,After coating, you let the spider cool naturally or refrigerate it. People then eat it as a sugary treat, like other chocolate-coated insects. they place a leaf on the spider and skewered it with bran for roasting over fire. The indigenous tribe removes the spider's back end because it has too many hairs. They also mix chili and salt to dip the meal for extra flavor.

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    Chocolate Coated Tarantula

    Western people often eat spiders as a dessert. One common method involvescoating the tarantulas in melted dark or milk chocolate.After coating, the spider cools naturally or goes into the refrigerator. People eat the spider as a sugary treat, just like other chocolate-coated insects.

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    Canned Oven Baked Tarantula

    Thailand has many people who eat tarantulas. They eat zebra tarantulas from Cambodia, cooking them differently.An oven-baked spider.You can buy the 'Canned Oven Baked Tarantula.' The creepy creature is ready to eat once you open the tin. Dip the dehydrated tarantula in Thai chili sauce for extra sweetness to counter the meal's natural bitterness.

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    Tarantula Egg Omelets

    The indigenous Piaroa Indians in Venezuela.They eat tarantulas regularly.They eat them as part of their diet. One dish uses the eggs of the goliath birdeater.. They squeeze the eggs from female tarantulas. They wrap these eggs in leaves. They toast the mixture over fire. Eat it soon after so it does not burn.. They squeeze the eggs from female tarantulas and wrap them in leaves. They toast the mixture over fire. Eat it soon after so it does not burn.

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    Spider Salad

    Some recipes chop up the creatures and mix them with other foods. This removes the scary look of a whole tarantula on the plate. The spider salad.The spider salad features steamed tiny arachnids. Cook them alive, then chop them and mix them with tomatoes and other salad ingredients. Lemon juice or olive oil can add flavor. The spider salad features steamed tiny arachnids. Cook them alive, then chop them and mix them with tomatoes and other salad ingredients. Lemon juice or olive oil can add flavor.

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    Spin-Akopita

    Bug chef David George Gordon created this meal for his Eat-a-Bug Cookbook.The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook.. The Spin-akoptia recipe mixes the common wolf spider with a spinach salad for a Greek meal. It combines feta cheese, eggs, olive oils, and onions with wolf spiders and spinach. They spread this strange mix on dough and bake it in an oven.

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