Called “forest shrimp” because this species is quite similar in appearance to shrimp but belongs to the insect family. “Forest shrimp” has a small size, which is as big as an adult’s little finger.
Strange dish of shrimp and beef on the tree of the Lang people
Referring to Lang Son cuisine, many people immediately think of famous dishes such as humiliation, roasted duck, roasted pork… But there is also a rustic dish with the mountain flavor of the Tay and Nung people in some areas. mountainous areas – delicious, strange mouth but not everyone knows it’s “forest shrimp”.
Although this strange dish is delicious, the price is quite high, about more than 300,000 VND / kg, and it is not always available. “Forest shrimp” live in the jungle, to catch them depends on the season.
In the rainy season of June and July of the lunar calendar is the best time for the Nung to go to the mountains to plant corn, as well as the time when they go deep into the forest to hunt honey and catch “forest shrimp”.
Called “forest shrimp” because this species is quite similar in appearance to shrimp but belongs to the insect family. “Forest shrimp” has a small size, which is as big as an adult’s little finger. And this species has legs like locusts, the whole body is gray in color, slightly pale.
The head of a wild shrimp is as small as a shrimp but with fewer antennae. And perhaps it is from the strange shape and habit of preferring to live in places with a humid climate, dense trees, or shelter in large tree holes that only in the deep forest that people give them the name. quite strange “forest shrimp”.
“Forest shrimp” is a favorite dish, quite strange and unique, but also picky eaters because it can cause allergies.
According to the experience of hunters, wild shrimp usually only live in tree holes. The forests near where humans live are relatively few “forest shrimp” by many hunters. To catch “forest shrimp” people have to go far into the deep forests.
The “forest shrimp” are very smart, they know that when someone comes near, they run away. Hunters have to use a racket to catch “wild shrimp”. When the racket usually only catches about 10 fish / time. The other “forest shrimp” quickly escaped into the tree holes and did not crawl out anymore.
At that time, shrimp catchers had to take a tree branch to slip inside and gently drive them out. One person slipped the branches, the other person was waiting to see them sticking out and had to grab them immediately.
“Forest shrimp” after being caught, if you want to make a dish, you must carefully remove the head and wash it. The best “forest shrimp” dish is still roasted with ginger and lemon leaves. “Forest shrimp” is roasted with ginger and seasoned with a little salt and fish sauce.
The “wild shrimp” dish then woke up with an ecstatic aroma mixed with irresistible flesh.
In the old days, every household was in dire straits, and every family was short of food. People in the village went to catch each shrimp, shrimp, and dig up each cassava tuber, grated tuber, etc. to eat for the day. Now that society has developed, there are many foods in the market, in the street, in the supermarket, but “forest shrimp” is still a delicious dish many people seek.
In the “forest shrimp” season, people in the mountain village hunt for shrimp to sell to earn some money to pay for daily living, or remember its taste, processing improves the family’s meal. Follow Dân trí