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Moths a delicious pest in Australia

Posted : Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:29:15 GMT
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SYDNEY, Oct. 8 Some of Australia's more adventurous eaters are reportedly discovering the joys of moths, an old aborigine favorite said to be packed with taste and energy.

Chef Jean-Paul Bruneteau frequently roasts up batches of moths known as bognogs, which are carried by the spring winds into the Sydney area every year.

Bruneteau, in fact, has a recipe for moth pancakes made by pureeing the bodies, sans wings of course.

"They are lovely," he told he Sydney Morning Herald Monday. "They have a nutty, crisp, popcorn flavor, like buttered hazelnut."

The newspaper said native aborigines used the bugs as a source of protein. Modern analysis found them to be loaded with fats.

But before making bognogs a regular snack, Aussies should be aware that the larvae feed on farm crops so they can pick up sizable loads of pesticides.

Copyright 2007 by UPI

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