Where to eat Suzumebachi (Giant Sparrow Bee) in Japan?
Today I've read a lot about the craziest insect in Japan, the Suzumebachi.
It's a kind of giant bee and, apparently, it's the most dangerous animal in Japan:
Being stung is extremely painful and requires hospital treatment. On average 40 people die every year of anaphylactic shock after having been stung, which makes the Japanese giant hornet the most lethal animal in Japan (bears kill zero to five people and venomous snakes kill five to ten people each year).
I've also read that there are places "in the mountain" where the Suzumebachi is served grilled but I couldn't find any precise information about this.
So my question is: where can I eat Suzumebachi in Fuji area or Iya Valley, Shikoku, area?
Feel free to suggest other places if it's unlikely I'm gonna find any in the aforementioned places.
Best Answer
We were up at Chichibu last weekend, and they were selling the Giant Sparrow Bees in a baby food jar in some kind of syrup and were told by the vendor that the stingers are removed and that the bees are Eaten after drinking the syrup. She demonstrated for us. They are supposedly food for building muscle and considered a delicacy
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