【环球时报特约记者魏曈】蟋蟀、白蚁、螳螂、蝎子这些听了叫人发毛的虫子却是非洲人餐桌上的美食。更令人惊讶的是，在博茨瓦纳等几个南部非洲国家，人们还以一种蛾子的幼虫作为补充蛋白质的原料，甚至将其作为款待贵宾的招牌菜。

[Global times stringer w Tong]cricket/termites/mantis/The scorpion these heard that the hair is African food on the table.Even more surprising was,In Botswana and so on several southern African countries,People are still in a moth larvae as supplement protein raw materials,Even as a guest of the specialty of hospitality.

　　虫干罐头被送到大超市

Insect dry can be sent to the big supermarket

　　这种名为巴蛤蜊的虫子，是巴蛤蜊蛾的幼虫。这种蛾子主要在广泛分布于南部非洲的巴蛤蜊树上产卵。由于《环球时报》记者去博茨瓦纳采访时正值冬季，巴蛤蜊树树叶落尽，因此并没有见到活的虫子。但听当地人讲，每年春天幼虫活跃时期，整棵树上都爬满了虫子。幼虫大概有6到8厘米长，全身红黄相间，夹带着黑色条纹，身体的每一节还长着一个个向外突出的小刺。那丑陋的模样很难让人和招待宾客的美食联想到一起。

The name and the clam,Is and clam moth larvae.The moth mainly in the widely distributed in South Africa and clam tree laying eggs.because[Global times]An interview with reporters to Botswana as winter,And clam tree leaves fall do,So don't see live bugs.But listen to the local people speak,Every spring larva active period,The tree was covered with insect.Larva about 6 to 8 cm in length,The whole body red and yellow,Carry secretly is worn black stripes,The body's every quarter with a long stick out of the small thorn.The ugly appearance it is difficult to make and serve food association together.

　　每年三四月份，住在农村的博茨瓦纳人每天都要去房前屋后的巴蛤蜊树上采集成熟的毛虫。虫子抓来后，妇女们先是把虫子的内脏挤出来，用清水洗干净后用盐卤水腌制几个小时，再放在火上煮，最后拿到太阳底下晒干或放在火边烤干。所有这些做法都是为了能够让虫干长期保存，每逢重大节日或者贵宾临门便拿出来品尝。不仅是博茨瓦纳，南部非洲很多国家包括赞比亚、津巴布韦、纳米比亚和南非都广泛食用巴蛤蜊虫。除了在集市上零卖以外，这些国家还把这种虫干做成罐头，送到首都和其他大城市的超市里出售。这样城里人也能够享用到这独特的美食了。

Three year in April,To live in the countryside of Botswana every day to house museum and clam tree acquisition mature caterpillar.Bugs caught after,The first women to gut out,Use clean water after clean with brine for several hours,Put it on the fire to cook,Finally get the sun dry, or on the fire roast dry.All these actions are in order to be able to let the insect do long-term preservation,Every major holiday or VIP rimmon took out taste.Is not only the Botswana,Southern African countries including Zambia/Zimbabwe/Namibia and South Africa are widely used and clam bug.In addition to the market outside retail,These countries also put the insect dry canning,To the capital and other cities to be sold in the supermarket.This person in the city can enjoy this unique food.