Old time favourite - Flerk

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The last time I had this was ........ I lost count but it has been a while. Some might find eating worms a sadistic habit but I grew up eating this. I remember when I was a little girl, my late babeh would go and chop down the sago tree to look for this yummies. And I must tell you this. These worms doesn't come everyday. They normally have a season for this.

Way of cooking ... you may barbeque this, you may stir fry it. Up to you how you wish to cook it. My old time favourite way ... barbeque it. I used to play with it before babeh end their lives. These worms can bite, mind you. Oh...did I say that it contains lots of fats. I mean LOTS of fats. I remember I ate these worms too much until I vomitted during the night.

One more thing you should know about this....these worms doesn't come cheap. The last time I saw it in Sunday Market, they sold it like 20cents for each worm. That was years ago. So right now, expect some increase in the price.

Whatever people say about this worms, sadistic habit or not, I'm proud to say that I grew up eating local delicacies as this. Even brother dearest doesn't get the chance to eat it. This kind of food will soon be forgotten because what I heard right now, there are less sago tree being planted. Either that, or people don't know how to eat it.