Coyote Peterson's Thailand Bug Eating Challenge: Scorpion, Tarantula, Centipede & More

Thailand Bug Buffet Adventure

• 🇹🇭 Coyote Peterson travels to Thailand to take on a bug buffet featuring over 10 different insects and arachnids.
• 🍽️ The challenge includes bamboo worms, fried pupae, grasshoppers, giant crickets, scorpions, centipedes, and tarantulas.
• ⚖️ Bugs are rated on a scale of 1-4 (1 being most tasty, 4 being least tasty), inspired by the insect sting pain index.

Tasting the Smaller Insects

• 🐛 Pupae and caterpillars are ranked as a '1', described as mealy, dry, and tasting like a bad peanut or pork rind.
• 🦗 A normal-sized cricket is rated a '2', tasting surprisingly like a dried mushroom.
• 🌰 The mole cricket also receives a '2', with a consistency like mashed peanut butter and a taste compared to a rotten pistachio.
• 🥔 Cicadas are rated a '2', described as crunchy with a slightly tart, barbecue potato chip-like flavor.
• 🌿 Grasshoppers (locusts) are surprisingly the tastiest, rated a '1' and compared to a peanut.
• 🍤 A super-sized cricket is rated a '3', with a taste described as dried shrimp mixed with potato chips, but a difficult texture.

Tackling the "Big Bugs"

• 🐛 Two super-sized grubs are sampled, with the jumbo grub tasting like dirt or moldy dirt, earning a '3' rating.
• 🦂 The emperor scorpion is rated a '4', tasting terrible and described as like eating bird seed, with sharp parts making it difficult to consume.
• 🕷️ The tarantula is deemed the worst, receiving a '5' rating due to its urticating hairs and a taste compared to rotten peanut butter.
• 🐍 The giant centipede initially seems tolerable (rated a '2' for its head tasting like dried pork skin), but the body is awful, leading to a final '5' rating and being the worst taste experienced.

Final Thoughts and Sponsorships

• 🤢 Coyote Peterson expresses that eating bugs is not for him, but is proud to have kept down nine before the larger arachnids.
• 🏆 The tarantula and centipede were the grossest, pushing beyond the 1-4 scale to a '5'.
• 💻 The episode is sponsored by CyberGhost VPN, offering a deal for VPN services to protect online privacy.