Eating habits are traces of the plague in the great famine of the 1960s in the mountainous region's chalky. At that time, our society will eat anything that is not dangerous to simply survive. For example eating banana weevil, coconut bars, grasshoppers, including teak caterpillar this. I have experienced no hunger, but from the story-Simbah Simbah this, I am always reminded to always be grateful and appreciate every grain of rice being served at my dinner plate.
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Geographical conditions Gunungkidul district is limestone mountains. Plants that are suitable for this situation is a teak tree. In the rainy season, when leaf teak blossomed, many caterpillars that eat the leaves.
But residents of Gunung actually appreciate this pest because it can be eaten. This caterpillar is black. No longer than a matchstick. If held, sometimes black discharge.
While still in caterpillar form, he will devour teak leaves until only the skeleton remaining. Once it came time to metamorphosed so chrysalis, the caterpillar will be down from the tree to the ground. The trick with the jump using his saliva that form tendrils. Similar to that carried by animals or spiderman spider.
Arriving at the ground, he will look for hidden places. Usually behind a leaf or stone. In it, he wrapped himself with saliva and grain dust, then imprisoned for change shape into a cocoon. The color is dark brown and slippery surface. Well this is good to eat pupae. It feels good.
How to cook it quite simple. Kempompong or local people call it 'entung' is washed clean. After that there is steam it first, but there is a direct fry seasoned with garlic and salt. It feels? Mak nyuuuuusss! But beware, if you are frequently exposed to allergies, these foods can cause itching.