It is said that the Chinese will eat anything with four legs except a table and anything with wings except an aeroplane. This ethos seems to have spread all over south east Asia. Having spent 4 days on the Mekong and the Nam Ou rivers and 3 days in the jungle and, having seen absolutely no wildlife apart from the odd butterfly or spider, I can only assume that the locals have eaten it all.
My fears are confirmed when I find a dark and dingy local's market in a remote part of a remote town, where one could buy a whole fresh porcupine, jungle cat, flying squirrel, bamboo rat, various birds and amphibia….this sadly remains the most wildlife I’ve seen anywhere on the trip.
I have tried a few of the local delicacies including stir fried locusts and chilli worm things. 'Dancing shrimp' consists of tiny, live baby shrimp in a soup- cruel, odd but ultimately very fresh. None of the above will be finding a regular place in my diet.
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