Where can I buy butterflies for a soup I'm making?
The recipe belongs to my friend's great-grandmother, from Malaysia.
Answers:
Was your friend's great grandmother a witch?
from the butterflie shop, were else?
Er.what? Butterfly soup? I have no words..
You might have to go to Malaysia - this is not part of our culture (eating butterflies).
I believe that many butterflies are now protected so you would need to be careful which ones you use. Maybe you could just leave them out?
What is butterfly soup. Ewe!
eeeeeeeerrrrr OK well could you do without the butterflies some of them are poisonous and why would you use them
omg i didnt no you could eat butterflies!
i would never do that!
im sorry but i cant help you with it
sick..
I don't think there's anywhere TO buy butterflies. . .though I wonder if they might be sold as bird/reptile food (like rats are) in some pet stores. I guess you could check there, but to me, the safest bet would to just be leave the butterflies out. I can't imagine that butterflies would add any sort of taste to anything (I can't believe I just said that), and maybe you could use a pretty, non-poisonous flower as garnish instead?
There is a site that explains which ones are edible: http://www.food-insects.com/edible%20spe. I am sure the recipe presumed you would catch them or raise them in butterfly houses-very fashionable in the 18-1900's. They probably have a taste similar to shiitake or Chinese black mushrooms and you could use them as a substitute. Purchasing insects for food use in many areas is considered somewhat taboo and you may find substitution your only option until you can cultivate your own. Good Luck!
Ive never heard of that before,
nah you wanna forget the butterflies and go with moths.much more diverse and flavoursome!! go for grey ones.they are abundant.just leave a light on at night and youll soon have enough to make soup with. butterflies.pah.moths is the way to go!!
Maybe in the Chinatown.I have found beetle and bugs there.
SO maybe they have butterflies also!
ewww..why would you WANT butterflies in your soup? there is such thing as chicken and mushroom, tomato soup, noodle soup. butterflies? eating their anttenaes and wings.eww i hate butterflies anyway lo
If you mean real Butterflies then I do not think the English one would be edible, and possibly against the law, if you mean the pasta ones look for a good Italian shop.
If you live in or near london try the butterfly house in Sion Park.
why would you want to eat butterflies yuck perhaps you've translated it wrong.
that is wrong! BLEURGH
Maybe you could buy them from a pet shop, I'd keep them as pets. Why not just use butter and leave out the flies. It may be just a name for the soup, with no actuall butterflies.
Maybe its 'butterfly' prawns meaning you slice the prawns (which had been peeled but leaving the tails on) all the way down the back without cutting through. Then flatten the prawns and add to the soup.I am from Malaysia and NEVER heard of using butterflies for soup.I have not heard of anyone from other parts of the world consuming them too.Maybe you could share the recipe here and we'll have a better idea.
That sounds like a fascinating recipe! I've done a quick search online, and couldn't find any malaysian food shops which sell butterflies. So you may be out of luck there.
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Answers:
Was your friend's great grandmother a witch?
from the butterflie shop, were else?
Er.what? Butterfly soup? I have no words..
You might have to go to Malaysia - this is not part of our culture (eating butterflies).
I believe that many butterflies are now protected so you would need to be careful which ones you use. Maybe you could just leave them out?
What is butterfly soup. Ewe!
eeeeeeeerrrrr OK well could you do without the butterflies some of them are poisonous and why would you use them
omg i didnt no you could eat butterflies!
i would never do that!
im sorry but i cant help you with it
sick..
I don't think there's anywhere TO buy butterflies. . .though I wonder if they might be sold as bird/reptile food (like rats are) in some pet stores. I guess you could check there, but to me, the safest bet would to just be leave the butterflies out. I can't imagine that butterflies would add any sort of taste to anything (I can't believe I just said that), and maybe you could use a pretty, non-poisonous flower as garnish instead?
There is a site that explains which ones are edible: http://www.food-insects.com/edible%20spe. I am sure the recipe presumed you would catch them or raise them in butterfly houses-very fashionable in the 18-1900's. They probably have a taste similar to shiitake or Chinese black mushrooms and you could use them as a substitute. Purchasing insects for food use in many areas is considered somewhat taboo and you may find substitution your only option until you can cultivate your own. Good Luck!
Ive never heard of that before,
nah you wanna forget the butterflies and go with moths.much more diverse and flavoursome!! go for grey ones.they are abundant.just leave a light on at night and youll soon have enough to make soup with. butterflies.pah.moths is the way to go!!
Maybe in the Chinatown.I have found beetle and bugs there.
SO maybe they have butterflies also!
ewww..why would you WANT butterflies in your soup? there is such thing as chicken and mushroom, tomato soup, noodle soup. butterflies? eating their anttenaes and wings.eww i hate butterflies anyway lo
If you mean real Butterflies then I do not think the English one would be edible, and possibly against the law, if you mean the pasta ones look for a good Italian shop.
If you live in or near london try the butterfly house in Sion Park.
why would you want to eat butterflies yuck perhaps you've translated it wrong.
that is wrong! BLEURGH
Maybe you could buy them from a pet shop, I'd keep them as pets. Why not just use butter and leave out the flies. It may be just a name for the soup, with no actuall butterflies.
Maybe its 'butterfly' prawns meaning you slice the prawns (which had been peeled but leaving the tails on) all the way down the back without cutting through. Then flatten the prawns and add to the soup.I am from Malaysia and NEVER heard of using butterflies for soup.I have not heard of anyone from other parts of the world consuming them too.Maybe you could share the recipe here and we'll have a better idea.
That sounds like a fascinating recipe! I've done a quick search online, and couldn't find any malaysian food shops which sell butterflies. So you may be out of luck there.
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