TOKYO - A Japanese fan club for wasps has added the insects to rice crackers, saying the result adds a waspish scent to the traditional fare.
The jibachi senbei, or digger wasp rice crackers, are made in Omachi town 200 km (120 miles) northwest of Tokyo and have five or six black digger wasps each, clearly visible to the naked eye. "Young people see the bugs and refuse to eat the senbei," said Torao Kayatsu, the president of the Omachi digger wasp lovers club, who has been handing out sample crackers around town. "But seniors, they love them. We even have an order from a nursing home." Full Story - National Geographic Magazine - Marlboro Cigarettes - CARIBBEAN Travel Deals
The jibachi senbei, or digger wasp rice crackers, are made in Omachi town 200 km (120 miles) northwest of Tokyo and have five or six black digger wasps each, clearly visible to the naked eye. "Young people see the bugs and refuse to eat the senbei," said Torao Kayatsu, the president of the Omachi digger wasp lovers club, who has been handing out sample crackers around town. "But seniors, they love them. We even have an order from a nursing home." Full Story - National Geographic Magazine - Marlboro Cigarettes - CARIBBEAN Travel Deals
