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Who says young people aren't interested in cooking? Maybe it's because the ingredients just sit in bags and cans on the counter? Boring! Grumbling that studying nutrition is dull and dry? How interesting would preparing the daily meal be if the ingredients actually came right out of the heart of the amazing African equatorial tropical rainforest, were the colors of city taxi-cabs including the brake-lights, and started bolting in thirty-five different directions while the chef's back was turned?  'ngala' - an edible caterpillar common in the central African rainforest of Bas-Congo, Congo (Imbrasia forda/Cirina forda) Many different species of high-protein, high-energy edible caterpillars (les chenilles comestibles in French) are harvested from the countryside and sold live or dried in city markets. Here shown one species called 'ngala' (Imbrasia forda/ Cirina forda)*. Traditional harvesting adheres to important centuries-old rules and practices that make sure the seasonal caterpillar (chenille) harvests always allow one generation to mature to moths and butterflies that contribute to the health and flourishing of the local flora.
*Identified through this indispensable reference: Les chenilles comestibles et leur plants. Edible caterpillars in African cuisine at > Chenilles comestible at J'vois nice Africa! A murder investigation is no time to play games – or is it?
Episode # 20: An Imaginative Man. A classic-style fast-paced fiction crime-solving adventure that fits in a coffee break with the intrepid duo, Inspector Pascal and Sergeant Braque. |