Crickets cooked adobo style
As what they say, Kapampangan cuisine probably is one of best culinary traditions in the country. Ranging the sumptuous feast of Sulipan cooking all the way to exotic foods….
Speaking of exotic, I’ve tasted adobong sawa and tapang usa before. It was good, and they all came from Pampanga. Now I’m really wondering, what’s the taste of that very famous delicacy that Kapampangans are fond of cooking. Nope, not the Ginataang Kuhol or Palaka (frog) but kamaru (a kind of field cricket).
Going to Pampanga with my friends, the first thing that we searched was somewhere in Angeles City where they could offer kamaru as a dish. Not far away from Clark Main Gate in Angeles City is the Mamasuk Restaurant in Balibago area. We ordered kamaru for about PhP150.00 adobo style.
It looks really gross and creepy. Eating insects are birds’ masterpiece…pakiramdam ko tuloy para akong sumali sa Pinoy Fear Factor! It kinda looks like sauted cockroaches…my mind started to tinker away whether it was worth a try or not…yuck!
And I had my first taste..hmmm…yumm…wala namang fancy eh. It just taste like adobo with shrimp on it. It wasn’t crispy though I was expecting it was…but it was sumptouos. Then we feast, it was our brunch actually so we were all hungry!
Next time, I’ll try other exotic Kapampangan delicacies. If there is a Kapampangan out there, please let me know where can I find these. Salamat!
You may try Everybody’s Cafe. They have branches in San Fernando, Pampanga & Angeles City. Another one is Apag Marangle, this is along the hway going to Bacolor, Pampanga.
I’ll try that when I come back to Pampanga. I would really like to eat what the locals eat. Thanks for the tip @Albert.
WAPIN!
Try Everybody’s Café on MacArthur Hiway in San Fernando, it’s near the corner of Del Pilar Street, close to my old high school (MGC Seminary).