Grasshoppers closely related tot, bush crickets is locally called Nsenene and a favorite snack among many Ugandans especially in Central Uganda. Those seasonal insects mostly show up during the two rainy seasons in the count, in the months of April. May. June. October and November.
At the onset of the grasshopper season, grass hopper hunters erect light reflectors tilted towards a collection point and the the entire area is illuminated in very bright bulbs and light tubas M trap the grasshoppers owing to their high affinity to light, they are than gathered in sacks and transported M the markets for sale. The preparartion is easy and straight forward, the limbs and for some the wings are pulled .and then either fried or boiletl depending on preference and than sprinkled with onions, tomatoes and other ingredients of choice.
The grasshoppers can be eaten cold or wam and the new preservation methods mean that they can now be eaten all year long since one can pick them off supermarket shelves.
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