What does Bundegi taste like?

We got some friends to try out Bundegi - the Korean soup made from silkworm larvae. Listen to their reactions.

bundeigi

July 30th, 2005 in Food and Drink, Photos

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KevinJuly 30th, 2005 at 2:04 am

Looks and sounds pretty awesome!

cowboy calebJuly 30th, 2005 at 11:04 am

oh they do look rather delicious

ClareJuly 31st, 2005 at 11:20 pm

The taste? I couldn’t tell you, but apparently as bad as it smells, that is, bitter and pungent. The texture, crunchy on the outside and just ever so slightly gooey on the inside…

preetamraiAugust 1st, 2005 at 11:42 am

Thanks,, lemme know if you guys want to try… I know the only secret place in sg where you can get it. Clare, it is not too bad actually. Like all such food, this dish is also supposed to be good for health.

asiapunditAugust 5th, 2005 at 1:37 pm

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I’m back from vacation and now happily married. Thanks to all co-pundits for keeping the site active for the past three weeks. While I was away… China continued to strengthen its regime of open markets but closed culture. The NY

Tom WalbySeptember 28th, 2006 at 8:12 pm

I was sitting on a bench waiting for a bus in Seoul last month when my wife brought me a tasty tidbit from a street vendor. Two young local girls were also seated there devouring a cup full of newly french-fried bundegi. That’s what my wife had brought me…a bundegi on a toothpick! Being an adventurous soul, I gave it a try…it tasted like … hard to say. Not very good but crunchy. It took 6 mints and 20 minutes to get the taste out of my mouth.

The young girls thought it was hysterical that some non-Korean would try to eat such a thing. Never again!

misanthropy todayOctober 30th, 2008 at 3:21 pm

I’m commenting live from a korean joint on third in between catalina and berendo. I almost ordered bundegi. The waitress said ‘it like butterfly baby’. Very cute how she said it. I had to google it on my phone and I found this. Dodged a bullet. Thanks!

Preetam Rai

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What does Bundegi taste like?

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