World Flavors Cookbook

Hormigas Culonas (Roasted Ants)

Name: Hormigas Culonas (Roasted Ants)
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: Colombia
Ingredients: Hormigas Culonas (queen leaf-cutter ants); Salt

Toasted big-bottomed ants, a unique and crunchy snack from the Santander region.

Cuisine: Colombia

Ingredients

Hormigas Culonas (queen leaf-cutter ants)
Salt

Instructions

1. Clean the ants by removing wings and legs. 2. Toast on a clay griddle (comal) with a bit of salt. 3. They are ready when they are crispy and fragrant.