Ants and ant eggs are a common street food in Thailand where Kai Mod Dang (Red Ant eggs) are on sale when in season. For edible insects / entomophagy.

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Thai cuisine sees ant eggs as fair game for the kitchen table. Ant harvesting is a seasonal activity. Seen: a dish of ant larvae (aka ant eggs) with scrambled eggs (more usually the ant eggs are made into an omelette). A mixture of ant eggs in a spicy hot tomato-based sauce which can be dribbled over sticky rice. And steamed cauliflower and broccolli pieces with ant pupae and spiced with chilli powder.

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