Black scorpions

[Billions 687]

I've eaten just about everything on the bug carts in Bangkok,usually when seriously intoxicated and for reasons of bravado rather than hunger,but in Patts recently I noticed the bug vendors had black scorpions.Never seen these in Bangkok,so maybe its a regional thing? Question is...are they safe? What about the venom? I've never seen anyone chewing them....or walking round with a bagful...or,come to think of it,even buying them.

 

Whats edible...not the shell,surely? And what do they taste like?

[jacko 8,815]

Found this on the internet...

Remove the stings and pincers from the scorpions. Marinate for 30 minutes in white wine, honey and lemon. Bake in a 250°C oven for 5 minutes. Stir-fry the endives, together with garlic, pepper and salt. Serve them hot on plates and add 50 g of herb cheese, allowing it to melt. Top each plate with a few scorpions.

 

If you must, you must.