Eating scorpions
Channel: Bug Nomster
Date: 2012-07-24

Mesobuthus martensii, AKA Chinese Yellow Scorpions, Chinese Armor-tail Scorpions, Manchurian Scorpions, and a host of other common names. It's an edible species of scorpion from northern China as well as Mongolia, Japan, and Korea.

This species has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat chronic pain, paralysis, and epilepsy. Proteins in the scorpion's venom have been studied in contemporary medicine for their potential in clinical applications.

This particular pack was from Thailand Unique. I recieved two scorpions, both boiled and dehydrated with salt. They have a kind of mushroom or bacon-like flavor, and were certainly my favorites out of this order.

This video is part of the Entomophagy Wiki project, whis is attempting to catalog the world's collection of edible insects and other arthropods. You can view the page for this species at http://entomophagy.wikia.com/wiki/Mesobuthus_martensii or visit the Entomophagy Wiki homepage at http://entomophagy.wikia.com.

Look for my other three videos from this order, where I eat a Giant Water Bug, Sago Worms, and Silkworm Pupae.

I was asked where I purchased these scorpions. It's a company called Thailand Unique. Here's a link to this specific product: http://www.thailandunique.com/chinese-edible-scorpions?tracking=4ffb7cbe36a1d

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