Chapulines
Sign in to savethumb|right|200px|Chapulines and chili flavored peanuts at an artisanal food market in Colonia Roma, Mexico City Chapulines, plural for chapulín (), are grasshoppers of the genus Sphenarium that are commonly eaten in certain areas of Mexico. The term is specific to Mexico and Central America, and derives from the Nahuatl word chapolin (singular) or chapolimeh (plural).
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- Prepared food.name
- Chapulines
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- Chapulines in Oaxaca.jpg
- Prepared food.caption
- A bowl of chapulines in Oaxaca City
- Prepared food.country
- Mexico
- Prepared food.main_ingredient
- Toasted grasshoppers
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thumb|right|200px|Chapulines and chili flavored peanuts at an artisanal food market in Colonia Roma, Mexico City Chapulines, plural for chapulín (), are grasshoppers of the genus Sphenarium that are commonly eaten in certain areas of Mexico. The term is specific to Mexico and Central America, and derives from the Nahuatl word chapolin (singular) or chapolimeh (plural).
They are collected only at certain times of year (from their hatching in early May through the late summer/early autumn). They are toasted on a comal. Often they are seasoned with garlic, lime juice, chilies and/or salt.