Product Description

Antique Cambodian Cricket Cage 1      SOLD

Material: Rattan
Style: Cambodia
Size: Height 9.5 cm, Diameter 6.5 cm
Order Number: MHSACCC1

The cage basket is for carrying crickets, jong reut. There are several species and jong reut dike is large and very dark brown. They are aggressive and kids put on cricket fights. Cricket fighting rarely causes injuries. It is also popular pastime in China and dates back more than 1,000 years to the Tang Dynasty.

The edible ones are jong reut doeng (coconut cricket). They are fried. Eating insects is generally healthier than meat. They are low-fat, rich in protein, fibre, iron, zinc, vitamin B12, omega-3, calcium and 9 essential amino-acids. And they produce almost 3,000 times fewer greenhouse emissions than red meat.

20th century.

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