Grasshopper With Your Guacamole?

Is there a new set of Fear Factor foodies sprouting up? The Brooklyn Paper reports on the 3-year-old Chiles and Chocolate restaurant in Park Slope—specifically their "better-than-average guac" which comes with the option of roasted grasshoppers! They note that "chapulines are an actual Oaxacan tradition," and the restaurant's chef, Francisco Lopez, has the insects shipped in from Mexico. The critters allegedly add a "smokey spiciness" to the dish, as well as a crunch that may strike some as creepy crawly. And if you think that's gross, Salma Hayek prefers her guac with ant eggs. And if you don't think it's gross, well then here's a recipe for guacamole tacos with grasshoppers. Bon appetit!

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By Jen Carlson in Food on August 24, 2010 12:22 PM

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schadenfreudian mensch

Why do you guys keep recycling old post?? You already done a review of this place three years ago. Is this suppose to be an ad for the restaurant?

http://gothamist.com/2007/02/13/moctezuma.php

youngpro

because [they] didn't get the hits desired and because of the surprise at how little commenters werent all that disgusted by this raelly tasty dish.

seaanemoneman

Gosh, you're right. They should call this site Chiliesist & Chocolatist. Every article on the front page is about this place! It's getting old!

Mordicai

I feel like it is older than 3 years; didn't it just move locations? I guess I could be wrong. Anyhow, the chili'd grasshoppers are good.

maatthias

I had Oaxacan grasshopper tacos at Toloache on W. 50th St a few years ago. Muy bien.

eflash

They've had this guacamole with grasshoppers since they opened. I've had it a couple times. I wouldn't call them crunchy exactly ... the consistency is more like raisins.

Boogie Down

I tried champulinas when I was in Oaxaca. They're pretty tasty, actually!

youngpro

yeah, i did, too! lived there for a year in college and still can't get over how effing good this stuff was and damn how i miss oaxaca cheese :(