It’s grasshopper season here too but that's a reason to celebrate!   The ladies at work were busy with a large bagful. I asked “Ngapi?  Milioni?” (How many? A million?) They told me “Milioni kumi!” (Ten million!)

To prepare your grasshoppers:

1. Pull off wings and legs.

2. Pour boiling water over the (still wriggling) bodies to kill them and wash them clean.  Allow them to dry.

3. Fry until crisp in hot oil.  Add salt.

They actually aren’t too bad – we had a feed of some that a young German volunteer Jana had cooked and they went quite well with a cold Serengeti!