Special Chilli Paste

Pumi just came back from Thailand and as promised, he brought back a special chilli paste from his country. Well, you must be wondering, what is so special about the chilli paste. According to him, the chilli paste is made from one kind of insect known as Water Strider. It is an predatory insect which can stand effortlessly on water due to their non-wetting legs. They rely on surface tension to walk on top of water and hunt for other small insects or invertebrates. We were all very excited and eager to try the chili paste though the thought of the insect made us feel grossed. We brought with us the special chilli paste and also the normal chili paste (without the insect) out for lunch. Pumi was killing us with suspense as he wouldn't tell us which chilli paste was the one with insect inside. He wanted us to taste both of them and sort out which was the one with insect. i must say all my collegues are real risk taker, lol....They just scooped up the chilli paste and tasted them one by one. I was expecting very extreme reactions like distorted facial expression, choking or coughing from them but, nothing happened. Everybody was calmed and they claimed that they know which one was the special one as it had a very strong kind of smell. I admit that i am the most timid one among them. I was the last one who scooped up the chilli paste and then reluctantly put into my mouth. The normal chilli paste tasted normal, and the special one tasted strange and i just couldn't help myself but to spit out the paste :( lol...At the end, Pumi was the only one who eat his rice with the special chili paste. To him, the chilli paste is one of the most delicious food in this world..lol...and he was disappointed as non of us liked the chilli paste, lol..too bad..he didin't finish the chilli paste and reserved some for Danny as Danny was not with us today. Below are some pictures of the Water Strider which i found from internet. Enjoy and Good night..:)