What is weaver ant salt made of? How to make Gia Lai standard weaver ant salt

Weaver ants must be no stranger to many people, especially people in mountainous areas. You know, weaver ants are still just weaver ants if they don’t know how to process them. But on the contrary, with a little ingenious variation, weaver ants “turn into” a specialty that makes many people passionate.

In it, it is impossible not to mention weaver ant salt. This may be a relatively new dish for many people, especially people in the lowlands. To better understand this specialty salt as well as how to process them, please refer to the article below right away.

What is weaver ant salt made of?

Weaver ant salt

Weaver ant salt is one of the famous specialties of Phu Yen and the most highland land is Gia Lai. As the name suggests, this is a type of salt made from weaver ants (yellow-bodied ants with tall legs and often nesting on trees) and a few other spices such as salt, chili, lentil leaves, …

Weaver ant salt has been around for quite some time. In addition to the usual salty taste, this salt also has a sour taste mixed with a bit of fatty leopard, concentrated due to the acidic secretions secreted in the ant’s abdomen. Thanks to that characteristic delicious taste, they are now known and loved by many people.

How to make Gia Lai standard weaver ant salt

Ingredients for making Gia Lai standard weaver ant salt

• Weaver ants (as many as you like)
• Fresh chili (according to taste)
• A few lentil leaves (if any)
• Seasoning: Salt, MSG.
• Tools: A bowl of hot water, mortar / pestle.

Note: Try to find and buy lentil leaves at stores specializing in highland goods. However, in the southern provinces, the ability to buy is not high. Therefore, you can not use this leaf also.

How to make Gia Lai standard weaver ant salt

Step 1: Prepare ingredients

First, go to the garden and find a nest of weaver ants (should choose a nest with ants that are both large and yellow and have a full stomach, the salt will be better).

Then, you cut the tree branch with the ant nest , and then immediately put it in the bowl. Gently shake the plant so that the ants and eggs fall into the hot water to kill the ants. When done, remove the branch and remove the ants, letting the water drain.

Step 2: Roast the golden ants

You heat the pan, then add the ants and ant eggs and stir until they are dry and fragrant .

Step 3: Complete the weaver ant salt

You put ants, freshly roasted ant eggs with a little salt, a little monosodium glutamate, a few lentil leaves (if any) and a few fresh chili peppers into the mortar. Then, you beat well by hand until the mixture is smooth . So it’s done.

Finished product

Weaver ant salt has a very distinctive and unique taste. Salt has a sour taste, the new fatty leopard of ants and ant eggs blend in the salty taste of salt, a little pungent from chili . In addition, you can use this salt to serve with fruit, hot rice, boiled meat, grilled beef, … It must be said that it is very stimulating to the taste.

>> What’s delicious with weaver ant salt?

In addition to weaver ant salt, some special salts such as pink Himalayan salt, red salt (match salt) are dipping salts for many different dishes, so they are also very popular.

Hopefully, through the above sharing, you will know how to make weaver ant salt. If you have the opportunity, cook it to enjoy, it’s really not “scary” as some people think. On the contrary, their taste is also very unique.

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