Inswa

What we know so far

Inswa are the winged termites that pour out of the ground on the first warm evenings of the rains, and in Zambia they are caught by the basinful, de-winged, and fried in their own fat with salt until crisp. They are eaten as a snack from a paper cone, with a beer, or beside nshima, and sold in every market for the few weeks they last. They taste nutty and rich. The same insect is ishwa in Zimbabwe and a delicacy across East and southern Africa.

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