Collecting Chicatana Ants
Edible chicatana ants are a rare seasonal specialty in Oaxaca.
“Mira, Jake,” Edgar said to me as he held up his hand. Pinched between his thumb and forefingers was a fat, wriggling ant. “The chicatanas are back.”
The restorative daily rains of Oaxaca’s temporada de lluvia bring on all sorts of changes, but the arrival of the chicatanas is one of the most anticipated. For at most two or three days, Oaxaca is abruptly…
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