Skuon's roadside market in Cambodia's
Kompong Cham Province has fried
beung, for sale, an endemic
species of tarantula (fig.),
also commonly known as Thai Black Tarantula, which in some parts of Southeast Asia
is
considered a delicacy.
These
large spiders (fig.)
are usually eaten with fried garlic
and after they have been soaked in rice whiskey for
several days.