Saturday, July 05, 2008

Life scenes from Cambodia

Farmers work at a rice field in Takeo province 60km (37 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh July 5, 2008. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Farmers work at a rice field in Takeo province 60km (37 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh July 5, 2008. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
A vendor sorts out crickets to sell in Cambodia. The owners of Vij's restaurant knew they were taking a huge gamble when they decided to add bugs to the menu of their upscale, internationally-known Vancouver eaterie. But gram for gram, experts say insects are more nutritious to eat and better for the environment to produce than popular foods such as beef and chicken. (AFP/File/Tang Chhin Sothy)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Looks like we'll have a good year for farmers. They must be motivated by better price of rice.