Ant egg soup

As a traditional dish of subsistence farmers in northern Laos and Thailand,[1][2] it can serve as an important source of protein.

[4] Ant egg and Leigong root soup is a traditional local dish in China's Hainan Island, where it is prepared by Miao and Li villages of Wuzhishan City.

These red ants construct their nests on the undersides of mango tree (Mangifera indica) and coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) branches.

[1] Due to its association with the countryside, it serves as an "emblem of rural life",[1] and evokes nostalgia in Laotian city dwellers.

[1] Recipes for ant egg soup may include ingredients such as chicken stock, lemongrass, fish sauce, chilies, tamarind, shallot and spring onion.