I Tried Giant Coconut Worms in Guyana! Will I Survive?
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My adventures in the Indigenous village of Moraikobai, Guyana continued with some local drinks and some exotic bush food!
Moraikobai is located roughly four hours southeast of the capital city, Georgetown, and it takes an hour-long car ride and a roughly three-hour speedboat ride to get there!
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The locals here would be showing me how to make three alcoholic drinks from the forest: piwari (made from cassava), fly (made from purple potatoes), and warup (made from sugarcane). Then, we’d visit the village and have some dinner!
I saw them toasting some cassava bread to make the piwari. After they bake the bread, they tear it up and soak it in water for a day and one night, and add a syrup and some sugar. Then, it ferments and then they strain it! The longer it ferments, the higher the alcohol content.
The piwari was very tasty and refreshing. It had a bit of bitterness but was like a light cassava wine. It was really satisfying!
Next, we saw the purple potatoes that they use to make the drink called fly. The boil the potatoes in water, strain it, and add sugar. I could taste the fermentation! It was fresh and tasted almost like berries!
Then, we headed out into the forest to get some sugarcane for the warup. They have a wooden contraption that extracts the juice from the cane. They press and twist it to make sure they get all the liquid out. I’d never seen a presser like this. I tried my hand at pressing it!
I tried some of the sugarcane, which was nice and sweet. Then, they strained the warup that had been sitting for seven days. It was smooth and tasty!
Then they brought me over to a palm tree trunk they’d cut down. Worms called Tacoma worms live inside. They chop open the tree to get them out. They’re eaten as a snack around here, but I was nervous to eat it raw. I didn’t like it, but I was open to trying another one.
The second was tastier. It had a thicker skin, but I could taste the coconut inside it! Then, they gathered more from the trunk, skewered them, and began roasting them over a fire.
The roasted ones were nice and coconutty with a gooey middle, and the skin was easier to eat through. Next, I tried some fried Tacoma worms, which were my favorite ones.
After that, we got on a boat and headed to the village. It takes about 10-15 minutes to get there. There’s a gazebo, a guest house, a recreation area where people play volleyball and cricket, and homes.
I was hoping to get some souvenirs there. I found a paddle for roughly $15 USD. I also met some local women who make some beautiful crafts. I bought some earrings for my daughters and the paddle and then headed back to the resort to relax.
Along the way, we crossed a bridge that crosses the river. There was a local guy there doing backflips off the bridge! We had a two-hour break and I took a 90-minute nap before dinner.
We had barbecued chicken, boiled and fried breadfruit, a sun-dried salted beef in gravy dish called tasso, and a couscous-like cassava dish called farine. These dishes are all Rupununi cuisine from the people of the same name.
The farine had a grainy texture like couscous or faro. I loved the combination with the meaty, tender tasso. The gravy was really good! The boiled & fried breadfruit was similar to potatoes but tastier and had a bit of sweetness. And the barbecued chicken was crispy and tender, with a delicious, glaze-like sauce. It was fantastic!
Next was lemongrass tea and roasted corn. The corn was small and contained no butter but was full of flavor. Finally, we finished with cassava bread pudding. It contained vanilla and cherries. It was a great combination!
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Seriously how bad r those worms?
Thank you but you probably need a cleaning from all those strange meat. Lord have mercy on you. You may want to put 'Dewitts worm medicine' on you to get list. Hope you don't do that again. Lol. You are daring. I am most vegan some 30 years now. I should send you a vegan recipe ..."It's white rice, with navy beans, white onions, with a little white salt. Everything steamed soft or aldente not incorporating any other color in the pot.
I'm a proud guyanese 🇬🇾but I'm not doing that worm sorry🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 as we say in guyana big up yuh self david
Yes it’s not easy but fried delicious ❤
your country has so many things to offer food wise nobody should want to eat I disgusting warm I'd rather eat the bark on a tree yuck 🌶️🇺🇸
Alright I have to admit, I thought Guyana was similar to Trinidad 🇹🇹 but nah I was wrong, Guyana 🇬🇾 take di cake, they different bai. David is a true warrior for real.
Very Educational Tour . This is great for Tourism Guyana. Educational Tours of the Native People of Guyana.
Oh my this is a real tour thank u David for comin to my wonderful country n exploring almost everything n thanks to ur tour guide she did a real good job taking u around thank u so much for sharing this experience with the world 🌍
Bro your name sounds like a indian
The worms? man i have to really die from hunger, haven't eaten for weeks perhaps. Then maybe. You are a brave man David.🤣
Loving the Guyana series. Best ever!
Now I know Margaret Meed was great. She ate those worms and never flinched. You did your best😅
damn. those worms thou.. 😵💫.. I'm Guyanese and didn't know this existed.. I guess I need to take a trip back home..I want to try all those drinks.🍻
Lol, know of them, but that’s a hard pass for me and I’m Guyanese
I was there two weeks ago for the cricket finals.
I tried the worms, but they were roasted. lol
Also had the different wines.
Those were good.
It was Amerindian Heritage month.
Guyana is nice once you get out of the city.
Hey David, ure a legend.U have written history with your videos.So much knowlegde about the countries,the cultures.Thanks to u when can see the world and all those beautiful cultures.
Interesting, AMAZING to see this side of Guyana. Thanks for sharing !!!!!!!
I love everything in this video. Educational for me, a Guyanese. I love the atmosphere. The worms grossed me out though 🤮
David do more Guyanese trips I enjoy it
4:20 "Smooth Operator" That's actually a great name for a laxative. 🤣
The nutritional content of the jungle based cuisine is ridiculously high compared to “normal” crop based cuisines. Their food has zero microplastics (found in all Western diets) and receives nutrients directly from natural soil (instead of synthetic fertilizer).
That entire region should be turned into a nature preserve because humanity will need it for the biodiversity in the future.
Once again, a great job, well done on another video.
You're now Guyanese David😂😆
Very interesting to see this part of Guyana. A lot of information. The worms, let just say you are a brave man😁. Lemongrass tea is one of my favorite, when I visit my mom bk home in Trinidad. Thank you for sharing ❤
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Fever grass is what we call it
@@David-rz4vc yes😁
Ingrid Bee: lemon grass tea is very good for what ails you.
@@JudyT868 well that's all over these days yes🤣
Cassava sure , Juices oh yes. Cool device to get the sugar cane out. get that RAWRR in those arms lol. Now I will just keep my head in the drinks as you can eat that whole log of worms!!!! Im adventurous but nope to the nope I dont care what way you eat them. You defo manned up on this one LOL. Would love the village . Love the crafts would take some home myself. Dinner, barbecued chicken, boiled and fried breadfruit, tasso, farine. Looks delicious . Adventurous day for sure :)
Hi DAVID!!!!😍I just watched the video and as usual it was awesome!!!!!I think they work very hard in Guyana, it takes a long time to make alot of there dishes very complex!!!!!I'd love to try the beverages they looked great especially theFly drink!I have to say you 2 are very courageous to eat the worms Omg they were so PLUMP!!!!!I totally enjoyed the video and Stacey is just a Doll!!!!Great job !!!Love you always!!And I think Guyana is just BEAUTIFUL!!!!!❤👍😍🤗💙😘💕🥰🤩♠️♠️
David you kick Gordon Ramsey our of the water. Thanks for being so gracious and respectful of the indigenous culture.
The drink making ..cane juice extraction was really new to me...and the raw worms...I couldn't maybe if I had to like you.. It was really interesting seeing the various cultures of Guyana...the foods crafts the way the people live. As always I enjoyed this video... Looking to the others...Thanks David and safe travels.
David is d best...love this series a lot...
Am enjoying your vidéos i Cann't waite to visite Guyana 🥰
Suriname it's same. Aurruwakka native people.. drink kasiri .. also these tree caterpillar.
David, Thank you for this video, I loved it! The live eating, Good night love, NOOOOOOO!!!!!😉❤❤
Never heard about those worms!!! I know the Chinese do this with the round head of cheese which they bury in the ground, then take out. My Grandmother told us this, she was half Chinese. Same idea I guess.
Some people look at oysters and say the same. So to each his own culture.
wow amazing video guys!!!!
David beside the food which looks mouthwatering i must say i love stacie she is beautiful yall have such a great chemistry.
@David your facial reactions reminded me of Simba from the Lion king! When Timon and, Pumba made him try bugs for the first time when he was hungry! Slimy yet satisfying. But your braver then I could NEVER lol!!! 🤣🤣🤣
my best bro david looking handsome thank you for your huge respect against cpec friendship countries lot of love from your cousin viki 💙
Nice food experience 😊
This is my hometown, I was born and grew up on the Mahaicony River, I will never forget the memories and that black water.
May i ask which part u from? I am from Mahaicony creek as well!
@@shellys402 Bara-Bara
Ok u from the front part i am the last part
So glad you were honest and said you didn’t like the worm. That’s super 🤢. Nope… never gonna try this.
Omg I’m Guyanese and never have I tried the worm hats off to you David
David love how you make ur face to eat the worm keep up the good tour
Big fan 😇 sir 😎🖤
I take back my comment on a previous video where I said that it's like all the other vloggers. Yours had a bit more depth. Love it
That bbq chicken looks so good
Nice guys
Yoooooo S/O region 9 my original home. I needa go back bruh. We ran out of our stock of farine at home in Australia here. This video really captures the richness of the land, the people and the food. Awesome
Wonderfull
Hope u had a great time there...I am from Mahaicony River but not that far up. Missing my hometown 😢
wow!!!
I don’t know much about Guyana, except that it was the home of one of the great batsmen of my childhood - Supercat, Sir Clive Lloyd.
Interesting video
Stacey’s my hero dawg😂😂
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Wow my sweet home ❤
@davidsbeenhere love your videos and vibes but I must say you hold up your end man by eating the live Tacoma worm be safe and continue them awesome video I’m Guyanese living in Florida🙌
L love the mechanic
Lovely setting where you are. How would you compare the heat in Guyana to Miami? All the drinks sound healthy and delicious also would be curious to try them myself. Loved the whole video!!! ❤️
wow worms might be crazy for me but I ll try the fried version and that the creek water has benefits for your body is amazing to hear!! would love to stay at that guest house!!
At 12:40: actually, they are grubs. They will become beetles if allowed to finish this stage of their life cycle. I am familiar with them from way back (40+ years, LOL) but never ate them. There is also a smaller version that is found in fallen /old cookreet seeds that we used as bait for fishing. Also, I remember a similar cane juicer that my dad had in the front yard "camp" open-air thatched "building". Planted half an acre of sugar cane just for home use. LOL. Long time ago.
I am sure u was pretty fly after drinking those drinks 😂😂😂😂😂
Snack???Is this the Interior? My hunger gone!!!!
Love 👍👍👍👍👍❤❤it
David you good I can't even eat the Ross ones and I am a Guyanese
David did a fab job showcasing Guyana. Another guy who like to travel on shoestring budget said Guyana is one of the worst countries he visited so great David is doing the right way. Guyanese are generous people.
seen this worm. Is ube in Guyana?
Mmmmmm nice curry worms in a doubles with slight pepper 🤣
The new bizarre food guy
🤣 Fair enough LOL
Hello David, just wanted to remind you, do you remember seeing the same kind of worms from palm tree in Ghana, but I don't remember if you tasted them, did you???. The only difference is they're not eaten raw in Ghana.
Drink slowly ❤. Fly is the stuff
I just door dashed a 3 Large Pizza Deal and now I want a Bush tucker meal! 🤤🦗🐛🐜
I normally order edible bug snacks online as I live In Australia, so Ant salt, crunchy spicy crickets etc. 😋
They eat the same worms in Papua New Guinea
Even Andrew Zimmerman will struggle..LMAO
No way with the worms 😅😅😅😅 wow
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Try the pepperpot 😁
The things D do for UA-cam my gosh,,I can't believe you ate them worms.
Hey Mann. Try highwine with the worm. Just like the native
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They are suppose to fry the worms. All those drinks gets you drunk 😄😄😂
The only thing I wanted was an indigenous person to do the explanation of their culture
It is crazy to eat worms
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well i know for sure that david's really been there,because he had the raw tacoma worm (ewoo) in the local language,Stacy did not mention that the reason for salting and sun drying the beef is not part of the cooking method,but rather the preservation method of the meat,electricity is/was not common in the hinterland areas,so the locals had to salt and preserve their meats.
I’m guyanese and I am not eating that worm 😂
U guys not easy
David, I live in Guyana all my life and never try the worm. What does it taste like?
Coconutty
Tate like chicken
David is more Guyanese than I am. Maybe save some Gilbaca when I visit next time 😂.
He like to say hmmmm😅 n d shit don’t even be tasting good when I go to try it🤣🤣🤣😭😊
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Wonderful adventure in Guyana 🇬🇾
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most bugs contain chitin....that will give you allergies and diseases.....✌ we want more of david been here video so be carefull whit bugs plz 🤘thanks again for showing us so many food and culture
Jean Francois Roy,: I worry about the same thing especially when people eat the bugs raw. I still worry even if they are cooked because I have never seen people clean them first. That is definitely NOT for me. I couldn't even look that I fast-forwarded past that part of the video. 🇹🇹🇨🇦
@@JudyT868 people have been eating these for thousands of years.
@@joelitwaru45 I know but I still worry that people probably got sick and they thought it was stomach flu or diarrhea or something else.
You can keep your worms lol
But they are nice......
I’m Guyanese I never had it and would never eat it
Don't do it David! lol
Good morning David. Thank God you work out and keep in shape. That was quite a workout squeezing the cane. Now as far as the food is concerned, when we can't stomach something we say "oh gaad, not me," to you eating the worms. My Trini friends will know that expression. I had to skip over that part of the video but you know what was funny, UA-cam froze with the picture of the guide with the worm in his mouth 🤣🤣🤣. As for the drinks, they are as natural as they come and if you wanted to raise the alcohol level, just grate a regular potato and put the juice in it. My brother used to do that with rum punch. We had Tasso in Trinidad, it's similar to North American beef jerky, the farine too we used to make porridge, and the dessert is similar to cassava pone. So you see you can see the influence of food in the region that you can find things that are similar but different. Now think hard about what I mean and figure it out. So David, I am happy to see that things went well so far, but I am NOT eating those worms. I love the earrings you bought for your daughters but I thought you were going to buy the vase because that was pretty. What happened yesterday? We were all looking for the 'live'. We missed you and the gang. Yesterday was Ingrid Bee's birthday as well. Anyway, we all know how busy you are these days. Once again, congratulations on your success. Like you and I say, "onwards and upwards". You and your team deserve all the kudos. Stay well, stay safe and may God bless you and your family.🕊️🙏🇹🇹🇨🇦
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@@chupidcreole5632 I guess it's easier to insult people than to write something intelligent
@@JudyT868 Wow, be careful guys. Someone is guessing here!!
@@chupidcreole5632 the English language is something that some people don't understand. Guessing means that I am not sure what the thumb's down is for. Why don't you write words
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Could've never be me. Not that worm thing
Aaah, how does it taste?
Stacy 😻
No worms for me.
But everything else very interesting.
CNN should hire you to replace the late Anthony Bourdain
Oh my goodness. David are you really going to eat those worms?
Opinión : When you go there, what you see there let it stay there if it is not part of your culture. If you try, you can buy, or you can cry, or you can die. Either way eat your natural food. If you try it I hope all is well with you. Peace!
Them damn worms cause me to watch this video a whole day late 🙈 somebody probably got lost while hiking was in the woods for almost a week and taught 🤔 oh look there's worms I think am gonna eat them to save me life.
Stacy：
I am so love it ,but don’t drink this。
David ! Whyyyyyyyyy? You have been to some amazing places with great food...... maggots ?
Vanzeilan: I couldn't bear to watch. I skipped over that part of the video.
@@JudyT868 good decision. It was just gross
They are not maggots though. 😂
@@rcarr2 they are some kind of larvae... what would you call them?
Tbh suriname has the same