Cockroach dish with bacon. /Courtesy of Lee Chung-geun

A YouTuber who made hamburgers from lovebugs (red-tipped bug-eating flies), which are rampant in various places in the city, is gaining attention for presenting a 'giant bug dish' this time.

On the 7th, bizarre food YouTuber Lee Chung-kun uploaded a video titled 'Thousands of giant bugs that appeared... I cooked and ate them! (Warning: looks delicious)' to his YouTube channel.

The video shows Lee Chung-kun collecting giant bugs and cooking them. The giant bugs were found in a mountain in Eunpyeong District, Seoul. The video recorded over 560,000 views and received more than 3,000 comments.

In this video, Lee Chung-kun noted, 'The giant bug season has returned this year,' easily collecting the bugs from a twig. When he touched the tree, the giant bugs fell off, and he remarked, 'You can easily find 30 from a single tree' as he collected them in a plastic bag. He also discovered giant bugs under a pavilion halfway up the mountain.

Afterward, he fried the cleaned giant bugs and fixed them to skewers with bacon and enoki mushrooms before grilling them. He finished them off with a sauce made by mixing soy sauce, sesame oil, and chicken stock.

After eating the giant bug dish, he said, 'The subtle aroma of spices and wood is pleasant,' adding, 'The crispy texture and the saltiness of the bacon surprisingly go well together.'

He praised, 'Giant bugs are not poisonous and do not bite. They are a protein source that is harmless to the human body.' He noted that he plans to use the remaining giant bugs for 'sanchae bibimbap' content.

Viewers of the video commented, 'YouTube isn’t something anyone can do,' 'A YouTuber without competitors,' 'This is a true Teto man,' and 'I feel a wall.'

Earlier, on the 30th of last month, Lee Chung-kun visited Gyeonggi District in Incheon, where lovebugs had surged, personally collecting and preparing the lovebugs, which he then turned into a hamburger.

As more citizens complain about the surge of lovebugs, this video gained significant attention, surpassing 300,000 views in just a day. At that time, he evaluated the homemade 'lovebug burger,' saying, 'It has a distinct smell. It tastes like wood.'

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