The centuries-old tradition of catching, preparing and eating chapulines is detailed in a visually stunning ESPN feature.
They sold more than 18,000 orders during the first series of the season last year. They’ve been featured on countless Intagram posts and Snapchat stories. It’s practically become tradition for opposing players and media to consume them when they come to town.
How those four-ounce cups of crispy, lime and chili-dusted viral hits arrive at Safeco Field goes further back than any marketing meeting. The tradition of catching, preparing and eating grasshoppers — or “chapulines” as they’re called in their native Oaxaca, Mexico — dates back to the Aztec Empire.