The Serumpun Codex · River life and insects
Weaver ants
Tree-nesting ants whose adults and eggs are eaten.
The entry
- Name
- Weaver ants
- Other names
- Kerengga (Malay)
- Scientific name
- Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius)
- What it is
- Tree-nesting ants whose adults and eggs are eaten.
- Knowledge from
- The Bidayuh of Kuching and Samarahan.
- How it is used
- Adults ground with chilli and salt or stir-fried; the eggs eaten raw or in porridge.
- In the French Borneo kitchen
- A weaver-ant coconut soufflé in Course IV, Coast, at Osaka.
- Conservation status
- Not applicable
- Codex Alimentarius
- No Codex standard
- Medicinal knowledge
- Held privately by the community
- Consent
- Given, recorded by CHASS, 30 October 2026
Still to be confirmed: who shared it with Serumpun and season and place.
Sources
Added to the Codex on 1 November 2026. Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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How to cite this entry
Serumpun Sarawak (2026) ‘Weaver ants’, The Serumpun Codex, ed. James Won. Available at: https://www.chefjameswon.com/serumpun/codex/weaver-ants/ (sources checked 30 October 2026).
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