Editing Scorpion (section)

===Consumption===

Scorpions are eaten by people in West Africa, Myanmar{{sfn|Stockmann|Ythier|2010|p=147}} and East Asia. Fried scorpion is traditionally eaten in [[Shandong cuisine|Shandong]], China.<ref>{{cite web |first=Matthew |last=Forney |date=11 June 2008 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/dining/11china.html |title=Scorpions for Breakfast and Snails for Dinner |website=The New York Times |access-date=23 February 2017 |archive-date=27 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127002256/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/dining/11china.html |url-status=live }}</ref> There, scorpions can be cooked and eaten in a variety of ways, including roasting, frying, grilling, raw, or alive. The stingers are typically not removed, since direct and sustained heat negates the harmful effects of the venom.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 May 2014 |last1=Albers |first1=Susan |title=How to Mindfully Eat a Scorpion |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-mindfully-eat-a-scorp_b_5321948 |access-date=29 July 2020 |website=HuffPost |archive-date=13 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813234226/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-mindfully-eat-a-scorp_b_5321948 |url-status=live }}</ref> In Thailand, scorpions are not eaten as often as other arthropods, such as grasshoppers, but they are sometimes fried as street food.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fernquest |first1=Jon |title=Fried Scorpion Anyone? |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/advanced/915769/fried-scorpion-anyone- |publisher=Bangkok Post |access-date=7 December 2020 |date=30 March 2016 |archive-date=31 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531031308/https://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/advanced/915769/fried-scorpion-anyone- |url-status=live }}</ref> They are used in Vietnam to make [[snake wine]] (scorpion wine).<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Quality of Alcohol Products in Vietnam and Its Implications for Public Health |first1=Dirk W. |last1=Lachenmeier |first2=Pham Thi Hoang |last2=Anh |first3=Svetlana |last3=Popova |first4=Jürgen |last4=Rehm |date=11 August 2009 |journal=International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |volume=6 |issue=8 |pages=2090–2101 |doi=10.3390/ijerph6082090 |pmid=19742208 |pmc=2738875|doi-access=free }}</ref>