Aspongopus ⁽¹⁾

The Chinese medicinal Jiuxiangchong is the dried whole insect Aspongopus chinensis, of the family Pentatomidae. Jiuxiangchong is also colloquially called the "fart bug" or "stinky bug," because when startled it releases a characteristic foul odor to protect itself. Despite its inelegant nickname, after stir-frying Jiuxiangchong…