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‘The Bachelor’ 2023: Zach Shallcross and Ariel Frenkel eat crickets on street food date, ‘bugged’ fans say ‘no thanks’

Zach Shallcross and Ariel Frenkel go on a trip to a night market that sells unusual cuisines and goods

KRABI, THAILAND: For this week's episode of 'The Bachelor,' the group is in Thailand. Fantasy Suites are on the menu, and Zach Shallcross must resist enticement with his final three ladies. During the March 20 episode, Zach takes Ariel Frenkel on their first date of the night, and viewers were completely enthralled by the couple until they embarked on the "street food" excursion. Fans were both amused and concerned when they saw the cast eat exotic cuisine before going to Fantasy Suites.

This week's episode of 'The Bachelor' starts in Krabi, Thailand, and it's fantasy suites week. According to Zach, love is in the air, and this is possibly the most crucial stage of the entire process. Jesse Palmer questions Zach if he is afraid that the rug can get dragged out from underneath him as Rachel Recchia did to him on 'The Bachelorette'. Zach claims that something was off during his stay with Rachel and that he intends to trust his instincts this time. Also, he has no intention of having intercourse during fantasy suites. Speaking with Sean Lowe was extremely beneficial; he adopted a similar strategy. Zach claims it will be difficult, but he will succeed. He wants his partner to be confident that he has not had intercourse with another lady prior to their engagement.

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Crickets for dinner!

Zach chooses Ariel first for a date in Thailand. When they first saw one another, they kissed deeply, and Zach said they had an enjoyable evening ahead of them. Zach acknowledged in a confessional that he could envision a life with Ariel. Zach and Ariel go on a tour to a night market that sells unusual cuisines and goods. They made the "crazy" decision to eat crickets for supper. In a confession, Zach said their rapport was "spicy." He quipped, "Please turn on the AC," and added that when they kiss, his body feels warm.

'Would not be sampling bugs and crickets all night'

Seeing the duo indulge in bugs and crickets, a fan wrote on Twitter, "Ya let’s go try all the crazy food in Thailand… lol no thanks." Another person commented, "These street food dates always gross me out so much." Calling it a big risk a fan tweeted, "Idk, but eating a bunch of spicy foods you aren’t used to for your first overnight seems like a big risk. But you do you, Zach." A fourth person tweeted, "Bold move to be eating food you’re not used to before sharing a hotel room with someone and potentially having sex with them for the first time!!!"

Calling it not so ideal, a fan tweeted, "To each their own but my ideal date would not be sampling bugs and crickets all night." Another viewer wrote, "watching this guy eat bugs and talk about sex was not the best dinner show." One Twitter user wrote, "maybe I’m just not adventurous enough, but if someone ever took me on a date and the first thing we did was eat bugs I’d leave right then and there." Justice for Ariel soon trended as fans write, "Imagine going to Indonesia to have your date at this market and having to eat bugs. Justice for Ariel."

'The Bachelor' Season 27 airs every Monday at 8 pm ET/7 pm CT only on ABC.

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