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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsThink you could ever eat cicadas?
Apparently some people do. I'd have a hard time swallowing that!
They are the gateway bug into the intoxicatingly crunchy world of insect eating. After lying dormant for nearly 20 years, the cacophonous Brood X cicadas have finally emerged on the East Coast.
But this time around, the most adventurous among us wont be satisfied merely hearing the deafening critters some are preparing to cook these trending buggers up like a terrestrial crawfish boil.
You wanna eat the females, because theyre full of eggs, Gene Kritsky, author of Periodical Cicadas: The Brood X Edition, told The Post. Ditching the tired just-like-chicken comparison, he analogized their flavor to something more like cold asparagus.
Now, a small but hungry crowd of intrepid epicures are headed toward the forests of the East Coast and Midwest to catch the insects which only emerge every 17 years. The creative cooks are generating an intriguing buzz both online and in the flesh for the maligned pastime of bug-eating. We, too, decided to put our tastebuds to the test and sample these cyclical delicacies for ourselves. Hakuna matata, right?
https://nypost.com/2021/05/17/we-tried-8-brood-x-cicada-courses-and-yes-we-got-a-recipe/
patphil
(6,230 posts)dameatball
(7,400 posts)True Dough
(17,338 posts)Think you could ever smoke a cicada?
marble falls
(57,353 posts)... cooked in a survival situation. Of course, I will avoid eye contact and save cleaning till after ... er ... it's demise.
tecelote
(5,122 posts)Even though billions of people around the world consider insects food. Our southern neighbor, Mexico, as an example.
Real animal protein, prebiotic fiber, super high in antioxidants, ideal Omega 3:6 balance, high in B12, and much more.
Food available to just about anyone anywhere. Humane, Sustainable, and super nutritious.
Insects as food makes sense.
marble falls
(57,353 posts)good and are extremely nutritious.
As I've gotten older I've been trying things I'd never eat before. Cats and dogs and horse are off the list. Actually eating less meat these days. Lots less. But a handful of cooked grubs? I'm ready.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)msongs
(67,462 posts)orleans
(34,084 posts)Effete Snob
(8,387 posts)Niagara
(7,691 posts)The FDA allows so many bug parts in our manufactured food that I don't want to think about what I'm eating most of the time.
I stopped eating candy corn when I found out that the shiny outer coating is made with lac bug secretions.
True Dough
(17,338 posts)I have read a number of stories over the years about people finding insects and even rodents in boxes of cereal. Even though I've long been a grown ass man, I still eat a lot of cereal. That's a whole lot of boxes over my lifetime. Even though the odds are against it, I'm still half expect the day will come when I'll peer inside my Raisin Bran and a dead mouse will be among the contents.
frazzled
(18,402 posts)at least if youre not starving and shipwrecked on a remote island, a big fat no.
If you want to do it for thrills, knock yourself out.
NotASurfer
(2,156 posts)And do a land-office business
Fair food any more is anything you can batter and fry. Bonus points on a stick. I think these would work
And I would try it. Dammit.
3catwoman3
(24,071 posts)...is as far as I could go.
Mr.Bill
(24,334 posts)eppur_se_muova
(36,305 posts)Red Eyes
2 shots vodka
½ shot Campari
½ shot extra-dry vermouth
1 shot fresh orange juice
Shake the ingredients in a shaker with ice and strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with a couple of candied cicadas on a stick.
eppur_se_muova
(36,305 posts)Oh, wait, I went vegetarian. Maybe just in time.
https://www.doc-developpement-durable.org/file/Elevages/Insectes/Cooking%20and%20Enjoying%20Periodical%20Cicadas.pdf
"Land shrimp" ? I dunno.
https://patch.com/us/across-america/billions-17-year-cicadas-emerging-spring-are-edible
Candied cicadas for that cocktail:
dalton99a
(81,636 posts)Guess who's coming to dinner? Virginia chef serves up tasty cicada tacos
Many customers have commented that they taste like shrimp
electric_blue68
(14,962 posts)😂 I guess with all the close photos I thought they were like 2-3 inches!
But I'll pass.