[ghost of nixon]

“Boiled, they’re going to taste a lot like shrimp,” said University of Maryland entomologist Mike Raupp, who penned the creepy-crawly cookbook “Cicada-Licious” after Brood X’s infestation in 2004.

apparently good for humans too

[JBW1949]

“...Boiled, they’re going to taste a lot like shrimp...”

They ain’t gonna taste like shrimp to me ‘cause I ain’t eatin’ a BUG!!!!!!!!!!

[Equine1952]

They taste like chicken. Shrimp tastes like chicken. Parts of turtles and frog legs taste like chicken. Magpies taste like crap, my cats will eat the others. Song birds must taste like chocolate. :)

[lizma2]

The last cycle my son was about 10 and wanted me to cook some for him.

So I did some research and found that the ones just coming out of the ground taste the best and that they were expected to come out in a few days very early in the morning. The night before he was going to his alarm at 5 am. and go find some in our yard.

He woke up at 9 the next morning. (I would have never volunteered to cook them if I thought he would actually get up at 5!!)

I actually like the sound they make.