Posted on 05/27/2011 6:23:08 AM PDT by JoeProBono
NASHVILLE, - Adventurous eaters in Nashville said they are feasting on the 13-year cicadas that have emerged in the region.
Ashlee Horne said she and her husband, Jeffery, decided to try cicada-eating after hearing about other people enjoying the insects as culinary treats, The (Nashville) Tennessean reported Thursday.
"One of our relatives even said they taste really good with tempura batter and buttermilk," Horne said.
Horne said she prepared the cicadas with butter and garlic.
"It wasn't gross. I was a little more grossed out by the way they look," Horne said. "They have a nutty flavor -- kind of like peanuts or almonds ... I've heard they taste really good with chocolate."
Jenna Jadin of the University of Maryland said cicadas belong to the Arthropoda group of creatures, which includes culinary staples such as lobster, shrimp and crab. She said cicada-eating is popular among Australian aborigines, New Guineans, Thai and American Indians.
He was eating leeches on the last show I watched. Not even the Bush hippie wanted anything to do with that.
Daffy, look closely into the creatures eyes.....
Now tell me that is not a naked man wearing garters taking the picture.
LOL it is.
I know that dogs love them. Some years back, we had a ton and the dogs had a field day. They ate so many of them that they weren’t really interested in their dinners. Whatever... to each his own.
ROTF!
Looks like a fat, naked biped of some sort, but I don’t see garters.
Our cat loves them, too! When she hears one, she snaps her head around and is off on a hunt for it.
Btt
1998. That was a good year for cicadas.
That's why I am so interested. I don't know if I would be able to take the first bite but I would try, I think< if someone else fixed them who was experienced in cooking cicadas. I live in New Orleans now and I dont think I have seen one here. We eat everything in Louisiana so why not cicadas, except for the fact there are none to my knowledge here.
Sorry, but there is not enough chocolate in the world to make me put that in my mouth.
Our dog Coco loves the big green ones. They must be pretty tasty.
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