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Nashville residents cook, eat cicadas
upi ^ | May 27, 2011

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.


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KEYWORDS: cicada; disgusting
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1 posted on 05/27/2011 6:23:13 AM PDT by JoeProBono
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No more disgusting than lobster, crabs or clams.


2 posted on 05/27/2011 6:26:08 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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EWWWW!!!


3 posted on 05/27/2011 6:35:00 AM PDT by Peter from Rutland (!@)
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For some reason, this is way more disgusting to me.


4 posted on 05/27/2011 6:35:01 AM PDT by stuartcr ("Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different.")
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To: JoeProBono

Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em...


5 posted on 05/27/2011 6:35:23 AM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 855 of our national holiday from reality. - Obama really isn't one of us)
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To: JoeProBono

They taste like chicken.


6 posted on 05/27/2011 6:35:30 AM PDT by dfwgator
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7 posted on 05/27/2011 6:36:50 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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They's tasty critters too ...
8 posted on 05/27/2011 6:37:14 AM PDT by Scythian
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To: stuartcr

They would need to be unrecognizable (and crispy) but I wouldn’t have any issues with eating them.


9 posted on 05/27/2011 6:37:22 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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10 posted on 05/27/2011 6:38:26 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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Very interesting. I used to collect the shells off pine trees when I was a young girl in the country. Don't ask me why I started - I have no clue. But this is the first time I read they could be eaten. Do you eat them wings and all? How do you prepare them? I am very curious. Don't know if I would try them but I would like to know more about your culinary adventure.
11 posted on 05/27/2011 6:38:48 AM PDT by Bitsy (!)
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cripplecreek ~ No more disgusting than lobster, crabs or clams.

stuartcr ~ For some reason, this is way more disgusting to me.

Would drawn butter help?

12 posted on 05/27/2011 6:43:17 AM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 855 of our national holiday from reality. - Obama really isn't one of us)
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13 posted on 05/27/2011 6:45:12 AM PDT by Daffynition ("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
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“Fear Factor” and “Indiana Jones Temple of Doom” cuisine stories like this bring back memories of the nutria recipes I read during the Katrina aftermath. However, the 13 year interval between the appearances of the cicada does lend a special air of rarity - like the reappearance of a comet — that renders these roasted bugs a bit more special than the braised hindquarters of the common Mississippi delta levee-destroying rodent served dripping with Louisiana hot sauce. Or, for that matter, chilled monkey brains.

Thanks all the same. I’m sticking with brats and beer this weekend.


14 posted on 05/27/2011 6:45:32 AM PDT by Mobties (Reduce the government footprint! Let the markets work!)
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To: Bitsy

It actually makes a lot of sense. Insects are very high in protein and in this case, abundant.


15 posted on 05/27/2011 6:46:13 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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Cooking and eating cicadas
16 posted on 05/27/2011 6:47:51 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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"Cody can eat all the bugs he wants, I don't care. Me, I'm gonna put some meat on the table, something I can sink my teeth into".

17 posted on 05/27/2011 6:51:14 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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Maybe a long draw on a bottle of whiskey would work better.


18 posted on 05/27/2011 6:51:48 AM PDT by stuartcr ("Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different.")
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To: cripplecreek

Unrecognizable and crispy would help


19 posted on 05/27/2011 6:52:45 AM PDT by stuartcr ("Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different.")
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20 posted on 05/27/2011 6:52:52 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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