George Takei 
๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐๐ฝPlease tell me this isn't an actual thing ๐คข
๐ ๐airchild ๐@georgetakei https://www.montclair.edu/newscenter/2021/05/19/cicadas-safe-to-eat-sustainable-delicious-recipes/
William B Peckham@georgetakei Oh.. Ah.. Yum? You try the soft shelled cicada recipe first!
canneddirt@georgetakei i must know if this is real
@canneddirt Let me know when you find the answer!
MorganVGiven that they're marinated alive, I'm scared to read the next couple of lines in that recipe.
Draken BlackKnight@georgetakei
Sounds more appetizing than what they served in the Navy 25 years ago.
Sounds more appetizing than what they served in the Navy 25 years ago.
Jim@georgetakei Marinate alive? I guess that way they are marinated inside and out
Randy CC is Real@georgetakei It is better/worse as there are 2 types coming out this cycle - Billions of cicadas are set to surface this spring as two different broods โ one that appears every 13 years, and another every 17 years โ emerge simultaneously. The 13-year group, known as Brood XIX, or the Great Southern Brood, is the largest periodical cicada brood, stretching across the southeastern United States. The Northern Illinois Brood, or Brood XIII, emerges every 17 years.
Resistor McResistanceFace"the south is known for repulsive things" - MTG's spandex covered ass
sleepy62๐๐ ๏ธ ๐ฅ๏ธ ๐ฌ ๐@georgetakei Would definitely give that a go. Has to be better than the fried grasshoppers at #SoiCowboy in #Bangkok
Youre picking the bug legs out of your teeth for the next two days...
Jon Hancock@sleepy62 @georgetakei Just as well you didn't order the millipede.
Optimist
Professor_Stevens
fritzoidsWhy Not Eat Insects? by Vincent M Holt published 1885
Nine Oh Real@georgetakei Unsure. Especially as there seems to have been a cockchafer soup in some European countries in the past.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockchafer_soup
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockchafer_soup
Michael Porter@georgetakei "Wait til you find out what kind of eggs I'm using!"
Chip35@georgetakei Recipes from the endangered species eating club.
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@georgetakei itโs not the worst thing Iโve eaten
Kevin@georgetakei
OMG, this got to be a prank!!
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Tattie@georgetakei I eat prawns, so ๐คทโโ๏ธ
Keyu85@georgetakei I don't know about "soft shell cicadas" but deep fried cicadas are a thing. Good stuff!
Hiker Geek ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒIt is a real thing. You have to collect them just after their first molt when they are white. I don't think you marinate them alive. Besides being a bit cruel their shells will harden if they are living still. Probably should freeze them right away then can cook them later.
One of my cats as a kitten loved them when they first emerged. He ate one later after its shell hardened. I didn't like to see him in distress but his hopping around trying to pass it was a little funny.
Marc Etienne@georgetakei part of why cicadas have that weird 17 year cycle is because they are so darn tasty. It means predators cannot simply wait for them to emerge.
I have no qualms about eating them. It's merely learned disgust.