Cicada Cooking

[Setec Astronomy]

The cicadas are starting to emerge and I just saw two I could easily capture and was considering collecting some for cookin' up with some of those recipes flying (ha ha) around the internet.

Not sure if I'm quite brave enough for this--how about you?

[bootstrap]

No

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[KneeDragr]

No thanks, but I hear you are supposed to boil them first so they are safe to eat, and then you can fry or whatnot.

[Setec Astronomy]

No thanks, but I hear you are supposed to boil them first so they are safe to eat, and then you can fry or whatnot.

Yeah, I just read to blanche them by boiling for 5 minutes then remove the wings heads and legs, then cook in your recipe. I grabbed the 2 and have them in a plastic container in the refrigerator for further contemplation

[sn0w]

Haha, you've gotta be kidding.

[flyinion]

LOL I'd do it once just to say I did it. Yes, I have watched WAYYYYY too many episodes of Bizarre Foods. The thing is, he's right, I've tried some crazy stuff in the last couple years and been pleasantly surprised most of the time

[hernandez.art13]

Presentations is the first step, if your food tastes delicious it will really be frowned upon if you serve it and all you see is a whole bunch of bugs lol.

Kinda reminds me of Hannibal Lecter. They all loved the food. But once they found out it was "human" they automatically disliked it lol.

[jgg85234]

The cicadas are starting to emerge and I just saw two I could easily capture and was considering collecting some for cookin' up with some of those recipes flying (ha ha) around the internet.

Not sure if I'm quite brave enough for this--how about you?

Only 2?

Since I moved to Phoenix in 1975 I haven't had the "pleasure" of the cyclical cicada hordes.

I still remember 1973 (I think that was the year) in Chicago, You could eat a dozen live ones just walking outside for a few minutes. They were flying everywhere, hanging out of the trees and bushes, lying on the ground (dead already). Driving around would get your tires, wheels, wheel wells and fenders coated.

If you cook them, they'll probably taste just like chicken

Jim

[cmichael258]

Taste just like chicken.....(Not).

[Setec Astronomy]

Only 2?

I caught a bunch more yesterday and blanched them. It was a bit of a chore pulling off the wings legs and heads after. So I have a bowl of what's left, but I think I'm probably going to chicken out (ha ha) and throw them away.