http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2005/04/24/eating-cicadas/ Dedicated to cicadas, the most amazing insects in the world. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:18:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2005/04/24/eating-cicadas/#comment-5754 LisaRenee English Mon, 01 Jan 2007 17:23:13 +0000 http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2005/04/24/eating-cicadas/#comment-5754 James attended a cicada fest somewhere in the Appalachians, I think in 2000, but not sure of the year. The two chefs hired to prepare the meal used cicadas that had already hardened, not good and too crunchy. However, if cicadas are collected as soon as they emerge, this usually requires nocturnal collection, then the whole body can be eaten with no crunchy parts. If the collectors were to concentrate on collecting only females, then it seems logical that the nutritional value would be much greater due to their egg filled abdomens. I’m hypothesizing here, but it does seem logical. James attended a cicada fest somewhere in the Appalachians, I think in 2000, but not sure of the year. The two chefs hired to prepare the meal used cicadas that had already hardened, not good and too crunchy. However, if cicadas are collected as soon as they emerge, this usually requires nocturnal collection, then the whole body can be eaten with no crunchy parts. If the collectors were to concentrate on collecting only females, then it seems logical that the nutritional value would be much greater due to their egg filled abdomens. I’m hypothesizing here, but it does seem logical.

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