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But wait! North Americans already eat cicadas:
Cicadas were eaten in Ancient Greece, and are consumed today in China, both as adults and (more often) as nymphs. Cicadas are also eaten in Malaysia, Burma, North America, and central Africa, as well as the Balochistan region of Pakistan, especially in Ziarat. Female cicadas are prized for being meatier. https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/en...ubi-story.html
That reminds me of when I was a teenager. One night my brother and I went to check out a car our friend had just bought. He had it parked on the street under a street light in front of his house. He gave us each a bottle of beer as we stood around talking about his car and he asked us why we both held our beers with our thumbs over the top of the bottle. Before we could answer, he started choking on a june bug, they were swarming all around the street light. My brother looked at me and said, " Rookie."
Yuk, I hate big bugs.
I remember one evening in Portugal when I was having to flick them off the table at bar.
Great big ugly things and you sharp learn to cover your drinks and bottles in such circumstances, as there is no room for 'rookies' as your brother rightly put it.
But wait! North Americans already eat cicadas:
Cicadas were eaten in Ancient Greece, and are consumed today in China, both as adults and (more often) as nymphs. Cicadas are also eaten in Malaysia, Burma, North America, and central Africa, as well as the Balochistan region of Pakistan, especially in Ziarat. Female cicadas are prized for being meatier. https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/en...ubi-story.html
I remember back in the late 80s, Snappy Tomato pizza sold a 'snappy cicada' pie with cicadas as toppings, I cannot believe some people eat them, but if they like the taste, more power to them!
Thanks for the article. We don't have any in my South Jersey town.
If anyone in Jersey is interested in seeing them, see this article
My old town, Browns Mills is on the list. The closest town for me in Gloucester county is Glassboro. I may have to pick up my daughter and grandson to take him to hear some if I can find them.
The ones around me are fading--the REALLY LOUD noise is gone; it was strange when I was outside and it actually quiet (and not rainy). But they're still around in my yard.
cre8lite--where is the Pahrump thread? I didn't see it in the Nevada forum (or Las Vegas); can you provide a link? I would be interested in checking it out.
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