Monday, May 21, 2007

Cicadas: They're Coming!

We're starting to see the little mounds of dirt from their burrows appear on our front lawn....

The 17-year cicadas are coming!

Anyone know the nutritional value of these little devils? They might be tasty in chocolate...

-Wes

Photo credit.

Addendum 21 May 2007 @ 1937: I already found one recipe...

21 May 2007 @ 1947: Even more recipes... but none with chocolate.... but quiche?
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3 comments:

  1. Margaret Polaneczky, MD (aka TBTAM)Mon May 21, 10:05:00 PM CDT

    I found you a whole cicada cookbook at

    http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/pdf/cicada%20recipes.PDF

    complete with several recipes you might like, including this one...

    I dare you to make it!

    Chocolate Covered Cicadas

    Ingredients:
    8 squares of good-quality dark, white, or milk chocolate
    30 dry roasted cicadas
    Directions:
    1. Roast teneral cicadas for 15 minutes at 225F.
    2. Meanwhile, melt chocolate in a double-boiler over low heat. Dip insects in chocolate, place on wax paper and refrigerate until hardened.
    Yield:
    30 cicadas

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  2. DrWesMon May 21, 11:38:00 PM CDT

    TBTAM -

    Wow! Thanks! Might be time to make a new video...

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  3. EdWed May 23, 09:26:00 AM CDT

    Yummy and nutritious, says National Geographic.

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