If you live within the range of the XIX brood of the 13-year cicada, during the past few weeks one of your main topics of conversation has been the emergence of literally millions of these large, noisy insects.  During this time, I am sure one topic has been, “do people eat cicadas?”  The answer is a resounding yes!

       If you have been a little too squeamish to try one yourself, perhaps it is because you do not know how to properly prepare them.  If this is indeed the case, the University of Georgia’s Department of Food Science and Technology has posted a wealth of information regarding how you can cook mouth-watering dishes using cicadas, their nutritive value, and much more. 

       If you are willing to expand your dining experiences to include cicadas, you owe it to yourself to check it out.  Keep in mind, if you don’t eat one of these odd insects this year, you will have to wait 13 years before you can pop one into your mouth.

       Here is the UGA link.  https://site.extension.uga.edu/foodscienceandtechnology/add-a-little-crunch-to-your-diet-with-cicadas-how-to-harvest-store-and-prepare-food-from-brood-xix-emergence-in-georgia/