2021 - The Year Of The Cicada

[Old Man Jingles]

2021 is the year of the cicada ... it's hard to believe it's been 17 years since I've eaten cicadas.
A Southern delicacy ... think of them as Land Shrimp!
They are really good fried up (tastes like corn) but be sure to get them when they first come out when they are soft.
The taste gets more bitter as the body hardens.

The wings are really good as a snack ... bread them and fry them quickly.
Tastes a lot like fish fins.

 

[MECH-lift]

they say every 17 years but I remember in 2016 we had them too..

 

[rod]

Yummy

 

[Non sequitur]

The useless bug that comes on the scene after a very long nap in order to eat and procreate. They make a lot of noice and are a choice snack for large predator birds, such as eagles.

 

[newfie]

2021 is the year of the cicada ... it's hard to believe it's been 17 years since I've eaten cicadas.
A Southern delicacy ... think of them as Land Shrimp!
They are really good fried up (tastes like corn) but be sure to get them when they first come out when they are soft.
The taste gets more bitter as the body hardens.

The wings are really good as a snack ... bread them and fry them quickly.
Tastes a lot like fish fins.

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taste just like chicken

 

[newfie]

The useless bug that comes on the scene after a very long nap in order to eat and procreate. They make a lot of noice and are a choice snack for large predator birds, such as eagles.

who knew @Old Man Jingles was a predator bird?

 

[Old Man Jingles]

who knew @Old Man Jingles was a predator bird?

Runs in our family!
Check out my cousin's picture, rest his soul!

And my mom!

 

[Non sequitur]

Runs in our family!
Check out my cousins picture, rest his soul!

View attachment 332320 He's got to foul mouth but it's a cute little bastard

 

[El Correcto]

2021 is the year of the cicada ... it's hard to believe it's been 17 years since I've eaten cicadas.
A Southern delicacy ... think of them as Land Shrimp!
They are really good fried up (tastes like corn) but be sure to get them when they first come out when they are soft.
The taste gets more bitter as the body hardens.

The wings are really good as a snack ... bread them and fry them quickly.
Tastes a lot like fish fins.

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I don’t even like those shells they leave around.
I hear them all the time, but I’ve only ever seen one in the flesh twice and each time was horrifying.

Look at those big nasty ing red eyes like what do you even see with those, they aren’t even practical. Whatever created cicadas is clearly sick in the head. Cicadas are part of the reason I don’t believe in any moral creator and why no one should want to have to be stuck for eternity with whatever decided creating cicadas was a good idea.

 

[Old Man Jingles]

I don’t even like those shells they leave around.
I hear them all the time, but I’ve only ever seen one in the flesh twice and each time was horrifying.

Look at those big nasty *ing red eyes like what do you even see with those, they aren’t even practical. Whatever created cicadas is clearly sick in the head. Cicadas are part of the reason I don’t believe in any moral creator and why no one should want to have to be stuck for eternity with whatever decided creating cicadas was a good idea.

I remember thinking like that when I was 6 or 7 ... I guess I grew out of it.

 

[Old Man Jingles]

they say every 17 years but I remember in 2016 we had them too..

Not all cicadas are 17 year cicadas.

 

[MECH-lift]

Not all cicadas are 17 year cicadas.

Which taste better?

 

[Operational needs]

2021 is the year of the cicada ... it's hard to believe it's been 17 years since I've eaten cicadas.
A Southern delicacy ... think of them as Land Shrimp!
They are really good fried up (tastes like corn) but be sure to get them when they first come out when they are soft.
The taste gets more bitter as the body hardens.

The wings are really good as a snack ... bread them and fry them quickly.
Tastes a lot like fish fins.

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Please tell me you’re joking.

 

[Operational needs]

I remember the hatchings 17 years ago. I was doing a route in an older neighborhood and the cicadas were EVERYWHERE. You almost couldn't walk without stepping on one. They were hanging from telephone poles and trees. And they were so loud. It was disgusting. I noticed in areas with newer developments they weren’t so bad.

 

[zubenelgenubi]

I remember the hatchings 17 years ago. I was doing a route in an older neighborhood and the cicadas were EVERYWHERE. You almost couldn't walk without stepping on one. They were hanging from telephone poles and trees. And they were so loud. It was disgusting. I noticed in areas with newer developments they weren’t so bad.

Recently disturbed ground. Killed the nymphs.

 

[vantexan]

2021 is the year of the cicada ... it's hard to believe it's been 17 years since I've eaten cicadas.
A Southern delicacy ... think of them as Land Shrimp!
They are really good fried up (tastes like corn) but be sure to get them when they first come out when they are soft.
The taste gets more bitter as the body hardens.

The wings are really good as a snack ... bread them and fry them quickly.
Tastes a lot like fish fins.

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Where I'm at in Mexico chapulines, fried grasshoppers, are a popular snack. Seen huge bowls of them down at the market. I never knew cicadas were popular to eat but they are without a doubt the most grating noise makers I've ever heard.

 

[Operational needs]

Recently disturbed ground. Killed the nymphs.

Yeah, that’s what I figured also.

 

[Operational needs]

Where I'm at in Mexico chapulines, fried grasshoppers, are a popular snack. Seen huge bowls of them down at the market. I never knew cicadas were popular to eat but they are without a doubt the most grating noise makers I've ever heard.

When the cicadas hatch Asian people gather them up like they’re candy.

 

[Poop Head]

Awwwwwwweee yyyyeeeeeeaaaaaahhhhhh...

 

[vantexan]

When the cicadas hatch Asian people gather them up like they’re candy.

If it lessens that almost metal-on-metal screeching I'm all for their weird appetites!