Edible Insects And Their Health Benefits

Cicadas

Periodical cicadas, which emerge once every seventeen years, are often found in the eastern United States and most Asian countries are good for eating. These red-eyed little insects need to be caught at just the right time in order to eat them, which is just after they molt their hard exoskeleton. With their exoskeleton gone, cicadas have soft juicy bodies. Some individuals have made up recipes for deep-fried cicadas they add to salads, barbecued cicadas, or even cicada tacos. Once the exoskeleton reforms then cicadas become too tough to eat. Most state their taste can be compared to asparagus. Experts indicate cicadas are low in carbohydrates, and may also be gluten-free as well.