Not sure if this fits in here, just stumbled upon: »Big brood of cicadas set to emerge from soil for first time since 2004« 🦗

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Artichoke Lover said:
Found a map that shows all the different brood cycles. I’m in the 13 year zone and lived through the 2011 brood. We will see them again in 2024. I can’t imagine what that will be like. We moved out to the country in 2015 and they are sooo loud on a normal year much less adding the 13 year brood! https://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/docs/CicadaBroodStaticMap.pdf
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Hmm, that map shows that West Virginia is due in 2025 with brood XIV and not brood X.
That will be a disappointment for Blanca Duck! Now i don't know which map i should trust…
 
WannaBeHillBilly said:
Hmm, that map shows that West Virginia is due in 2025 with brood XIV and not brood X.
That will be a disappointment for Blanca Duck! Now i don't know which map i should trust…
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They may be spread farther than shows on my map and It’s a few years old. I found a site dedicated to cicada tracking that has a list of what towns and counties in each state should expect to see them.
 
If you have an open mind, try this ..... It's really quite delicious !!! :D

Fill a soda bottle about a third of the way with either soy, teriyaki, or Worcestershire sauce.

Catch a mess of cicadas, pull their wings, and drop em in the bottle.

Let em marinate (drown) for a few hours, dump em out, and pull their legs off, and discard appendages. Put wet bugs in ziplock bag with some cornstarch, and shake, making sure to coat all the nooks and crannies. Set aside.

Prepare the veggies of your choice for stir fry.

Stir fry as usual, using the bugs as the protein source ..... I like using a high smoke point oil, such as avocado oil, with a few drops of sesame oil mixed in. Add some ginger, garlic, and turmeric, and heat to infuse flavors into oil.

Add cornstarch coated bugs to oil, and stir fry for a few minutes over medium high heat. A bit of salt and pepper should be added at this point.

Add the veggies of your choice, a bit of soy, or teriyaki sauce, and stir fry over medium high heat, until you reach your desired doneness.

Enjoy !!!

I know it sounds unappealing, but is actually quite tasty ! Last big emergence we had, I got the children in the community to help catch and prepare the bugs, and they had an absolute BLAST, runnin and jumpin around, catching the flying protein nuggets, and plopping them in the bottles ! Good fun !

I have a 28" wok, and made a HUGE batch, and it was devoured in no time flat, with parents and children alike coming over to try this concoction ! The young'ins actually ate more than their parents, I believe due to their more open minds, and the fact that they had a big hand in making this wonderful bounty of nature. Also there were many pics taken, destined for social media, of them putting bugs in their pie holes !!!

PRO TIP : Go out under the cover of darkness with a flashlight, and collect the white, freshly emerging cicadas, before their exoskeleton develops, for more tender morsels !!!

Try it, you just might like it !
 
According to the map posted, we get them this year. Last time (17 years ago) we lived in Cincinnati. They are listed as having multiple broods. Yes, bugs everywhere. Yes, you should check your person before getting into your car, as an example, bc they will land on you and you might not notice, could be a distraction while driving. Although they are large, they move slowly, and fly kinda slowly too. Yes, very loud at times.
 
svh said:
If you have an open mind, try this ..... It's really quite delicious !!! :D

Fill a soda bottle about a third of the way with either soy, teriyaki, or Worcestershire sauce.

Catch a mess of cicadas, pull their wings, and drop em in the bottle.

Let em marinate (drown) for a few hours, dump em out, and pull their legs off, and discard appendages. Put wet bugs in ziplock bag with some cornstarch, and shake, making sure to coat all the nooks and crannies. Set aside.

Prepare the veggies of your choice for stir fry.

Stir fry as usual, using the bugs as the protein source ..... I like using a high smoke point oil, such as avocado oil, with a few drops of sesame oil mixed in. Add some ginger, garlic, and turmeric, and heat to infuse flavors into oil.

Add cornstarch coated bugs to oil, and stir fry for a few minutes over medium high heat. A bit of salt and pepper should be added at this point.

Add the veggies of your choice, a bit of soy, or teriyaki sauce, and stir fry over medium high heat, until you reach your desired doneness.

Enjoy !!!

I know it sounds unappealing, but is actually quite tasty ! Last big emergence we had, I got the children in the community to help catch and prepare the bugs, and they had an absolute BLAST, runnin and jumpin around, catching the flying protein nuggets, and plopping them in the bottles ! Good fun !

I have a 28" wok, and made a HUGE batch, and it was devoured in no time flat, with parents and children alike coming over to try this concoction ! The young'ins actually ate more than their parents, I believe due to their more open minds, and the fact that they had a big hand in making this wonderful bounty of nature. Also there were many pics taken, destined for social media, of them putting bugs in their pie holes !!!

PRO TIP : Go out under the cover of darkness with a flashlight, and collect the white, freshly emerging cicadas, before their exoskeleton develops, for more tender morsels !!!

Try it, you just might like it !
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That disgust of eating insects is something that is instilled to children in the western culture. All around the world there are countless examples of using insects - to be more exact arthropods - in the kitchen. Heck Locusts are even kosher!
But i have to admit that the conditioning sits too deep in myself! I can't overcome the educated disgust. I tried it several times…
You are so right! Children have the more open minds and we should be careful not to attach blinkers to them.
 

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