Delicious delicacies from cicadas

The cicada season and the United Nations' call for insects are the reason why scientists plunge into discovering the appetite and nutritiousness of boiled, re-mite and sugar-coated mites.

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A biologist and cicada researcher at Mount St. College Josep, city of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA said: 'Cicadas are insects that do not contain gluten because they do not eat wheat. This type of creature is also rich in protein, low in fat and low in carbohydrate. '

According to Kristky, a person who loves cicadas mixed in salads and cicadas almost lives on the ground and sucks plastic from the roots. It is the food from the plants that makes them green and taste like asparagus, especially when eaten raw or boiled.

According to Jenna Jadin, an entomologist who is currently in charge of technology and science policy, at the American Association of Advanced Science in Washington, DC, who wrote the cookbook named Cicada- Licious: Cooking and Enjoying Periodical Cicad published in 2004, the dish from cicadas is not as fat as we thought. She said that cicadas can also be used to make cocktails, and cocktails with sugar-coated cicadas will be a very interesting new recipe.

Scorpions, seahorses, grasshoppers and cicadas are sold in Beijing and China in 2009. (Photo: Victor Fraile / Corbis)

In her writing book, dragon shrimp, lobster, crab and prawn are all part of the same insect - that is arthropods. Therefore, 'eating' a beetle, cricket or cicada is like eating shrimp.

Jadin's book also mentions objection from the University of Maryland that people who eat cicadas first need to consult a doctor, because like other foods, some people may be allergic. when eat.

In addition, recent studies show that some people are concerned about mercury from the environment, for example from coal-fired power plants that can be accumulated in cicada bodies, because of the This insect usually lives underground for 13 to 17 years. However, she thinks this is not a worry.

She suggests that fish is also a food that contains mercury that humans often eat. However, according to federal recommendations, there are people who should eat less fish. So perhaps this should also apply to cicadas, although there are no official recommendations yet.

The only thing Jadin is concerned about is that the use of pesticides, and herbicides in areas with cicadas, may cause this chemical to be absorbed into their bodies. Therefore, according to her, we should only eat a small amount, even if cicadas contain chemicals in the body, this is not more harmful than eating fish.

Experts agree with the idea that eating cicadas with sufficient amounts, like other insects, helps provide the body with a rich source of protein, equivalent to the protein content of 0.45 kg each. Red meat.

Cicadic addicts reveal, when you eat insects, you need to choose the ones that have just molted and before their outfits become black and hard. According to Jadin, the best time to search for such cicadas is in the early morning, as soon as they get out of the ground and before crawling up the tree.

She added, if the nymphs are hard to find, they can choose cicadas. Cicada's belly is very fat and contains many eggs, rich in nutrients. Meanwhile, male cicadas are thinner and do not have much meat to eat. Crispy cicadas or dipped in sauces are popular.

Recently, the United Nations urged people around the world to eat insects. The organization believes that eating insects is one of the most effective measures to combat global hunger, while insects are a nutritious food.