Louisiana Soft Shell Cicada Recipe

At any moment, two swarms of billions of periodic cicadas will emerge from the earth at the same time. This is an event that only happens once every 221 years.

At Louisiana, we are always finding creative solutions to problems. So why not find a solution to the coming swarms of billions of cicadas?

When life gives us billions of cicadas, we make dinner.

Regular cicadas Brood XIX and Brood XIII

In the United States, periodic cicadas are classified as nestlings based on the year they emerge.

Both the 17-year cicada and the 13-year cicada are numbered and each identified with Roman numerals. These chicks occur in different years and locations, with some overlap in some areas of the United States.

Nymphs begin to emerge, usually in late spring to early summer, when the soil temperature about 8 inches below the ground reaches about 64°F.

Then, they shed their skin for the final time.

The best time to cook softshell turtles is right after the cicada’s last molt.

If you don’t have a delicious recipe handy, don’t worry…we’ve found it for you.

Soft shell cicada recipe

Yes, as billions of cicadas begin to swarm, some people are preparing to eat some delicious food.

From Cajun Keto Chef via Facebook –

“terrapin cicada”
It is unusual for a 13-year cicada and a 17-year cicada to become adults at the same time.
At any moment, two massive swarms of cicadas will emerge from the ground in a double emergence event that hasn’t happened in over 200 years. There will be billions, maybe even trillions of insects flying around. ”

Do you think cicadas have a nutty taste?

So how do you cook a flock of cicadas?

Here are the recipes posted on The Cajun Keto Chef Facebook page –

material

1 cup Worcestershire sauce
60 newly hatched 17 year old cicadas
4 eggs (beaten)
3 cups flour
Season the flour with salt and pepper
1 cup corn oil or slightly salted butter

direction

Marinate live cicadas in Worcestershire sauce for several hours in a sealed container.

Dip them in the beaten egg, then add them to the seasoned flour and fry until golden brown.

yield:
4 mail dishes

If you’re not a fan of deep-fried golden brown cicadas, don’t worry, there are plenty of other ways to prepare them.

At bugbible.com, you’ll find lots of different cicada recipes, including smoked cicada salad, cicada potata soup, and cicada po’boys.