Bon Appétit

[Yeats]

Okay, that's one environmentalist plot, one elitist plot, one alien plot, and me -- who has lost the plot.

 

[Mayhem]

Whats for dinner or did i misinterpret the thread heading?

 

[Bones McCoy]

Perhaps, but I don't see how eating a bug would be any better than eating a hamburger as far as "connecting to the earth" is concerned. After all, cows aren't from Mars, you know. We grow them right here.

And there are even less pleasant alternatives...

 

[Yeats]

And there are even less pleasant alternatives...

Oh, I don't know if we should use the word "unpleasant". If we were part of the Donner party, for example, then we would simply call it "lunch".

 

[Bones McCoy]

Oh, I don't know if we should use the word "unpleasant". If we were part of the Donner party, for example, then we would simply call it "lunch".

The ceremony of innocence is drowned!

Oh, apparently I have a music blog, I didn't realize anyone paid any attention to such things, but here it is:

link

 

[Yeats]

The ceremony of innocence is drowned!

So nice to be quoted! Thank you.

 

[Yeats]

Uhh... Okay... Never mind, then.

FDA advises those with seafood allergies not to eat cicadas

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning people with seafood allergies not to eat cicadas.The agency acknowledged that the guidance may seem unusual, though it comes as some have tried to …

thehill.com

 

[PoisonApple]

Uhh... Okay... Never mind, then.

FDA advises those with seafood allergies not to eat cicadas

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning people with seafood allergies not to eat cicadas.The agency acknowledged that the guidance may seem unusual, though it comes as some have tried to …

thehill.com

I read that, too! Apparently there are people out there eating these things!
My dog loves them!

 

[Wind7]

Description

Cicada (Hemiptera) are delicacy in the northeast of Thailand. Cicadas have large eyes wide apart on the head and have transparent, well-veined wings. Many people around the world regularly eat cicadas: the female is prized as it is meatier. Shells of cicadas are also used in traditional Chinese medicine formulations. Dried Cicadas contain over 50% protein and are low in fat. Our cicadas have been processed by oven roasting and dehydrating, no seasoning has been added. Cicada can be eaten whole or ground into a powder and added to any food to increase the protein content, they have a delicate nutty flavor. Net Weight 15g - Approx 10 large cicadas per can.

Uh...., No thank you.

 

[Wind7]

What kind of wine would you serve with Cicada?

Riesling?

Sauvignon Blanc?

Chardonnay?

Gruner Veltliner?

Perhaps a semi-sweet Zinfandel?

Surely not a Red??