Cicada- It's whats for dinner! by wackiej
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Description
I'm kidding but others happen to like the feel of the crunch between their teeth. Ick.
Cicada Stir-Fry
Ingredients:
1 onion, minced
2 tbsps fresh coriander (cilantro), chopped
1 tbsp fresh gingerroot, minced
3/4 cup sliced carrots
3/4 cup chopped cauliflower and/or broccoli
1 can water chestnuts
3/4cup bean sprouts
3/4cup snow peas
40 blanched teneral cicadas
Directions:
1. Capture cicadas at night as they emerge from the ground. Blanche for 1 minute in boiling water. They can now be stored in freezer or used immediately in recipes.
2. In a wok or other suitable pan, heat a couple tablespoons of vegetable oil. Add ingredients in the order listed above when those in the most recent addition are partially cooked.
3. Serve over whole-grain rice and add soy sauce to taste
compliments of
http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/pdf/cicada%20recipes.PDF
Bon App

Comments (12)
Super funny recipe ! BUT, i prefer you image!!
LOL!! what a totally cool macro!! he looks like an Alien !! awesome stuff!!
I prefer hear cicadas singing than crunching them, but I love your picture; excellent macro, the creature has beautiful eyes!!!
Oh my gosh, that is one fabulous macro. Never saw one up so close as this one. Sorry, not for my dinner. The rest sounds great. Aloha
Great image. Thanks for the recipes. Now I know how to shut the loud little buggers up. Eat them! Hahaha. Realy great macro work. :)
Excellent macro, but I prefer it on the screen!
I think i'll avoid the stir fry... excellent macro wonderful fine detail!
Haha!! Thanks for the recipe, but I'll stick to carrots! Great shot...it looks like a little alien. Excellent!
What a macro !. Bravo !!
Brrr, no recipe for me! Gorgeous capture, quite a stunning macro shot!
Amazing shot! It is said that insects are a great alternative source of protein. ;}
amazing macro, excellent work.