I wanna gross some people out this summer by eating some live cicadas. they are all around me and i just wanna know is it safe to eat these things alive, not cooked? Has anyone eaten a live cicada before?
2007-05-22 01:59:32 · 11 answers · asked by Decrot 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Yes, I've heard that they actually taste sort of like almonds. But, like all foods if you havent eaten it before and then you consume too much you may get sick.
2007-05-22 03:49:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not reliable to devour. If you want to gross out your associates, do whatever else. Eating a live insect continuously has risks, and many micro organism may also be carried by way of Cicadas together with anthrax. Take into account, they are bugs that lived in the floor for 17 years. They will contain any illnesses determined in the ground.
2016-08-11 13:13:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd think they'd be pretty crunchy. I would not suggest that you eat them, but it is up to you.
I used to freak my little sister out when I'd gather the cicada skins that were stuck to trees and flick them in her hair. We're grown now and she STILL gets freaked out whenever she sees those things.
2007-05-22 02:05:19 · answer #3 · answered by K. F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now that's good eating boy, What do you mean gross, Enjoy it with a case of 211 Steel reserve.
2007-05-22 02:06:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had a friend grab a cicada once when he was drunk, put tomato sauce on it and ate it. he is still alive.
2007-05-22 02:13:01 · answer #5 · answered by Dylangirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they're fine...have you ever accidentally eaten a fly?? i have....you'll be fine....your stomach acids will kill it right when you swallow it. peeple in other countries eat bugs on a regular bases; cockroaches, cicada, worms, etc.
2007-05-22 02:07:36 · answer #6 · answered by kora n 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did not eat one. But you could do it. What I read is it is eaten by many wild animals and even dogs. So it cannot be harmful.
If you do eat one can you update us on the event please.
2007-05-22 02:08:00 · answer #7 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like my food cooked and not still wiggling.There is so much about food poisoning.It seems a better idea to cook it.
2007-05-22 02:12:49 · answer #8 · answered by sharen d 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make sure the tree wasn't sprayed with pesticide
2007-05-22 02:03:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose it's safe, but yuck!!! I would never do it.
2007-05-22 02:07:15 · answer #10 · answered by xxxxxxxx 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋