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Snacking on Cicadas Is Nutritious, Sustainable, and—Yes—Delicious

Science Quickly

Scientific American

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4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

A “double brood” of cicadas is taking over much of the eastern half of the U.S. They’re loud and abundant. Have you considered–eating them? Chef Joseph Yoon, founder of Brooklyn Bugs, explains how to harvest and feast upon this year’s “double brood” and the many benefits of adding insects to our diet.   Related Reading: – Periodical Cicadas Emerge Every 13 or 17 Years. How Do They Keep Track of Time? – Can You Eat Cicadas? Can Your Dog Do So?  E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover! Discover something new every day: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for Today in Science, our daily newsletter.  Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Kelso Harper, Carin Leong, Madison Goldberg and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was hosted by Rachel Feltman, with guest Joseph Yoon of Brooklyn Bugs. Our show is edited by Elah Feder, Alexa Lim, Madison Goldberg and Anaissa Ruiz Tejada, with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by Bird's Eye Chicken Dippers.

0:05.0

Whether you like cooking or parenting podcasts, it's safe to say we've all got different tastes,

0:10.0

and that's fine.

0:11.0

So whatever you dip your chicken dippers in,

0:13.2

catch up, mayo or even gravy, it's all good.

0:16.6

If you're after a convenient and tasty mealtime or snack,

0:20.0

then pick up some bird's eye chicken dippers

0:22.3

at a major supermarket today.

0:24.4

For chicken worth dipping, it better be bird's eye.

0:30.0

Maybe it's a delicacy.

0:32.0

Maybe it's something that we enjoy doing. Maybe we just want to have a

0:37.3

butter fried chocolate covered cakeda because it's delicious. If your lawn is currently flooded with cicadas, you might be looking for a way to get rid of these noisy little invaders, but have you thought about just eating them?

0:57.2

Some cultures consider insects a delicacy and billions of humans eat them on a regular basis.

1:02.4

Others relegate bug consumption to school. billions of humans eat them on a regular basis.

1:02.8

Others relegate bug consumption to schoolyard dares and those weird little novelty

1:07.6

lollipops, remember those?

1:09.6

But increasingly, skeptical folks are coming around to the idea that insects might just taste good.

1:16.0

Slimy yet satisfying.

1:18.6

And I've brought in my favorite insect eating ambassador and chef Joseph Eun.

1:23.1

To tell us all about nymph kimchi, deep-pride cicadas,

1:26.4

and other delicious dishes you can prepare with ingredients

1:29.9

plucked fresh from your own backyard.

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