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by **roughbarked** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 10:22 am

Why not? Everything else loves them.

by **Bluetongue** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:42 pm

Ew what a thought. Hmm, maybe under the right circumstances, eg immanent starvation...

by **Thomas B** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:45 pm

Hey Roughbarked, just out of interest do you eat them cooked or raw. I did catch one with the intention of eating it before you posted this, but they are a bit too cute to kill, or to shove straight into your mouth. Still, I guess you can console yourself with the fact that they are going to die in a couple of weeks anyway. Tim Low lists them as an important survival food, but apparently they are a delicacy elsewhere in the world.

Give me a recipe, and if I catch myself a greengrocer or a double drummer, I'll give it a go.

by **roughbarked** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:32 am

Methinks they have too many hard and sharp bits on the outside to swallow whole.

Nothing else eats those parts. it's the bits inside that get eaten.

and lightly fried in macadamia oil should be fine.

by **eataust** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 1:31 pm

I really didn't think there _was_ much inside ... there's so much shell!! Does one shell them like prawns? Is it worth the effort??

by **roughbarked** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 9:54 am

Depends how hungry one is I'd expect.. Catching a snake and eating it would offer more food.

by **Terrella** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:42 pm

Not that I have tried them but...
Grasshoppers are meant to be very tasty so why not.
Apparently if you keep hoppers in a container for 24 hours to give them enough time to empty their gut, then freeze them to kill them, remove the wings and legs. Dip them in egg, roll them in corn flour and pan fry. Serve with a selection of dipping sauces.
Meant to be delicious but, as I said, I haven't tried them.
Perhaps we should all try it with the locusts before they get sprayed and put an end to the plague!

by **RandomPie** » Sat Oct 02, 2010 2:11 am

Terrella wrote:Not that I have tried them but...
Grasshoppers are meant to be very tasty so why not.
Apparently if you keep hoppers in a container for 24 hours to give them enough time to empty their gut, then freeze them to kill them, remove the wings and legs. Dip them in egg, roll them in corn flour and pan fry. Serve with a selection of dipping sauces.
Meant to be delicious but, as I said, I haven't tried them.
Perhaps we should all try it with the locusts before they get sprayed and put an end to the plague!

Awesome recipe!

A friend of mine tried cicadas when we were kids but I wasn't brave enough to try it. He said it tasted funny.

But if I had no choice, I'd put them on sticks and roast them over a campfire.

by **Terrella** » Sat Oct 02, 2010 2:19 am

I would eat them if I was hungry and as long as they don't smell like almonds!

Perhaps if everyone had a meal of locusts we could prevent the plague we're about to have.

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