Cicadas, there's one I forgot! <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

I had cicadas a couple of times during the Brood X hullaballoo.

Tenerals were the best. Just after shedding their shell and before the carapace and wings harden they're easy to chew on.

Later, after the transformation was complete and they had hardened, we tried them a few different ways like stir fried, steamed and raw.

Once again, we were worried about pesticides, so though we were able to gather a load of cicadas easily, we were fairly reserved in eating them.

I was told that the ones with meaty abdomens were female... I was eating bugs so that information didn't really strike me as crucial. LOL

I had to eat a couple, who knows what they were, in SERE school, I am thinking I would be real damn close to death before venturing there again............JB

Yes, I've eaten live Ants, (in the course of eating what decent edibles they were crawling on / beverage they were in), -without any qualm whatsoever. [color:"black"] [/color] [email]Mekanik[/email]

You can try to find an "Insectarium" like this one in Montreal, where they offer Insect Tasting !
Montreal Insectarium