I grew up in New Orleans. We have roaches there that fly across the room like a small bat. One got into a jar of strawberry preserves and I spread it on my bread by accident. Looked like a lump of big strawberry. Bit it in half. I can still taste the funkiness and I am in my 70s.
As I said, I grew up in New Orleans. I have eaten a lot of “strange” things, intentionally and unintentional. I don't care how you prepare it.....roach is out!
If you grew up in Nawleans and you ever et crawdads or had a shrimp or lobster po'boy...
You have technically eaten a type of insect. I gar-un-tee.