"That sounds like maracas."
Posted on 07/11/2018 6:20:18 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Eat a bug and save a tree: that is the message being sent to the residents of an east China city where an annual explosion in cicada numbers is having a devastating effect on the local greenery.
The earnest appeal was made by Sun Xiaoping, the official in charge of green spaces in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, according to a report by local newspaper Dushi Kuaibao.
Cicadas reproduce in huge numbers in July and August, with the average female producing about 100 eggs at a time. When the young insects emerge they gorge on the sap of the willow and cherry blossom trees they call home.
Sun said the annual feast was killing local trees, and the best way to deal with the problem was for the local community to turn the tables on the creepy-crawlies and do some eating of their own.
“Every summer, we ask our staff to help catch the cicadas,” she said. “But we can’t keep up. So, foodies, come and help us.”
To Western ears, the request might seem strange, but for many people in Asian countries, protein-packed insects are a regular part of their daily diet. Unfortunately for Sun, cicadas are not regarded as a delicacy in Hangzhou, although some people eat them - usually deep fried - and it is to that group she directed her appeal, the report said.
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We have those around here, too. Scary looking critters. Pretty much harmless to humans, though.
I thought the adage was “eat a beaver, save your wood”.
They dig a hole, grab a cicada and try to stuff in a hole too small.
Place to the side, dig out wider hole and repeat process until the cicada fits...
Dig a new hole and begin again.
That looks like shrimp to me.
don’t spoil the story
"That sounds like maracas."
Eatin bugs in the afternoon with cicadas up in my bedroom?
I got up to wash my face, all that was left was a carapace.
Tastes like chi... I wonder what the texture is like.
Those Asians are so genius with sauces. This is why.
We should invite the Chinese to eat our “bugs”, Democrats. They’d never have any hunger again. Diarrhea maybe, but not hunger.
LOL!
It was eons ago — late 70’s -early 80’s
Earlier than that for me... I remember Wallace when he was skinny....
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