The FDA Warns People Not to Eat Cicadas if They Have a Seafood Allergy

Americans are a hopeless breed

OP, about 75% of the world eats bugs. Grow up and try learning something for once.

NOOOOO! But they're insect-lickin' good!

You should’ve known this would happen after [italic]The Lion King[/italic] tried to normalize the eating of bugs.

Why is eating terrestrial bugs so off-putting to many people, yet they will pay over $100 for an aquatic bug dinner at a seafood restaurant (king crab, stone crab, lobster?

I admit that I am one of those. I consider myself to be an adventurous diner, but I can't get past the ick factor of eating worms, grubs, insects, spiders, etc. Yet I will eat sea slugs, oysters, fried shrimp heads and sea urchins without a second thought.

Our cicadas should be emerging any day, but I don't think I will be fighting with my dogs over who gets first dibs.

Okay but... That's helpful advice for once, potentially life-saving so... It's not like "contents may be hot.*

Here's an article that includes cicada recipes

Shrimp and shellfish are not related to fish at all. Humans and fish are far closer in relation than either are to shellfish. That's why the "baby tastes" queen on here is a cunt of the highest order always talking about people and what they eat. Eating shellfish is tantamount to eating cicadas and roaches.

I have never understood why people will happily chow down on prawns and mussels etc but balk at eating crickets, grubs, snails etc. To me it's the same, although I didn't realise that they were almost literally the same (cicadas = prawns) if they are close enough to trigger seafood allergies.

For the record, I don't want to eat bugs and I don't want to eat sea bugs - although I have eaten crickets, snails and various seafood at least once.

I dream of a day when we all play Ants in the Pants with crickets and grasshoppers - springing them into an air fryer for the protein portion of our meals.

Shit like this makes me glad I am a vegan.

Does this mean they’re not kosher?

I agree, R9. I don’t eat any invertebrates.