Recipe Reveal: Dishin’ up cicadas

Crunch, crunch, yum, yum, Cicada-licious! —Radiolab.org photo

Cicadas are much more than loud, annoying insects that rear their red-eyed heads above ground once every 17 years. A good source of protein, cicadas can also be transformed into tasty snacks, hearty meals, and delicious desserts.

When you get lemons, make lemonade, so when you get cicadas, why not make cicada dumplings or cicada rhubarb pie?

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