Cicadas descended upon St. Louis this year and they have been a treat. While some don’t like the constant buzzing, I find it reassuring that time moves on. Our species of cicadas occur every 13 years, so it is a nice reminder of the passage.
As an insect, Cicadas are full of nutritional value. Sparky’s Homemade Ice Cream in Columbia, MO brought to market a cicada flavored ice cream and it was a hit. They sold out within a day. Plans to make more were scuttled, though, by local government regulators:
The food code doesn’t directly address cicadas. We advised against it.
Ugh.
Survive any disaster in your own home. Prepare now. A must for the coming problems in the world!While there are food safety laws for great reasons, you have to think that people can choose whether to eat a cicada flavored ice cream or not.
I guess we have another 13 years to come up with the proper codes to handle cicadas.
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