Cicada is a representative of Cicadaceae and has high nutritional value. People nicknamed it "Little Prince protein". Soaking in salt water before shelling can not only control its shelling, but also enter the bottom taste. The best way to eat it is to fry it in oil pan, which is fragrant and mellow.
Cooking cicada monkeys has no complicated steps, such as cleaning, frying or dry frying, and there is no trouble with crayfish at all. When it was served, I just took a long drink. I've been eating like this for 30 years. I learned that monkeys grow on the ground and have no shit at all. Its growth is extremely slow and its activity is not great. It depends on the nutrition of roots, and there is almost nothing except meat and protein.
Catching cicadas is also a technical job. When there is no flashlight, you can only walk around the trunk by the faint moonlight, scanning up and down, and see the move. Besides touching cicadas, you can often touch them, such as scarabs, frogs and toads. I'm most afraid of snakes, but I haven't heard of them, but I still can't stop this enthusiasm because it's night. We sell very little here, almost all of them are eaten by ourselves. They are fragrant and crisp. How many people can resist the greed for some Chili noodles? Small partners from snacks to big ones.
In restaurants or food stalls, there is a fried golden cicada on the menu. Good-looking and delicious, most suitable for drinking. When you put it in your mouth, it is crisp outside and tender inside, fresh and delicious, and the more you chew it, the more fragrant it is, and the protein is rich.
Don't worry about the sales of cicadas. Every summer, many cold storage owners hoard cicadas, go to Shandong and Shanxi to buy in large quantities and then sell them. Many places have bred "professional cicada catchers", who can earn thousands of dollars a day. Many couples go hand in hand, and they can catch 2000 in one night during the peak period.
Although cicadas are delicious, some people are allergic and itchy all over, depending on their physical fitness. Although the food is delicious, we must be careful. At present, few people can't eat cicada, but it has become a private kitchen in major restaurants.
Why do southerners seldom eat? It may vary from person to person, from place to place, and their recognition is different. Only a few people eat it and a fresh food is accepted. There has to be a process.