How do adult cicadas eat?

Every summer, we see many people selling cicada larvae in the market. Cicada larvae have different names in each region. They are rich in protein. Although they are not cheap, they are still loved by people. However, people eat cicada larvae, and few people eat them after they grow into adults. Cicada larvae can be fried and eaten, but how do you eat adult cicadas? In fact, it is also better to eat it fried.

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Eating cicadas has a long history and is very particular about it. Nowadays, few people like to fry young cicadas or put them into boiling water and then dry them in the shade to make cicada jerky, which is used as a side dish to make various delicious dishes. For example, a Cantonese restaurant in Guangdong once processed and refined osmanthus cicada dishes and sold them in Tai'an, Shandong. People like to use cicadas as dishes to entertain friends and guests, even to the level of scorpion cicada banquets. Some time ago, a canned food factory in Henan Province launched a series of fairy cicada health foods made from young cicada ingredients and scientifically formulated and refined. The food retains the nutrition of the cicada and has a delicious, crispy taste, which is favored by consumers.

Cicadas are a specialty of Henan. It was reported that fried cicadas are sold for 30 yuan for 10 strings in Zhoukou District, Henan Province. Some cicadas are cultivated by professionals in some villages. They first collect cicada eggs on branches and bury them in the soil around the roots of trees. Then they set up plastic sheds and wait for the new cicadas to break out of the ground in groups. Farmers first put the young cicadas into salt water to let the cicadas spit out the smell of soil and dirt, and then sell them in the market. Due to the heat, they make considerable income every time.

Research has found that young cicadas are rich in protein, containing 72 grams per 100 grams, which is 3.5 times, 3 times and 4.3 times that of beef, chicken and pork. It also contains 15 grams of fat, 1.5 grams of ash, as well as chitin, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other vitamins. Cicadas are very beneficial in promoting development, replenishing the body's metabolic consumption, and have excellent auxiliary therapeutic effects on the rehabilitation of patients with physical weakness.

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