Kentucky Copes with Cicadas Through Unusual Food Choices - Associated Content

This full rss is powered by Adsense IdCOMMENTARY | From living in the forests and fields of western Kentucky throughout the past 30 years, I have grown to know the cycle of cicadas and the food culture that comes with it. Presently, I am visiting for the

�Kentucky Derby. As the festival ends, Louisville, Ky., is settling in for the summer warm up. Soon, the return of the Brood XIX cicadas will find Kentuckians with their forks ready. Out on the Ohio River, there are only the sounds of birds tweeting at night. However, in my native western Kentucky just two hours away, iSurfMuhlenberg reports cicada activity in the county has already ignited.

With forks in hand, Kentucky foodies are ready to crunch down on the nasty, ugly, and unusual cicadas. However, is it worth it to fly into the Louisville airport to taste the 13-year mating spree of the cicadas? Although these bugs are totally disgusting to look at and definitely manage to find their way into your hair, Kentuckians have learned that at least one of your family members will truly enjoy this bug treat.

Eating cicadas is not something shocking in a place like Kentucky. In the cuisine world, Kentucky is well known as a place where recipe innovation is alive and well. Eating squirrel brains for breakfast or filling burgoo with mystery meats is a sustainable and ecological tradition for locals. A state that is well known for being ahead of its time in the conservation movement, most Kentucky hunters believe that you should eat what you accidentally kill whether it is with your car or gun.

In fact, locals become so accustomed to eating anything that is free that this soon turns into a food tasting challenge. Kentucky sensibilities proclaim that if a food item seems like something you should not be eating, then is probably worth your time to at least try it. Good examples of foodies gone wrong are the new vendor items at the Kentucky State Fair each year. Last year, the 2010 temptation was a Krispie Kreme Cheese Burger, reports the Courier Journal.

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