The Pizza Bandit, a restaurant in Dayton, Ohio, has found a use for all the Brood X cicadas pestering parts of the Midwest.
They recently tested out a Spicy Thai Cicada Pie. In a Facebook post about the new creation they noted that “We’re not even sure if we legally can sell you locally foraged Cicadas.”
But they did a livestream tasting panel of the pizza, which also is topped with miso hoisin sriracha sauce, mozzarella, provolone, mushrooms, cabbage, green onion, mango, cilantro, and a spicy Thai sauce. The post notes, “Opinions of the pizza range from absolutely delicious to… well…uh…yeah…”
The bugs are not toxic, but the FDA has warned that people with seafood allergies should not eat the insects.
Source: WISHTV.com
