This summer, presumably in every state and city in the United States, there will be a lot of excitement, there will be about 1 trillion cicadas breaking out of the ground, chirping outdoors together, the last time such a serious "cicada disaster" occurred, was 221 years ago.
The cry of a cicada alone is enough to annoy people, I dare not imagine that hundreds of millions of cicadas chirp together, what a spectacular picture it will be, it is estimated that Americans have to use earplugs to plug in when they sleep at night, so that they can sleep peacefully.
Not only that, but in the United States, cicadas flood every summer, but today they are even more abundant, occurring once every 221 years.
Even Biden did not escape the poisonous hands of the cicadas, a few years ago when he was sneaking up on the plane by a cicada, and his plane was delayed for several hours because of the failure caused by these cicadas.
So, how terrible can the cicada plague be in the United States? Why is it staged every 221 years?
Two kinds of "periodic cicadas" were unearthed at the same time
Don't look at the cicadas that look very different, but the cicadas that broke out in the United States are different from the cicadas in our country, and this knowledge point also determines the question of whether this kind of flooded cicadas can be eaten.
As early as early January, a biologist discovered an early warning of an imminent cicada disaster, according to him, this time the United States will usher in two cicadas, the "13-year" cicada and the "17-year" cicada, which have a high survival rate and relatively tenacious vitality.
In fact, there are more than 2,000 species of cicadas, and each species has a different life cycle and adaptation environment, most of which are distributed in tropical areas, and a few can live in deserts, which shows how active they are.
Subdivided, there are indeed many types of cicadas, but most of these cicadas can only live for three or five years, and the most is not more than ten years, such as the cicada that broke out in the United States, with a lifespan of up to 17 years, which can be called a miracle in the cicada world.
In addition, their appearance is the same as what we commonly see, they have red eyes, round abdomen and back, and they look full of protein, but even so, the American people still treat them as pests and do not know how to eat them.
Many biologists have also begun to wonder why other countries have not
There is such a heavyweight cicada disaster, but the United States has it, and after repeated research, they found that this may have a certain relationship with the biological chain.
In the United States, there is a good ecological environment and the harmony between man and nature will lead to more and more birds, including more than 10 species of cicadas.
It just so happens that this period is the trough period for the breeding of these 10 species of birds, and their numbers are not large, which is conducive to the reproduction and egg laying of cicadas.
So, these two cycles of cicadas have the mentality of trying, to see if they can avoid the predation of birds and successfully give birth to their own offspring, who would have thought that the production time of these two cicadas has actually met together.
This catastrophic scene has overwhelmed many Americans, and when they open their homes, there will be countless cicadas flying around, such a picture with a strong impact is no less than when we see a dense number of cockroaches, and our scalp is numb when we think about it.
Netizens on the Internet can be described as gossiping about this matter, some say that they will spray with medicine, and some will use the net to catch it all, but when it comes to our Great Heavenly Empire, there is only one solution, that is, eat!
"Cicada" is a big baby
Not only in modern times, since ancient times, there has been a trend of eating cicadas and other insects, which is by no means groundless, according to the book "Zhuangzi", when Confucius traveled all over the world, he had seen southerners catch cicadas to eat.
You know, this is in the Spring and Autumn Period, with a history of more than 2,000 years, it can be seen that our history of eating cicadas is still very long, I have to say that in this aspect of eating, the ancestors directly led us for thousands of years.
In modern times, cicadas are still the food on people's dinner tables, take Shandong as an example, many people in order to catch cicadas, even at the risk of being bitten by mosquitoes, but also to catch cicadas, I don't know how tempting it is.
For this phenomenon, the netizens who commented at the bottom also expressed their agreement, and even the bloggers said that this year's monkeys are obviously much less, not as noisy as last year, I don't know if they have been eaten and extinct.
Seeing the sad faces of the Americans, our people can't sit still, some people say that "the local people sell for five cents a piece, and hundreds of millions are 500 billion", we don't know if this is right, but I have to say that this is really a huge amount of money, so a large number of cicadas are not used for medicine and food, it is really a tyrannical thing.
Take a look at the comments below, more explosive is coming, and there are places that sell 1.2 a, presumably, if you catch a few hundred a day, you can achieve financial freedom, it can be seen that the sentence that you are going to be eaten and exterminated is not a joke.
In this regard, some netizens also issued a voice of "envy", saying that it is a waste for Americans not to eat, and it is better to introduce some.
and the following netizen, she said that cicadas are good babies and good things that can save their lives, this kind of common sense, perhaps the older generation knows more, cicadas have their own unique advantages in medicine.
In fact, the cicada itself does not have much medicinal value, at most it is used as food to eat, but the cicada molt left after it molts is a rare good treasure, and the average number of skins of a cicada molt is only a handful, so it also forms the reason why cicada molt is more expensive.
According to experts, cicada molt has the effect of relieving itching and rash, evacuating wind and heat, and relieving the eyes and retreating, which can alleviate colds and fevers, measles and other diseases caused by heat cold, and is a natural good medicinal material, and it is not easy to obtain materials.
In addition, cicada molt can also be used in children's medicine, such as children have some unknown heat and dryness, etc., can be used to relieve, generally ground into powder, or decoction into a decoction to take, the effect is quite good.
In some areas, they will also take the skin of the cicada to soak in wine, and scorpions and other insects, after soaking until a fixed day, it becomes a kind of medicinal wine, usually drink a sip, can prevent many external diseases.
After talking about the medicinal aspect, we have to mention the food aspect, in this field, the north and the south have different ways of eating.
Different ways of eating cicadas in the north and south
Not everyone can eat the appearance of the cicada, so lovers of food have come up with a variety of ways to make the cicada delicious, so that people want to eat the next bite after tasting it.
For example, in the southern region, there are not many ways to eat cicadas, but in the past two years, the proprietress of a shop has figured out a new way to eat, that is, "know the river", which is a representative local delicacy, putting shrimp, fruits and vegetables and other ingredients in the noodles, it looks red and green, and just looking at it makes people have a great appetite.
In order to improve the nutritional content of the noodles, the proprietress of this shop also added cicada meat, so that not only can you supplement trace elements, but also eat full of protein, even if this bowl of noodles is more expensive, I think it is cost-effective.
As for where this store is, you still need to do a strategy to know, after all, Xiaobian is not a local.
In addition, the Chinese pharmacist of the Hangzhou Red Cross Society also gave advice, saying that cicada meat can not only be fried and fried, but also has its unique medicinal value, and you can make medicinal food at home, such as cicada glutinous rice porridge, astragalus cicada honey, etc., are good choices.
After talking about the eating method of friends in the south, the next thing is the home of friends in the north, for the study of eating, their tricks are relatively more, but they are generally simple, the method is not very complicated, and the food is the original taste.
Among them, it is the easiest to know about frying, just fry it in hot oil and you can get out of the pot smoothly, without too many processing steps, after removing the excess internal organs, fry it in oil on high heat, and then sprinkle it with your favorite seasoning, and you can start eating.
And the barbecue in the barbecue is also good, the practice is similar to the frying oil, but you have to wear a skewer one by one, and then put it on the charcoal fire to bake, after reaching a certain color, then sprinkle with seasonings, you can start.
This kind of control of the heat is relatively strict, usually roasted to the golden color, a little older, or a little raw, will affect the taste, eat a bite of crunchy, the protein is still six times that of chicken, not to mention how refreshing.
If you feel that the taste is too light, you can also choose to stir-fry it, when you do it, you can put a little chili pepper and thirteen spices to taste, so that you can know that there will be no too heavy seasoning flavor, and it can also increase people's appetite.
In this regard, you also know several practices of oil knowledge, welcome to leave a message in the comment area.
Sources:
[1] Urban scene 2024-04-15 "The United States ushers in the largest cicada disaster in 221 years, trillions of cicadas will be unearthed at the same time"
[2] Baidu Encyclopedia entry cicada
[3] Southern Frontier 2021-06-10 "Biden was "attacked" before boarding, and the White House press corps was not spared, causing a storm of public opinion"