I just watched the video from ABC7 about the Oak Park folks and their cicada tasting...
Granted it's from a few weeks ago but the bugs haven't been top of mind. I have yet to see, or hear, a single cicada. Living in the city has its benefits I guess.
Are there people really eating these things? Having them described as peanut-buttery makes me kind of queasy. If you make it through that video you'll see the cicada cocktail. Wow. That's unappealing.
As far as I know a grasshopper is a nice dessert drink with absolutely no grasshopper in it. The cloudy martini with a bug floating in it really doesn't do the trick. Maybe I'm not so adventurous. I guess I'm saving it for when I'm in Nepal and eating with the locals... not in Oak Park.
If you want to see cicadas, go to the far Northwest Side, specifically Edison Park. But if you want to see a REAL show, head up to Highland Park.
Posted by: Chicago 2016 | June 13, 2007 at 07:26 AM
OK... I was in Glenview and boy are they loud and everywhere. eeew.
Posted by: josh | June 13, 2007 at 08:44 PM