As Brood X Emerges, People Ponder Putting Cicada On The Menu .
Brood X, also known as the Great Eastern Brood, are billions of cicadas expected to emerge across the eastern United States.
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After 17 years below the soil, billions of the insect will take part in the largest emergence event since 2004.
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As it turns out, Cicadas are a bountiful and easily foraged source of protein.
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Pound for pound, cicadas provide almost the same amount of protein as red meat.
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Many cultures around the world have eaten Cicadas for centuries.
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Farming bugs for human and animal consumption has a much lower CO2 output than other forms of meat production.
Cicadafest at the Green Farmacy Garden, a medicinal plant sanctuary in Fulton, Maryland, offered people a chance to try cicada either fried, grilled, or chocolate-covered.