Can children eat cicadas?

There are a lot of cicadas in summer, they can be seen everywhere on trees and in ponds. In recent years, more and more people choose to eat cicadas, which are quite delicious when fried. Although cicadas are nutritious and delicious, you must be careful when children eat them. First of all, cicadas must be cleaned thoroughly, otherwise they may carry germs. Some babies are allergic to the flesh of cicadas, so in this case, they must not eat cicadas.

1 Can children eat cicadas?

Children can eat cicadas.

Cicadas used to be a common animal in summer. Many children would catch cicadas and eat them. Cicadas are rich in nutrients and eating them is harmful to children. So far, there has been no reported case of a child being disabled or killed from eating cicadas. Therefore, children can eat cicadas.

However, cicadas are high-protein foods. While they are nutritious, they can also cause allergies. If a child's digestive tract function is not fully developed, the chance of allergies is higher than that of an adult. Therefore, when feeding cicadas to children, you must pay attention to allergy issues. As long as they are not allergic, they can be eaten.

2 What should children pay attention to when eating cicadas

1. It is not suitable for children with allergies. Cicada monkeys are high-protein foods, and people with allergies are prone to allergies. Mild cases may cause itchy skin, fever, and vomiting, while severe cases may cause difficulty breathing and suffocation.

2. When giving cicadas to children, only feed them a small amount and always observe whether the child has any allergic reaction. 3. Children should not eat too many cicadas. Cicadas are high-protein foods. Children’s digestive systems are not perfect, and excessive consumption will affect their digestive systems.

3 How to eat cicada monkeys

1. Stir-fried golden cicada

Ingredients: 100g cicada monkey, appropriate amount of oil, appropriate amount of salt, a little pepper salt, 4 dried chilies, and 10 dried Sichuan peppercorns. practice:

(1) Wash the cicada monkey carefully, then soak it in salt water for half an hour and drain the water.

(2) Put the garlic in a pan and fry over low heat until dry. Add appropriate amount of oil and fry over low heat until fragrant.

(3) Add a proper amount of oil to the pan, sauté the chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns, add the stir-fried cicada monkeys, add a little salt and pepper salt, and stir-fry until the flavors are absorbed.

2. Cumin cicada

Ingredients: 200 grams of golden cicada, appropriate amount of oil, appropriate amount of garlic, 6 bay leaves, 10 grams of cumin, 10 grams of pepper salt, appropriate amount of ginger, appropriate amount of chili, appropriate amount of coriander.

practice:

(1) Take out the cicada, wash it clean, and drain the water.

(2) Pour in a proper amount of oil. When the oil is 60% cooked, pour in the cicadas and fry them slowly until golden brown. Place on a plate and set aside.

(3) Leave a little oil in the pan, add garlic, ginger, chili pepper, and 6 bay leaves, and sauté until fragrant.

(4) Then pour in the cicada, sprinkle with appropriate amount of pepper, salt and cumin powder, stir-fry for a while, add coriander, and stir-fry evenly.