Watch out, East Coast! A humongous wave of cicadas will swarm the area this summer. If you’re a light sleeper, we recommend wearing earplugs because these creatures sing LOUDLY, being all shamelessly flirtatious. Every 13-17 years cicadas come out of the ground to court each other, mate, lay their eggs, then die—for a span of six weeks. It’s a buffet for many insect-cravers, including our own species: humans.
For this intriguing and delicious event, we have prepared for you the crawlers fabric print. Welcome these cicadas in style!
crawlers fabric
You can use this fabric to customize a pocket tee.
crawlers pocket tee
Many people have also prepared recipes for this event. The University of Maryland has a collection of them, including the one below:
Cicada Stir-Fry
Ingredients:
1 onion, minced
2 tbsps fresh coriander (cilantro), chopped
1 tbsp fresh gingerroot, minced
3/4 cup sliced carrots
3/4 cup chopped cauliflower and/or broccoli
1 can water chestnuts
3/4cup bean sprouts
3/4cup snow peas
40 blanched teneral cicadas
Directions:
1. Capture cicadas at night as they emerge from the ground. Blanche for 1 minute in boiling water. They can now be stored in freezer or used immediately in recipes.
2. In a wok or other suitable pan, heat a couple tablespoons of vegetable oil. Add ingredients in the order listed above when those in the most recent addition are partially cooked.
3. Serve over whole-grain rice and add soy sauce to taste
Yield:
4 main course servings
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