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Last month, the insectarium made national headlines with the debut of cicadas on its daily café menu.

The Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans has long served up an array of alternative, insect-based treats at its "Bug Appetit" cafe, including periodical cicadas.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – As the nation prepares for trillions of red-eyed bugs known as periodical cicadas to emerge, it’s worth noting that they’re not just annoying, noisy pests – if prepared properly, they can also be tasty to eat. Blocks away from such French Quarter fine-dining stalwarts as Antoine’s and Brennan’s, the Audubon Insectarium […]

The US is expecting to see trillions of cicadas emerging from the ground this spring but one New Orleans restaurant is attempting to prove that the insects are more than just noisy pests

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Would you like a side of cicadas with your main? That could be a very real question posed in a New Orleans cafe in coming weeks.

As the nation prepares for trillions of red-eyed bugs known as periodical cicadas to emerge, it's worth noting that they're not just annoying, noisy pests — if prepared properly, they can also be tasty to eat.

The Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans plans to demonstrate ways to cook cicadas at the little in-house snack bar where it already serves Southwest Waxworms.