What wine to pair with fried cicadas? Best answer gets a Chien Noir hat.

A nice crisp Chablis, in hopes the cicadas are also crisp.

The Elgar "Enigma" Variations.

Safari jacket, khaki shorts, Clark desert boots with grey wool socks, and a solar topi.

Webley .455 revolver in a flap-over holster. Purdey double .375 H&H in reserve.

Roughing it, of course, but anything less would be poor form. Mustn't let down the side, you know.
 
Wine Schmine. What you need is a chilled bottle of Mescal. It's got a "pickled" worm inside the bottle from the get go.

Seems to me if you're going to eat a bug you aughta be chasin' it down with some bug-infused spirits.

Or if that is a bit harsh for your palate, cut the mascal with some ole' fashioned summer camp bug juice and a few chunks of fruit and make your own "sangria"!
 
mjr said:
Start with two tablespoons of butter and two of olive oil, add one tablespoon of minced garlic and half a small red onion, diced. Stir together over medium heat for a couple of minutes; then add approx. 18-24 cicadas.

Saute until the wings are well wilted. Add 1/2 cup white wine (see below). After another minute, add a tablespoon of fresh lemon juice and two of freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

The cicadas are done when you've worked up enough nerve to actually eat them.

Wine: I find a Robert Mondavi Private Selection 2011 Pinot Grigio to be a fine springtime accompaniment to any insect dish, mainly because that's what I find in our refrigerator tonight. My wife bought it. It's really not bad.

Music: Tonight we dine outside, to the wonderful treetop music of our dinner's desperate-to-mate living fellows.

Attire: Since we're dining outside and don't have a privacy fence, I suspect we're wearing something more than our underwear, but I'll follow mrs. mjr's lead in this. (Not that I'll wear a dress or something.)

Protection: Since nobody and nothing will wish to steal this dinner, protection by firearm seems unnecessary. I'm thinking maybe a couple of flyswatters.


However you choose to enjoy your cicadas, rejoice in the knowledge you won't have to do it again for another 17 years.
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That's how my wife does sardines....the cookin' part, not the paradin' around the neighborhood in her unmentionables part.:eek::D;)
 
As a proud owner of a Chien Noir head covering I can attest that it is first rate quality and one you would be proud to wear-although I am somewhat fearful that one day whilst I am wearing said chapeau someone will notice it and punch me :D.
A minor correction is in order though. Said head covering is more properly referred to as a "cap" rather than "hat".
Oh and for you phillistines out there who can't speak french, Chien Noir is french for black dog ;)
Oh and "Je me rende-s'il vous plaît laissez-moi garder le fromage" means "I surrender; please let me keep the cheese" :D
 
2 Buck Chuck. Something red and dry.

Jitterbug music.

Lobster Bib and camo skivvies.

on tv, reruns of Duck Dynasty.

Thomson single shot in .22 Hornet
 
The last time I had fried or battered insects, I believe they were served with our choice of tea or rice wine. They will go down good enough with almost any decent rice wine, just as long as it is refined enough that the rice husks have been filtered out.
 
Several people have suggested various forms of moonshine for the beverage but I find that good shine (or even bad shine) tends to rapidly numb the tongue blocking the delicate flavor of the insects.

I must also disagree with my learned colleague Rule 3 and say that, while he is correct on Boone's Farm, this meal cries out for the original Apple wine.

For a meal of cicadas, I would recommend serving on sterilized (heat over the fire) hubcaps for plates while using the hood of a 1969 Camaro as a table. Such meal should be served out doors in front of the house trailer.

Formal dress would be required, exempli gratia flip-flops, cutoffs, white tank tops (very tight for the ladies) and John Deere hats.

For music, I'm surprised that there is even a debate. It would have to be Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) Gold and Platinum.

Sidearms should be a choice between .357 Mag. Ruger Blackhawk or S&W Model 19. Load should be CCI Snakeshot as the dang copperheads living under the trailer can be a nuisance.

CW
 
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Easy. The most powerful, highest proof wine made. Drink before eating. Any reliable automatic pistol with one round only. A suit you won't mind wearing for eternity.
As Hannibal says: "Bon appetite".
 
Wine: Well I would say one of the following Chardonnay's, cause Chardonnay makes everything taste better !!!
1) Double Dog Dare Chardonnay (Cause it might take a Double Dog dare for the eatin' to start)
2) 14 Hands Chardonnay (might take that many hands to hold the unwilling participant down in order to be properly feed)
3) Happy Camper Chardonnay (Give them enough of this and they will eat anything!)
Yes these are all real world wines!

Music: How could you go wrong with the soundtrack of - O Brother... Where art thou?

Attire: Gotta say - overall's, shirt optional... shoes optional..straw fedora...if no hat better break out the "Dapper Dan" and don't be ashamed to use it!

Protection: Well better make sure you have the Bass Pro Shops - FlyShooter handy...and for those larger varmits might as well have a M&P9 or a 686/627.


However you choose to enjoy your cicadas just remember when you enjoy this delicacy the word moderation should never ever come into play!
 
A smooth hand loaded ( homemade & bottled ), lite ( lite load ), with a lil bite (recoil) and enough for all to have a good time. They will be talking about it on face book and twitter for weeks to come and of course it will be all over our S&W Forum.
 
Absinthe and cicadas - the perfect mix! Just don't pull a VanGough and cut your own ear off while chowing down on the bugs... I'd leave the gun in the vault if we go down the absinthe road as well... Just sayin'.
 
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