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