You Can Eat Cicadas, But Are They Kosher?
Not according to the Orthodox Union (OU), an international kosher certification agency
- "The Mishnah lists the requirements needed for an insect to be considered kosher.
It must have four legs plus two which are the length of the insect which are used
for jumping. It must be known as a 'chagov,' translated as grasshopper, and have
a tradition handed down from generation to generation that it is a kosher insect.
The cicada is not a kosher insect."
-University of Maryland