Would you eat a locust ?

Question

Locusts were allowed to be eaten by the Israelites. John the Baptist ate locusts and honey and I assume he enjoyed them.

Answer 1

Not unless I were forced to,

Answer 2

Let me think . . . if I had to to stay alive I think I would. But how to prepared them?

I suppose I could eat them alive, dipped in honey, Sauteed in butter and garlic, breaded and deep fried, or breaded and baked.  

Answer 3

Actually, it is generally understood he ate the locust pod; a plant that grows in the wilderness.

I spent two weeks on camelback in the Negev desert of Israel, & this is what our tour guide told us.

Answer 4

If locusts ate all my food, it would serve them right to be eaten.

Seriously, locusts destroyed crops and the people had to eat something. Forbidding them to eat locusts would make their time of need even more difficult.

Answer 5

It's a type of plant.

Edit: "In order to avoid confusion it should perhaps be pointed out that the locusts in question are the seeds of honey locust trees, also known as carob and (from this story, of course) St John's Bread."

Answer 6

Yes, I would and I have, a locust is a grasshopper, they're an excellent source of protein and quite tasty if prepared properly.

All survival schools teach that grasshoppers, slugs, ants and other insects are good emergency food sources.

EDIT; A footnote, remove the legs first if you're going to try it, they can stick in your throat.

Answer 7

I did as a kid, I ate everything I found.

Answer 8

Sure, why not. It'd be kinda cool to try.

Answer 9

Yes,locust is not only an insect it is a tree. May God Bless

Answer 10

When we were stationed in Middle Asia, I ate them. Fried in oil, salty, crunchy - pretty tasty, actually.

Answer 11

It would depend on what my alternatives were.  Locusts are very high in protein.  John the Baptist like Sampson was a member of a group that took special vows, never to cut their hair, never to consume alcohol, etc.

Answer 12

He ate the fruit of the locust tree.

Answer 13

Nothing wrong with eating locusts, they are very rich in protein.

Answer 14

I'd have to be starving to eat insects. I know many people in poor nations do eat them, but I'd have to be starving.

Answer 15

YES!... like Saint John the Baptist used to dip them in honey and it is a divine meal that will make you much wiser and bring you closer to the Lord Jesus Christ.... if I am not mistaken!  

Answer 16

Not unless it was that or die. And maybe dying would be preferable. I have a terrible fear of insects.

Just for the sake of discussion: Actually we CAN eat some trees. The inner bark of the slippery elm, for example, has been eaten by people to stave off starvation, and pine needle tea is a good remedy for scurvy. But trees aren't good as a steady diet, as we don't have the enzymes to do a good job of digestion.  

Answer 17

If there was nothing else to eat, yes I would.  Remember, he ate them with honey, I'm betting that, that was to improve the taste.

For all those who are saying that he ate of the Honey Locust tree.  WRONG!  That said tree is indigenous to eastern North America, specifically the United States.  So since the tree is native to North America, and not Israel, there is no way he could've partaken of the fruit from that tree, which is a flat seed pod that has a sweet taste.

baked honey glazed locusts anyone?????

Answer 18

I've eaten ants, termites, crickets and fried meal worms in Mexico --snake and alligator in the Southern US-- I suppose I could eat a locust.

Insects are healthy and a clean source of protein, eaten by many thousands of people in different cultures worldwide.  

Answer 19

if i was hungry enough i would, cooked of course.

Anyway what's your point?

Answer 20

If I were hungry enough...

Answer 21

Yup.  Tastes like chicken.  :)

Answer 22

I hace eaten cochroaches deep fried in Thailand very nice bamboo grubs are nice also

Answer 23

I rather not, thank you.

Answer 24

i'd rather eat ants. thank you for asking. have a nice day.

Answer 25

You are still ALLOWED to eat locusts. There is no law (as far as I am aware) to prevent you from doing so...

Answer 26

I have heard of people eating "chocolate covered" locust. I have not.

Answer 27

go google cicada recipes

as for me...  how much will you pay me?

Answer 28

John the Baptist ate carob(ceratonia siliqua) tree of the pea family native to the Eastern Mediterranean. It is sometimes known as locust of St.John's bread. The "locusts" that John ate were carob pods.

Answer 29

Most food is cultural, we have the enzymes to digest insects yes. Actually the only thing we can't digest is a tree.

Answer 30

In some sections of Asia they are fried and are considered a highly nutritious delicacy.  In times of infestation, they serve as boon in the face of calamity, sort of  if you can't l**k 'em, eat them.  Try some.