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The coffee shop launched the "Roll-Bellied American" Cicada Monkey: One look at it and no one makes a sound!!

Published: 2026-08-25 Author:

Last Updated: 2026/08/25, ▲ Click to pay attention| Daily Boutique Coffee Culture Magazine Coffee Workshop Recently, a coffee shop in Shunde, Guangzhou launched a cicada coffee that was called "exploding" by netizens. According to the sharing by netizens on social platforms, the drink looks no different from ordinary ice American style, except that a string of cicadas is placed on the liquid surface as decoration.

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Recently, a coffee shop in Shunde, Guangzhou, launched a Coffee Coffee that was called "blown up" by netizens.

According to the share of netizens on the social platform, the drink looks no different from ordinary iced American coffee, except that a string of cicadas are placed on the liquid surface as a decoration. The shopkeeper said that the three fried cicadas can also serve as snacks, and customers can enjoy the taste of cicadas while drinking coffee.

It is understood that the cicada is actually known as the golden cicada, which has high medicinal value, and the cicada slough after the golden cicada has shelled is also a traditional Chinese medicine. In addition, some parts of the country also have the habit of eating cicada monkeys. Locals will go to the trees and now grab the work on the trunk, take it home, wash it and deep-fry it, and you can get a game delicacy with high protein and low fat.

And now in early summer, it is time for cicadas to climb out of the soil and shed their skin on the grass or trees. As a result, many citizens in Shandong and other places went out to hit the flashlight at night to catch the cicada, which spread through the Internet and became a "cicada fever", allowing more people to learn about the limited cicada monkeys in summer.

However, for netizens in other areas, although it is interesting to catch the knowledge and looks delicious after being fried, most people feel uncomfortable when the game really appears in front of them and allows them to eat it. Some even found it hard to accept when they saw the bugs. They were "really nuclear", "called good guys", and "thought they were a bunch of Xiaoqiang."

The shopkeeper who launched the cicada coffee said that when he first got the cicada from a friend, he felt similar to the netizens and could not accept this special dish. But after being "slapped in the face" after a brave attempt, I also found that the fried cicada monkey, coupled with a cold extract with a barrel flavor, tasted like a barbecue with beer.

Since cicadas are better to eat fresh and need to be fried to have a crisp taste, staff say this special drink needs to be ordered one day in advance. In addition, the shop assistant said that most of the guests who did not know the cicada were not willing to try it on their own initiative, so the current sales of the drink was not high.

Netizens said that on the one hand, the image of the shopkeeper putting the fried cicada on the coffee was so shocking that it would make some people mistake it for Xiaoqiang, resulting in low acceptance of the drink. On the other hand, it has been pointed out that eating cicada monkeys has certain food safety risks.

Although cicadas are rich in protein, the allogeneic protein is likely to cause allergic reactions in humans, such as skin itching, rash, fever and dizziness, Chinanews.com reported. Some will even induce bronchial asthma, resulting in dyspnea, which will develop into anaphylactic shock in a short time. If not treated in time, it will be life-threatening.

Some time ago, a number of media reported that diners had a serious allergic reaction after eating six fried cicadas and were rushed to hospital to recover from the crisis.

In addition, the feet, wings, head and other parts of the cicada are easy to hide dirt and may carry toxic substances such as bacteria, parasites and heavy metals. If the food is not thoroughly cooked, it may cause gastrointestinal discomfort and poisoning. Therefore, if netizens want to bravely try this cup of coffee, they still need to be psychologically prepared.

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