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Frogs legs frying in a pan in France. Frog legs, or cuisses de grenouille as it is known in France, are a traditional dish particularly found in the region of the Dombes (département of Ain). Eaten for over a thousand years, they have been part of the national diet of France. [2] Roughly 4,000 tonnes of frog legs are consumed every year in ...
Normally, the legs are the only part served in the soup, since the legs are the most meaty parts; the skin of the frogs may, however, also be dried under the sun, and fried as chips. The salted fried frogs skin has a unique taste incomparable with other types of chips.
The edible frog (Pelophylax kl. esculentus) [1] [2] is a hybrid species of common European frog, also known as the common water frog or green frog (however, this latter term is also used for the North American species Rana clamitans). It is used for food, particularly in France as well as Germany and Italy, for the delicacy frog legs. [3]
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The popularity of the famous French delicacy of cuisses de grenouille, or frogs’ legs, is threatening the existence of certain frog species, a group of more than 500 environmental campaigners ...
NOAA's Okeanos Explorer team recently spotted a strange fish with legs during its deep sea mission. Known generally as a frog fish and specifically as a Chaunax, the underwater creature has ...
The regency is famous for its Swikee or Sweekee, a soup of frog legs. In fact, Swikee is a Chinese term for the soup, perhaps introduced by the Chinese community in the region. Normally the soup is well accompanied by dark and sweet Soya sauce (Kecap Manis), which is also the specialty of the town. However, the dish is more known by those who ...
The medium-sized frogs are sold as pets in pet stores, and the smaller variant is sold as live food for arowanas or other predator fish. They are widely farmed in Sichuan, China, Malaysia, and Thailand. These frogs, though much smaller than their Western counterparts, are used by Chinese to cook frog legs and by Filipinos who cook them for ...