I ATE A FROG TODAY !!
Okay..!! Now before u ppl turn away with disgust and think i'm a sick freak , let me tell you that frogs are a delicacy in GOA. And i'm not talking about those tiny froggies , not toads either..the frogs which are eaten here are these huge fellas almost the size of a musk rat. I guess they hibernate for most of the year ..and they only come out during the monsoons , and have a very irritating mating call that sounds like an air-horn. The method to catch them is unique too. They can only be caught at night coz they are very quiet during the day. When darkness falls , they start with the mating calls and are usually found next to water bodies or the feilds. When u approach the source of the cacophony , you have to flash the torch into the frogs direction , they get momentarily blinded and then you get to catch them .
Poaching these frogs is a punishable offence in Goa, special night patrols are sent out by the police to keep a check on the poaching .But in spite of this , frogs continue to be hunted and it is almost like a forbidden dish here which commands a high price in the illegal market.I had the opportunity of tasting frog meat today..and i must say ... these fellas taste good , almost like chicken , in fact maybe better ... ;o)
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Cool... One of the first things I learned was that just because it looks gross, that doesn't mean it doesn't taste wonderful. I hear toads and snakes taste a lot like chicken, but what is thier texture? Is it still similar?
yeah...the texture is the same. the same fibrous tissue , almost similiar to chicken. although its a bit tougher to chew coz of the frogs muscular legs ..
'Poaching these frogs is a punishable offence in Goa, special night patrols are sent out by the police to keep a check on the poaching ...almost like a forbidden dish here ...I had the opportunity of tasting frog meat today.'
Wow! looks like you had fun,R.
-me
That frog sounds pretty good ,its got to taste better then our south carolina road kill Opossum under glass. You cook it with potatoes,onions ,carrots on a 10X7 inch [white pine] board at 350 degrees for 1 hour, let it cool, dump all this in the trash can and eat the board. Maybe I will share some of our good old southern recipes on my blog in the future.redtailhawk
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