Do you eat frog's legs?

[hubag bohol]

If you do, maybe you should consider giving it up. According to recent studies, frog species are becoming extinct in alarming rates.

Here are excerpts from www.rt.com:

Who ate all the frogs?

Scientists have warned that the growing appetite for frog’s legs may lead to amphibians becoming extinct.



Eating frog’s legs may be a sign of sophistication and a mature palate, but the increasing fashion to consume the French delicacy throughout Europe and Asia has resulted in an alarming drop in numbers.

According to a study undertaken by scientists at the University of Adelaide, the annual global trade in amphibians is currently between 200 million and one billion. Scientists say this level of consumption has led to over 100 species of frogs becoming extinct â€" a number that could rise to 3,000 in the future.

Although increased human consumption is one factor contributing to the decline, the loss of habitat, polluted water and climate change are also aiding the dwindling number of frogs worldwide.

Professor Corey Bradshaw from the University of Adelaide says “frogs are already in a bad way throughout most parts of the world. He says: ”The main driver is certainly habitat loss; so we’re already dealing with a group that’s being hammered and we’re eating up to one billion frogs a year.“

Together with frogs being eaten to extinction, the trend of filling in ponds with concrete is wiping out frogs. Conservationist Andrew Barber from Cheshire has just been involved in a dispute with his local council to stop a pond from being replaced by a car park.

Barber said his family had been coming to the pond to watch the tadpoles and frogs “for three generations.” ”Destroying it would have a detrimental effect on morale of the community, not to mention the ecologic systems," he said.

Professor Bradshaw says people are unaware of the vital role frogs play in almost all eco-systems. He says steps are now needed to prevent what he describes as a “devastating chain-reaction”.

[Vistabel]

Di siguro ang pagkaon sa baki ang hinongdan nganong may climate changes. Siguro ang nakapa-init ug husto sa panahon ang petrol-gas nga naka halo sa atmosphere.

Kong naa may ihunong parang dili magpadayon ang kainit sa panahon kini mao ang pag mina sa petoleum dili ang pagkaon sa baki. Sayang sab ang baki madunot lang human mamatay mas maayo pang kan-on parang maka enhance sab ug dyutay sa economiya.  

[jorgeanna]

eating frogs like adobong baki or frog soup is very popular diri sa Zhangzhou and all throughout china. a lot of my friends convinced me to taste it but dili gyud kaya sa sikmura nako. now, i have a very valid reason not to eat it...

[hubag bohol]

eating frogs like adobong baki or frog soup is very popular diri sa Zhangzhou and all throughout china. a lot of my friends convinced me to taste it but dili gyud kaya sa sikmura nako. now, i have a very valid reason not to eat it...

Bitaw, France, the US, and China are the greatest consumers of frog's legs.

He he, tingali, Anne, kon ginagmayon og hiwa unya dili na maklaro ang leg muscles, mokaon na jud tingali ka...

[wolfpack823]

I think I ate frog legs first time when I was in Ilocos.  In fairness, it is really very good. I love it. It tastes like chicken. They cook it either deep fry or adobo, either way both are yummy...

[ms da binsi]

Di siguro ang pagkaon sa baki ang hinongdan nganong may climate changes. Siguro ang nakapa-init ug husto sa panahon ang petrol-gas nga naka halo sa atmosphere.

Kong naa may ihunong parang dili magpadayon ang kainit sa panahon kini mao ang pag mina sa petoleum dili ang pagkaon sa baki. Sayang sab ang baki madunot lang human mamatay mas maayo pang kan-on parang maka enhance sab ug dyutay sa economiya. 

very well said Vista. naa pay lain nga nag contribute sa warming kanang mga factories sa china.

[jorgeanna]

Bitaw, France, the US, and China are the greatest consumers of frog's legs.

He he, tingali, Anne, kon ginagmayon og hiwa unya dili na maklaro ang leg muscles, mokaon na jud tingali ka...

basta adobong baki kay ginagmay man pagka-slice.. kada naay mu-invite og dinner nako kay mu-ingon na lang ko og allergic to frogs, turtles and snakes ko kay maoy kasagaran ilang orderon basta VIP guest kunohay ilang gi-invite

[statesville]

Wa ko kasuway and I don't think I want to try
  nope, thanks anyway..
  paa ra sa manok akong hilig..hehehehe

[hubag bohol]

eating frogs like adobong baki or frog soup is very popular diri sa Zhangzhou and all throughout china. a lot of my friends convinced me to taste it but dili gyud kaya sa sikmura nako. now, i have a very valid reason not to eat it...

Very valid reason? Unsa kaha? Please share, Anne, for the enlightenment of our frog's legs devotees here in TB...

[hubag bohol]

Wa ko kasuway and I don't think I want to try
  nope, thanks anyway..
  paa ra sa manok akong hilig..hehehehe

Why not? Tastes like chicken, looks like chicken:


www.ka-soh.com

[lindy]

lami man gyud ning legs labi na kanang gipatung-an sa legs.

[hubag bohol]

lami man gyud ning legs labi na kanang gipatung-an sa legs.

Bwahaha! Kining imong gihisgotan, Bay Linds, maoy kinaham kay lami kaayo unya dili pa jud mahurot...

[Lollapalooza]

nakatilaw nako once....taste like chicken pero d nako mo usab kay bisan pa ug mura'g manok ug lasa, mahunahuna-an jud nako nga baki akong gikaon...

[hubag bohol]

nakatilaw nako once....taste like chicken pero d nako mo usab kay bisan pa ug mura'g manok ug lasa, mahunahuna-an jud nako nga baki akong gikaon...

Bitaw, ang atong imagination maoy problema. Tiaw moy baki! Bwahaha! Kokak!

[Lorenzo]

I think I ate frog legs first time when I was in Ilocos.  In fairness, it is really very good. I love it. It tastes like chicken. They cook it either deep fry or adobo, either way both are yummy...

I have a friend who said that in Lucena, it is delicacy to have frog meat in their sinigang.

I was livid.

[AsPo]

eating frogs like adobong baki or frog soup is very popular diri sa Zhangzhou and all throughout china. a lot of my friends convinced me to taste it but dili gyud kaya sa sikmura nako. now, i have a very valid reason not to eat it...

anne maayo daw sa health nimng baki.sa hubak.isagol man gani sa lugaw sa mga insek.pwede pod steam w/garlic.mahal raba dire ang baki.

[AsPo]

Bitaw, ang atong imagination maoy problema. Tiaw moy baki! Bwahaha! Kokak!

bwahaaa
usapa lang pagtarong kay basin inig abot sa tijan,mokokak pa.bisan raba imo na panghugoton ila ugat,sus magkisikisi pa tawon.

[AsPo]

hubs kanang mang pinaka main nga ugat kanang sa legs maoy delikado.mao kinanglan kuhaon jod nang ugata.

[lindy]

Unsa man diay kalainan sa baki,manok, baboy ug uban pa diha. Sa pagkatinuod lang ang baki walay tambok, leanmeat, parehas ug rabbit.Anga pangalan lang nga baki.Kauban rani sila sa alimango, awang, halwan o unsa pa diha nga makita nimo sa basakan.

[hubag bohol]

Unsa man diay kalainan sa baki,manok, baboy ug uban pa diha. Sa pagkatinuod lang ang baki walay tambok, leanmeat, parehas ug rabbit.Anga pangalan lang nga baki.Kauban rani sila sa alimango, awang, halwan o unsa pa diha nga makita nimo sa basakan.

Lami jud ang baki. Ang baki mokaon man gani pud og baki. Cannibal frog...

[vrglguapo]

naka kaon na ko ug frog legs sa una sa Manila pero wala namo e sud-an,pang pulutan lang.ok man sad ug walay lain...

[hubag bohol]

naka kaon na ko ug frog legs sa una sa Manila pero wala namo e sud-an,pang pulutan lang.ok man sad ug walay lain...

Lami ang baki nga deep fried with a lot of garlic. Then with ginebra...init dayon ang lawas!

[jorgeanna]

Very valid reason? Unsa kaha? Please share, Anne, for the enlightenment of our frog's legs devotees here in TB...

the reasons stated in this article are very valid reasons why we shouldn't eat frogs...

[jorgeanna]

anne maayo daw sa health nimng baki.sa hubak.isagol man gani sa lugaw sa mga insek.pwede pod steam w/garlic.mahal raba dire ang baki.

yes for health gyud ang reasons nila ngano mukaon sila

[hubag bohol]

the reasons stated in this article are very valid reasons why we shouldn't eat frogs...

Aw, he he, I thought it's something about frog meat being hazardous to our health. But, yes, eating frog meat at present consumption levels may prove to indeed be eventually hazardous to the well-being of mankind in general, as the article says...

[hubag bohol]

anne maayo daw sa health nimng baki.sa hubak.isagol man gani sa lugaw sa mga insek.pwede pod steam w/garlic.mahal raba dire ang baki.

Di ba tiki man tong para tambal sa hubak, Asp? Apil pud diay ang baki? Matay, versatile jud diay ning baki, no? Kokak!

[AsPo]

Di ba tiki man tong para tambal sa hubak, Asp? Apil pud diay ang baki? Matay, versatile jud diay ning baki, no? Kokak!

hala,tambal diay sa hubak ning tiki?

[jorgeanna]

hala,tambal diay sa hubak ning tiki?

sa akong nahibaw-an gyud kay turtle ang tambal sa hubak... sauna, mangadto pa mi sa Loon kay ang lola sa akong tio joseph kay mananambal man unya turle iyang sige ipakaon sa sister nako. kalooy sa dios, nawala gyud iyang hubak.

[AsPo]

sa akong nahibaw-an gyud kay turtle ang tambal sa hubak... sauna, mangadto pa mi sa Loon kay ang lola sa akong tio joseph kay mananambal man unya turle iyang sige ipakaon sa sister nako. kalooy sa dios, nawala gyud iyang hubak.

mao ba,ang alam nako sa turtle para sa skin asthma.

[lindy]

ang turtle luoy ihawon kay mohilak.

sa akong nahibaw-an gyud kay turtle ang tambal sa hubak... sauna, mangadto pa mi sa Loon kay ang lola sa akong tio joseph kay mananambal man unya turle iyang sige ipakaon sa sister nako. kalooy sa dios, nawala gyud iyang hubak.

[kramnalca]

kadaghan sa pag kaon nga angayan paga hisgutan,apan ngano man nga kana man gyud nga kalasi sa pagkaun ang hisgutan? sa pagka tinoud mo kaon manko ug baki kanang baki sa suba ug kanang baki sa basak,piro mas kina lamian gyud mga baki kanang tinabunan ug hinugasan pa.bisan dili na sija lotu-on pirting lamia.ug nag kaon ka ug candy,asukal,ug uban pa,ika luwa gyud na nimo tanan basta kaning baki-a na imung banatan.ang naka purki kay dili ka maka panawag sa imung silingan ug tabang or maka pang hatag man lang or maka pa tilaw.

[hubag bohol]

sa akong nahibaw-an gyud kay turtle ang tambal sa hubak... sauna, mangadto pa mi sa Loon kay ang lola sa akong tio joseph kay mananambal man unya turle iyang sige ipakaon sa sister nako. kalooy sa dios, nawala gyud iyang hubak.

Ang ako pud nga nahibaw-an sa turtle kay tambal kuno sa erectile dysfunction. Aw, pawikan man diay tingali to...

[kramnalca]

sa tinud-anay ang tanan nga mga  pag kaon dinhing kalibutana,,,TAMBAL.

[Lollapalooza]

nakatilaw nako ug adobong baki, rabbit stew, dolon (locust) even sawa...tilaw tilaw lang ko para dili pod ko ma ignorante ug mga exotic foods...

[hubag bohol]

nakatilaw nako ug adobong baki, rabbit stew, dolon (locust) even sawa...tilaw tilaw lang ko para dili pod ko ma ignorante ug mga exotic foods...

Tilaw pud og uban pang exotic food, Ms. Lolla, such as wati, iring, anay (termites), uk-ok, chilled fresh monkey brain...

[wolfpack823]

Tilaw pud og uban pang exotic food, Ms. Lolla, such as wati, iring, anay (termites), uk-ok, chilled fresh monkey brain...

Argghhhh.. I tried snake in Thailand

[janjan]

if baki taste like chicken why man gud baki kan-on nga naa man daghan chicken chicken lang ako kan-on

[lindy]

jan ang chicken baya kay mokaon ug baki.

if baki taste like chicken why man gud baki kan-on nga naa man daghan chicken chicken lang ako kan-on

[Lollapalooza]

Tilaw pud og uban pang exotic food, Ms. Lolla, such as wati, iring, anay (termites), uk-ok, chilled fresh monkey brain...

nyahahaha....d ko oie...tama na tong natilawan nakong exotic foods...

[hubag bohol]

nyahahaha....d ko oie...tama na tong natilawan nakong exotic foods...

Bwahaha! Pero maayo ka kay makakaon kag durian, ako tawon bisag unsaon, modigwa jud ko...

[Lollapalooza]

Bwahaha! Pero maayo ka kay makakaon kag durian, ako tawon bisag unsaon, modigwa jud ko...

dili man ko mokaon ug durian sa una...baho pa lang magsuka nako pero gi try jud nako ug tilaw kay ang akong parents ug brother cge man palit...tama jud ilang gi ingon nga "Durian: Smells like hell but taste like heaven"... mao na karon kung barato ang durian, cge pod ko kaon ang naka apan aning durian kay kung pasobrahan, highblood jud labas ani... aphrodisiac man ning durian...pampainit sa lawas... hehehehe

[janjan]

jan ang chicken baya kay mokaon ug baki.

hahaha mao di ay na mora sad manok ang baki

[hubag bohol]

dili man ko mokaon ug durian sa una...baho pa lang magsuka nako pero gi try jud nako ug tilaw kay ang akong parents ug brother cge man palit...tama jud ilang gi ingon nga "Durian: Smells like hell but taste like heaven"... mao na karon kung barato ang durian, cge pod ko kaon ang naka apan aning durian kay kung pasobrahan, highblood jud labas ani... aphrodisiac man ning durian...pampainit sa lawas... hehehehe

Aphrodisiac? Mao ba? He he, di bale na. Good old oysters na lang.

[hubag bohol]

Bwahaha!

[vrglguapo]

Aphrodisiac? Mao ba? He he, di bale na. Good old oysters na lang.

looking at a beautifull woman..
smelling the fragrance on her hair..
holding her tight in my arms..
her warm moist lips touching mine..
these are all aphrodosiac to me..
woman,woman u r always in my mind..

[hubag bohol]

The Revenge of the Croakers...

[statesville]

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Hubag, pastilan naluya ko ug katawa anang  imong gipost  hahaha
  ang mga baki gipangputlan ug tiil, plus mao nay nikaon  ug tawo baliktad nah
 

[hubag bohol]

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Hubag, pastilan naluya ko ug katawa anang  imong gipost  hahaha
  ang mga baki gipangputlan ug tiil, plus mao nay nikaon  ug tawo baliktad nah
 

Bitaw, kon ang lower extremities ra ang kaonon, pwede mabuhi ang baki. Luoy lang kay dili na makalukso. Ang tawo pud nga way tiil pwede man mabuhi...

[hubag bohol]

Kining bakia dili mahurot sa usa ka average family in one meal...


www.loe.org

[statesville]

Hala, kadako sa baki, mas dako pa sa nawong sa naggunit ani

Here's more;
<img src="http://www.uux.cn/attachments/2007/12/1_200712031859421.jpg">

[statesville]

Hala, kadako sa baki, mas dako pa sa nawong sa naggunit ani

Here's more;
<img src="http://www.uux.cn/attachments/2007/12/1_200712031859421.jpg">

[statesville]

Here's a very unusual frog, tambok kaayo

<img src="http://2pat.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/purple-frog.jpg">

[hubag bohol]

Hala, kadako sa baki, mas dako pa sa nawong sa naggunit ani

Here's more;
<img src="http://www.uux.cn/attachments/2007/12/1_200712031859421.jpg">

Hala, mora lagig gipintalan. Pero morag niwangon man ni, angay ni lutoon sa pressure cooker para kaonon apil ang bukog...

[AsPo]

Hala, kadako sa baki, mas dako pa sa nawong sa naggunit ani

Here's more;
<img src="http://www.uux.cn/attachments/2007/12/1_200712031859421.jpg">

basin mao ni ang makagagahom nga baki.

[hubag bohol]

basin mao ni ang makagagahom nga baki.

He he, maong mataha, hasta pud ang posing...

[AsPo]

He he, maong mataha, hasta pud ang posing...

tan awa ning toyhakaw ang ulo.ninglili na og naa bay tawo sa lim-aw.

[hubag bohol]

Here's a very unusual frog, tambok kaayo

<img src="http://2pat.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/purple-frog.jpg">

Oi, unsa man tawon ni! Carabao frog? Mora man nig prehistoric...

[hubag bohol]

tan awa ning toyhakaw ang ulo.ninglili na og naa bay tawo sa lim-aw.

Morag nangandam na ni sa ijang makagagahom nga laway, tan-awa nagbugol ang dapit sa tilaok...

[hubag bohol]

Here's a basic frog legs recipe:

Crispy Fried Frog Legs

2 to 2 1/2 pounds small frog legs
1/3 cup lemon juice
crushed ice
1/3 cup milk
2 eggs -- separated
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
salt and pepper
2 cups all-purpose flour
vegetable oil for deep frying

Wash frog legs thoroughly. Place in a large bowl; sprinkle with lemon juice, and cover with crushed ice. Refrigerate 1 to 3 hours. In a small bowl, whisk together milk, egg yolks, and 2 teaspoons oil. Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into milk and egg yolk mixture. Sprinkle frog legs with salt and pepper; dip each in milk-egg mixture, then dredge in flour. Heat vegetable oil in a deep-fryer or skillet to 375°. Fry frog legs until golden brown. When you remove the frog legs transfer to paper towels to drain.

Serves 4 to 6.

www.frogsvilleusa.com

Bon appétit!

[hubag bohol]

Even Obama eats frog legs
www.conservationbites.com

As the seemingly never-ending media blitz covering our paper describing the massive world trade in frog legs continues, I came across a very poignant example of how ubiquitous the trade in frog legs for human consumption really is.

Even one of the most powerful men in the world eats them. Need we say more?

[keih liwanag]

one of those things i want to try but afraid to.  but if given the chance, and i know it's really really really safe to eat, why not. 

[hubag bohol]

one of those things i want to try but afraid to.  but if given the chance, and i know it's really really really safe to eat, why not. 

Safe and tasty, Keih. For most people, it's the imagination that gets in the way...

[windgate]

Safe and tasty, Keih. For most people, it's the imagination that gets in the way...

bisag unsa nga legs kay lami man jud kaonon 

[hubag bohol]

bisag unsa nga legs kay lami man jud kaonon 

Wow, legs!

[keih liwanag]

yes, i think that's it. when i think about it, then it becomes a hindrance to the challenge.

i heard it's like chicken meat. how true?

[hubag bohol]

yes, i think that's it. when i think about it, then it becomes a hindrance to the challenge.

i heard it's like chicken meat. how true?

Almost like chicken meat, yes, although more experienced palates would say it's closer to rabbit meat, with a subtle suggestion of fish thrown in... 

[keih liwanag]

the challenge outgrows fast  i wanna try it!

[hubag bohol]

the challenge outgrows fast  i wanna try it!

That's the spirit!