https://restaurant.kitmarshal.site Kit Marshal’s Commentary on . . . Eating Well in Asia and Beyond . . . Gastronomic Discoveries . . . Wine News Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:02:43 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.34 https://restaurant.kitmarshal.site/monsoon-season-poaching-frogs-destined-for-the-table-india/ https://restaurant.kitmarshal.site/monsoon-season-poaching-frogs-destined-for-the-table-india/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 07:13:40 +0000 http://www.restaurantdiningcritiques.com/?p=7241 Frog Poaching Goa
People living in the area of Goa in India are known for their love of meat, and now that it is the annual monsoon rainy season with frogs awakening from their long hibernation, poaching is in full swing, because catching them legally was banned in the eighties. As in France, they are highly prized for the table; in Goa they are eaten sauteed, or as minced escalopes, and in curries.
In spite of increased poaching their numbers have remained stable with the main threat to the amphibians being the destruction of their natural habitat.

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