edible frog (English spelling) ediblefrog

Japanese: edible frog(英語表記)ediblefrog
edible frog (English spelling) ediblefrog

...This genus is characterized by its five-digit front legs, and the bones of the first digit are thorn-like, which serve as a weapon of self-defense. Frogs are eaten in Asia and other parts of the world, including the bullfrog found throughout Japan, and the tiger frog R. tigrina (12 cm long) in East Asia, which is called water frog, and the European tree frog R. esculenta , whose English name is edible frog, and even the rare Goliath frog is used as an ingredient in a special dish in the local area. [Matsui Koji]...

From [Edible Frog]

...Frogs are eaten all over the world, including the bullfrog Rana catesbeiana (illustration), native to the United States, also known as the potato frog. For example, the English name of the European tree frog Rana esculenta means edible frog, and the tiger frog Rana tigrina , native to South Asia, is called water frog (tui-koi) because of the taste of its thigh meat. In the Amazon River basin, tadpoles of the upside-down frog Pseudis paradoxa , which can reach a total length of 25 cm, are sold in markets. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "edible frog" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…本属の特徴は前肢が5指制なことで,しかも第1指の骨がとげ状をしており自衛の武器となっている。アカガエル類はアジアをはじめ世界の各地で食用に供され,日本各地に分布するウシガエルのほか東アジアではトラフガエルR.tigrina(体長12cm)が水雞と称して賞味され,ヨーロッパトノサマガエルR.esculentaは英名そのものがedible frog(食用ガエル)であり,稀種(きしゆ)のゴライアスガエルさえも現地では特別料理の材料となる。【松井 孝爾】。…

【食用ガエル(食用蛙)】より

…ショクヨウガエルの別名をもつアメリカ合衆国原産のウシガエルRana catesbeiana(イラスト)をはじめ,カエルは世界各地で食用に供されている。例えば,ヨーロッパトノサマガエルRana esculentaの英名edible frogは食用ガエルを意味し,南アジア産トラフガエルRana tigrinaはもも肉の味から水鶏(ツイコイ)と呼ばれる。アマゾン川流域ではアベコベガエルPseudis paradoxaの全長25cmに達するオタマジャクシまでが,市場で売られている。…

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