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Originally Posted by bepah
I really like frog's legs.....
and they do not tast like chicken
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Bepah, up till now not many people are aware that M'sia has the biggest edible frog species in the world. The Giant Rock Frog,
Rana smithii syn macrodon grows to 5 kg (that's 11lbs) and has been eaten into near extinction. Nowadays, we get only the 200-300gm ones and they are great anyway you cook them. I had a 1+kg specimen as a pet and it is a very calm animal. You should see it gulp down rats and medium sized chicks.Awesome!
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Originally Posted by lorax
Tog, they are the very same Cuy that are purchased in pet-stores outside of the Incan Empire. Maybe ours are a bit bigger, but then again, we feed them well. It's customary, if you're living in a traditional highlands house (ie an adobe construction with dirt floors) to keep two or three Cuy in the kitchen to keep it clean. You just throw your compost to them, and they snaffle up everything right down to breadcrumbs. Sweep once a day for the kakitos, and you're good. They're better than vaccuums.
Next time I'm at the free market, I'll grab a pic of the live Cuy for sale. A full-grown 5-pound Cuy costs about $7 at current prices. They're right next to the bunnies and the ducklings in the live-animals section of the market; the guy who sells them sometimes also has turkeys.
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5 lbs! And you call it a bit bigger.... Our pet shop ones are only 1+lb and cost like $7.
I like the noise they make...
queee...queeee...
