Delicious or Detestable? See How Frogs Are Prepared in Benue (PHOTOS)


Smoked frogs are a delicacy for some, but not all Benue people.


Philip Paul is a frog seller - and he and his wife and daughter love to eat them. The family hails from central Benue state but live in the north-east, where people are not so keen on them.

The 25-year-old says the frogs are so easy to catch that he grabs them with his bare hands. At night he puts a bit of bait on rope and when the frogs jump he just reaches for them.

He then skewers them on a stick. Since 2008 he has made a business out of catching frogs in Adamawa state and exporting them to Benue, where they love them.

Mr Paul dries out the frogs by the side of his house in full view for his neighbours. This has not persuaded them to have a taste.

Once the frogs have been out in the sun for six or seven hours, Mr Paul smokes them.

The frogs are classified by size. He sells a skewer of 37 small frogs for N250

The stick with 34 medium frogs costs N300 and the stick with 24 large frogs is N600.

The frogs are cooked in a stew with spices, tomatoes, onions and chillies. Mr Paul tells his neighbours they taste better than fish but they remain unconvinced.
Will you eat this?

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You can try it someday, what do you think?

I hate frogs

Yes it's a delicacy over there especially amongst the Tivs. I couldn't get myself to taste it while I was there sha.

What a delicacy

Please, who has tasted and who wants to taste cos for me, its YUCK

choyi

So yucky

no be food basket state?

Never knew frog is edible...

Iya egbemi

One man food is another man's poison.

One man food is another man's poison.

U can always hear these hausa hawkers,balancing their basket on their head and shouting "Lori Amala!!" all round ibadan streets.

ChiSun27:
Never knew frog is edible...

Don't mind op it is not frog it is toad

BenueBlog:
Delicious or Detestable? See How Frogs Are Prepared in Benue (PHOTOS)

More Pictures and the procedure Here
http://benue.com.ng/delicious-or-detestable-see-how-frogs-are-prepared-in-benue-photos/

You can try it someday, what do you think?

Don't mislead pple abeg. Frog is not edible, dis is toad and it is edible

Option B. Detestable...

Noloss:

Don't mislead pple abeg. Frog is not edible, dis is toad and it is edible

Google it

Delicious....bt I don't like dry ones....

Delicious....bt I don't like dried ones....

Noloss:

Don't mislead pple abeg. Frog is not edible, dis is toad and it is edible

They are not toads but frogs. They are also consumed in some parts of d east. Its called mbala or akiri in Igbo. Toads are those ones that have bumps on their skin, that makes noise at night.

Noloss:

Don't mislead pple abeg. Frog is not edible, dis is toad and it is edible

Toad ke

Its frogs not Toads. So delicious,tastes just like chicken especially the laPs...

We call it Konkoo...gone are the dayzs in my hood...

Jesus is really coming soon.

Ifiam.

Ewwwwww. God forbid bad tin

guseman:
Its frogs not Toads. So delicious,tastes just like chicken especially the laPs...

We call it Konkoo...gone are the dayzs in my hood...

toad is konkoo, frog is opolo.
op, the edible one is toad.u find dem in swampy areas and they usually make noise at night

Chubbiehills:
toad is konkoo, frog is opolo.
op, the edible one is toad.u find dem in swampy areas and they usually make noise at night

Seems you grow in the city. Am 100 per cent sure,toad is opolo and frog is konkoo. Ask people around you.

Hian! Frog ke

yurme:
Hian! Frog ke

..i go ask d oracle. wait

yurme:
Hian! Frog ke

..i go ask d oracle. wait!

no thanks

wonder how. the meat will taste

Noloss:

Don't mind op it is not frog it is toad

it has to be frog, toads are not eaten.

Noloss:

Don't mislead pple abeg. Frog is not edible, dis is toad and it is edible

toads aren't edible.