People in the highlands of Nghe An turn on the lights to 'hunt' for specialties
(Baonghean.vn) - Stir-fried or boiled frogs are very popular dishes of the people in the highlands of Nghe An. Therefore, when frog season comes, people here light lamps to hunt frogs to bring home to cook or bring to the market to sell.
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| At this time, frogs appear a lot, so people in the highland villages often go to the fields to hunt frogs to prepare dishes or bring them to the market to sell. Photo taken in Lung village field, Tam Thai commune (Tuong Duong). Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| This woman said that these days, after every meal, people here invite each other to go to the fields to hunt frogs. Hunting frogs is fun, cool, and has a specialty to eat. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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Because frog hunting is usually done at night, everyone must have a bright enough flashlight. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Some people use their bare hands to catch frogs, others use sharpened metal bars fixed to bamboo poles to hunt frogs. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Locals here said that the weather has been hot recently, and it has been raining for the past 2-3 days so there have been a lot of frogs. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Not only adults but also children eagerly wait until night to hunt for frogs. Mr. Loc Van Hung, in Lung village, Tam Thai said. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Let's see the results. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| After hunting, the frogs are gutted, washed, drained, then marinated with spices to stir-fry or cook (steamed frogs are a favorite dish of Thai people). Photo: Dinh Tuan. |