Just a little chuckle for the day! Frog Juice in High Demand in Peru May 03, 2007 8:55 PM EST LIMA, Peru - Carmen Gonzalez plucks one of the 50 frogs from the aquarium at her bus stop restaurant, bangs it against tiles to kill it and then makes two incisions along its belly and peels off the skin as if husking corn.
She's preparing frog juice, a beverage revered by some Andean cultures for having the power to cure asthma, bronchitis, sluggishness and a low sex drive. A drink of so-called "Peruvian Viagra" sells for about 90 cents.
Gonzalez adds three ladles of hot, white bean broth, two generous spoonfuls of honey, raw aloe vera plant and several tablespoons of maca - an Andean root also believed to boost stamina and sex drive - into a household blender.
Then she drops the frog in.
Once strained, the result is a starchy, milkshake-like liquid that stings the throat.
At least 50 customers a day ask for steaming beer mugs of frog juice at Gonzalez's countertop-only restaurant in eastern Lima, and many treat the concoction as their morning - and afternoon - cup of coffee.
Rebeca Borja, a 53-year-old housewife and mother of five, originally from Lima's central highland city of Huancayo, where the beverage is common, said simply: "It gives you power."
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Oh boy...can you just see the late-nite material on this one? Starbucks offering Frog Frappes, Frog juice...you'll be hoppin'...Stay tuned for some more ribbiting news...
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
[see the big froggie?? ]
Posted by nan (Member # 63) on :
YUCK! Posted by sizzled (Member # 1357) on :
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Posted by Kayda (Member # 10565) on :
That's not for real is it??????????????????
Gross! Gross! Gross!
Kayda
Posted by Greatcod (Member # 7002) on :
The juice of French Canadians?
Posted by motownlyme (Member # 11485) on :
Hey, if I thought it would cure me I'd be out right now with my flashlight at the nearest pond stalking Kermit...
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
Uh, do they sell beer too like in the Bud Light commercials???
Posted by k-lyme (Member # 5574) on :
EWWW!!! But hell, if it works, WHY NOT!
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Posted by jarjar (Member # 8847) on :
I tried a blender full as I was always a big fan of the bassomatic....It nearly made me croak.... {rimshot}
I don't know which is worse...the frog juice or that bad one liner.....
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Gives new meaning to the phrase "I've got a frog in my throat"
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