Stone Frog

Stone Frog

　　　　Product Name: Stone Frog

　　Alias: Spiny Chest Frog

　　Place of Origin: Wenzhou

　　Product Features: Delicious taste, cooling and nourishing, rich in high protein, various vitamins, and minerals

　　Product Introduction: The scientific name of the stone frog is Spiny Chest Frog, also known as Stone Pit or Stone Chicken. It is mainly found in the mountain streams and valleys of dense forests across various southern provinces of China, where it has long existed in the wild.

　　Product History: The stone frog is the largest edible frog species in China. Its legs are plump and thick, with adult frogs weighing between 250-400 grams, and the largest can exceed 500 grams. Generally, frogs weighing at least 150 grams are suitable for market. The stone frog has a delicious taste, is cooling and nourishing, and is rich in high protein, various vitamins, and minerals. According to *Compendium of Materia Medica*, it "has tonic and strengthening effects, and is used to treat malnutrition, childhood wasting diseases, and post-illness weakness." It provides benefits such as replenishing deficiencies, clearing heat toxins, eliminating indigestion, and healing sores, which gives the stone frog both high culinary and medicinal value. The history of stone frog consumption in China is long, and it is regarded as a precious wild delicacy known for "promoting longevity when eaten and healing sores medicinally."