Hi all! It’s been a while since I’ve come back to this blog, but after completing ENV1101 more than a year ago, I have been working on various assignments and projects! Notably, my friends and I have been working on an Independent Study Module (ISM) for the last semester. This counts as my second […]
Frog Blog Goes Back to Bog
Hey everyone! In this last post, let’s take a break from frogs and look at the larger picture: the environment and food security. The link between the two seems evident, especially after the last few weeks of discussing the human consumption of insects and frogs, but I would like to dive deeper. The environment is […]
Actually Eating Frog Leg Porridge
Hey everyone! Ee Kin and I went to Sin Ma Claypot Live Bull Frog Porridge in the Beauty World area. We sadly couldn’t talk to the owners of the shop to learn about where they source their frogs from, but we managed to speak to a few other patrons of the shop. Q: How often […]
Jump Into Agroecology
Welcome back! Turns out, frogs are more than just farmed, they are also used in farming of other species! After looking at how frogs are farmed, I noticed an interesting term: integrated rice-frog farming. This is an example of agroecology, which is a method of sustainable agriculture that addresses unsustainable systems by using localised solutions. Integrated […]
Hopping On The Bandwagon of Frog Farming
Hello! I was curious about frog farming, and started googling. One interesting observation I realised in my search was that there surprisingly little on frog farming, details regarding what the frogs are fed and the practices involved to grow them is mysteriously missing from superficial searches online. This is especially noteworthy due to the notion […]
Decision Making: On Food and Morals
Hello! So far, we’ve looked at two foods that have more to them than meets the eye, in terms of their environmental story. It got me thinking about how all foods have dimensions that are rarely considered by consumers. I did a quick survey of 42 people in total, age range of 19-24. Respondents were […]
Don’t Want to JUMP the Gun but, Frog Legs –> Infectious Diseases?
Hello! Today’s post is the second installment about frog legs. Not a food review (although I will say that from personal experience, frog legs are generally bland, and the texture is between chicken and fish, which is something I find a bit disconcerting), but a review on some implications the frog leg trade has on […]
Don’t Frog-et About Frog Leg Porridge
Hey everyone! It’s time to take a break from entomophagy and get to talking about the namesake of my blog: frogs. Frog legs are not only eaten in Southeast Asia, but also in France, China, USA, and beyond. However, some say our appetite for frogs could be leading to its downfall. Firstly, about frogs! In the […]
“What’s Been Bugging You?”: An Interview with an Insect Eater
Personally, I have very little exposure to the concept of insects as food, so even though I have researched it, I cannot wrap my head around the idea of how it could ever be normalised in Singapore. In my last entry, I mentioned a friend who regularly eats insects. I decided to ask him more […]
Worming My Way Into Entomophagy
In a recent conversation with a friend, I found out he ate insects. Not just for the novelty or as a penalty – he has eaten quite few species and says grilled cockroaches are his favourite. I used to cringe at the thought of eating insects, but as I learnt about the benefits of entomophagy, the […]