He shared a photo of a parasitic infection he had once found in a child's stomach, in an operating theatre. "This can come from eating raw tadpoles, frogs, snakes," he said. read more
Im chinese american and I can assure you that NO, we do not eat tadpoles or frogs. I have no idea how they are even edible. Maybe some people do in China, I cannot say.. Obviously like every other race and nationality, people will eat whatever. read more
Ha, my grandma does that sometimes, except not with tadpoles, always telling me to eat this and that to make me stronger cuz she said she “read it in the paper”. Ah well, could’ve been worse, tadpoles aren’t that bad compared to say, live goldfish. read more
Tadpoles and Ancient Chinese Herbology While in some parts of China the feeding of tadpoles may stem from the belief it will bring certain health benefits, according to a medical study the ingestion of live tadpoles can lead to sparganoisis, a parasitic infection which is a serious public health concern. read more