Why we shouldn't eat frogs' legs. Every year, the French nibble away at 4,000 tonnes of frogs' legs. But that's nothing compared with the vast number being eaten in Asia, South America and even the US. And it's pushing the world's frog population towards extinction, says Jon Henley. read more
Frog legs are eaten in parts of the Southern United States, particularly in the Deep South and Gulf states where French influence is more prominent, including South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. read more
Barack Obama eating frogs' legs. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Belgium and Luxembourg are also noted connoisseurs, but perhaps surprisingly, the country that runs France closest in the frog import stakes is the US. read more
Back in 2013 fears were raised that the French appetite for frogs' legs was now threatening the dwindling frog population in Indonesia, where grenouilles are staple food for the local population. Authorities in some parts of France do, however, allow frog catching if it's strictly for personal consumption. read more