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山形県[やまがたけん]のある地域[ちいき] (chiiki means area)では、ウシガエル(ushigaeru is a type of frog, see the above photo)がたくさん増[ふ]えて困[こま]っているそうです。
Frog has lately become an issue in an area of Yamagata prefecture, Japan.
上[うえ]の写真[しゃしん]がウシガエルです。とてもとても多[おお]くて、生態系[せいたいけい] (seitaikei means ecological system)を壊[こわ]し(kowasu means to destroy)そうなのだそうです。それで、山形県[やまがたけん]鶴岡市[つるおか]にあるイタリア料理[りょうり]のレストランが「食[た]べて自然[しぜん] (shizen means the nature)を助[たす]けよう!」とウシガエルの料理[りょうり]をすることを提案[ていあん]しました(teian suru means to suggest)。
ウシガエルの足[あし]の揚[あ]げ物[もの] (agemono means deep-fried dishes)や、カエル入[い]りリゾット(= risotto)などを作[つく]りました(写真[しゃしん]はここ)。試食会[ししょくかい] (shishoku kai means a meeting for tasting)を開[ひら]いたら、とても好評[こうひょう] (kohyo means well-received)だったそうです。みなさんは、食[た]べてみたいですか??
The number of ushigaeru, a type of frog (a big one is about 18cm long), originated in U.S. has increased a lot and it seems to threaten the ecosystem of some ponds in the area. The photo above shows ushigaeru. A famous chef who owns a very popular Italian restaurant in the area suggested to eat it to save their nature!
He recently organised a meeting with the local people for tasting his new dishes such as ushigaeru risotto and fried ushigaeru. This site shows these dishes and apparently they were well-received. Would you like to taste them as well?