Frogs 'legs are considered a delicacy in China, and many special dishes have been worked out to emphasize their delicate flavor.
形似青蛙，體大而肉多原產北美洲的牛蛙，與分佈全台各地，俗稱「田雞」的青蛙，同屬兩棲類，一生都能在水中及陸地上生活。它們的卵及蝌蚪都生活在水中（蝌蚪以外鰓或內鰓呼吸），成蛙在水中用皮膚呼吸，在陸地上則以肺呼吸。