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 Dried hasma, sold in a box | |
| Alternative names | Harsmar, hashima, toad oil |
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| Place of origin | China |
| Region or state | Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning |
| Main ingredients | Fatty tissue found near the fallopian tubes of true frogs |
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| Chinese | 1. 雪蛤 2. 雪蛤膏 | ||||||||||
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| Chinese | 哈士蟆 | ||||||||||
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Hasma (harsmar, hashima) is a Chinese and widely Central Asian dessert ingredient made from the dried fatty tissue found near the fallopian tubes of true frogs, typically the Asiatic grass frog (Rana chensinensis). Because of its whitish appearance, hasma is often called "snow frog fat".[1] Hasma is relatively expensive, so it is reserved for special occasions and in high-end restaurants.
- ^ Deutsch, Jonathan; Murakhver, Natalya (2012). They Eat That?: A Cultural Encyclopedia of Weird and Exotic Food from Around the World. ABC-CLIO. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-313-38058-7.