However, as mountain chicken are now an endangered frog species, callaloo soup has become the national dish of Dominica. Locally known as Crapaud (pronounced crappo), Mountain Chicken is frog legs, which are seasoned and fried until golden brown and served with peas & rice or just plain white rice. The national dish of Dominica was mountain chicken. Mountain Chicken. 1. It’s also one of the largest frogs in the world. The alternative tasted pretty bad. Callaloo soup is a combination of leafy vegetables such as spinach or dasheen mixed in with seasonings, provisions, meat and coconut milk. Callaloo. Calypso Chicken is a dish of chicken breast, garlic, mushrooms, ginger, onion, red wine, spices and fried cashews and is a great example of the typical savory chicken dishes of Dominica. Recognized as the traditional national dish, it is not readily found these days due to a lack of availability of frog legs. The frog meat is white and tastes like chicken, hence the name Mountain Chicken. Once a traditional dish in Montserrat and Dominica, the mountain chicken frog, the largest native frog in the Caribbean has undergone catastrophic population declines and is now one of the most endangered amphibians on the planet. Machel Sulton, amphibian officer of the Forestry, Wildlife and Parks Division believes the renaming of the Mountain Chicken as the country’s national dish is a downgrade to the animal which was a national symbol. Hint: It will probably be in the frozen section in packs of 6-8 legs should you choose to cook this dish. The new dish, chosen by vote, was Callaloo, a stew made with leafy greens. The mountain chicken actually refers to a species of giant frog native to the area. Dominica's national dish was the mountain chicken, which are snares of the legs of a frog called the Crapaud, which is endemic to Dominica and Montserrat. This delicacy is prepared in almost every household in Dominica particularly around Dominica's independence, November 3rd. Dominica news source of local and caribbean news. Mountain Chicken, or crapaud as it's also known, WAS the national dish of Dominica.However it isn't the national dish anymore because Mountain Chicken is now a protected species. This critically endangered amphibian is a national symbol that appears on Dominica’s Coat of Arms. You might be in for a bit of a surprise if you order this dish because it doesn’t actually contain any chicken! Crapaud cuisine was also sought-after by tourists, who were curious to experience its unique taste. Mountain chicken (actually a giant frog) used to be the unofficial national dish, but the frog is now on the conservation list, so a new dish had to be selected. National Dish. The Mountain Chicken is Dominica's national dish.