tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post2646521886718353927..comments2023-10-12T07:26:45.479-07:00Comments on I'm Mad and I Eat: Frog Bloggingcookiecrumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-82530131198395697952007-12-21T15:48:00.000-08:002007-12-21T15:48:00.000-08:00Sonny: You mean like, take a can of cream of frog ...Sonny: You mean like, take a can of cream of frog legs soup and go from there? That's about where I am. The bravest thing I ever cooked was fresh shad roe. Awesome.cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-27239210149061533912007-12-21T15:37:00.000-08:002007-12-21T15:37:00.000-08:00I would love to try some frog legs, but I'm waitin...I would love to try some frog legs, but I'm waiting for Sandra Lee to publish a Semi-Homade recipe for them first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-87056576151832317792007-12-21T12:30:00.000-08:002007-12-21T12:30:00.000-08:00MrsDocChuck: You cheated! When I was a kid, my mom...MrsDocChuck: You cheated! <BR/>When I was a kid, my mom fried up some rabbit and told me it was chicken. I ate it up. Boy was I mad when I found out.cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-86141098400830412902007-12-21T12:04:00.000-08:002007-12-21T12:04:00.000-08:00Please don't tell him, but those really were chick...Please don't tell him, but those really were chicken legs I fried up. He didn't notice, thanks to the nasal spray.<BR/><BR/>I needed something "exotic" to "spice up" our dinner, if that excites you.<BR/><BR/>Please let this be our little secret, OK?MrsDocChuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13886831875725495472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-87709399688694695902007-12-18T13:51:00.000-08:002007-12-18T13:51:00.000-08:00Owen: Oh, the poor froggies. I didn't know they we...Owen: Oh, the poor froggies. I didn't know they were endangered. Well, they're safe from me!<BR/>BTW: The snails in your yard are exactly the correct ones to eat. It's a long and slimy (and funny) process getting them to the table, and I hope you will give it a try.cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-14511961596455829362007-12-18T10:42:00.000-08:002007-12-18T10:42:00.000-08:00I'd guess it was oldish, not quite fresh frogs leg...I'd guess it was oldish, not quite fresh frogs legs then - since they are YUMMY! However, since they are all dying out, probably not the best dinner choice. They taste better than snails, but from ppersonal experience snails are NOT dying out. In fact - it might be time to try the cornemal feeding technique and see what the ones in the yard taste like....Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09657138602451739371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-5975249755824994582007-12-12T15:55:00.000-08:002007-12-12T15:55:00.000-08:00Dagny: I know a few southern grocery chains. Publi...Dagny: I know a few southern grocery chains. Publix. Winn-Dixie. Har!<BR/><BR/>Kudzu: Um. They grow up to be adultpoles? :D<BR/><BR/>Zoomie: Yeah, wouldn't you much rather have a roasted sea gull? Ew.cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-84628908944902365232007-12-12T06:16:00.000-08:002007-12-12T06:16:00.000-08:00I too had frog legs, freshly prepared at a restaur...I too had frog legs, freshly prepared at a restaurant in Alexandria, VA. They did taste like chicken thought they might grow on me until the leftovers were cutely placed in tinfoil shaped like a bird, and on my one-mile trip home, the legs developed a smell that I never want to breathe in again, now associated with the frogs legs. I'll never touch them again.Anna Haighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322505190424736466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-12818324386832478812007-12-11T20:46:00.000-08:002007-12-11T20:46:00.000-08:00I say leave the froggies alone - they are having e...I say leave the froggies alone - they are having enough trouble with thinning of the ozone layer, little boys on the prowl, and chemicals in the water changing their sexes! Poor froggies!Zoomiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474153316588551039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-44375093723417427262007-12-11T18:24:00.000-08:002007-12-11T18:24:00.000-08:00Way-back machine: you were moving to your new area...Way-back machine: you were moving to your new area and I mentioned little boys catching tadpoles in the seasonal wetlands along Lucas Valley Road and -- well -- what do tadpoles grow up to be, honey?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-88021022879536693912007-12-11T16:23:00.000-08:002007-12-11T16:23:00.000-08:00Food Lion is a grocery store chain based in North ...Food Lion is a grocery store chain based in North Carolina. They also have stores in Virginia. And yes, that's how I know that.Dagnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454543828633484309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-44405115879363066582007-12-11T15:36:00.000-08:002007-12-11T15:36:00.000-08:00Peter: Aw. No gigging then? That's the little trid...Peter: Aw. No gigging then? That's the little trident spear. I don't think you get to release those froggies.<BR/>xoxocookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-62440329757201803662007-12-11T15:13:00.000-08:002007-12-11T15:13:00.000-08:00Catch and release. Repeat.Catch and release. Repeat.peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189314044617829401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-84419612133106064462007-12-11T14:09:00.000-08:002007-12-11T14:09:00.000-08:00Chris: I think that one can get through life perfe...Chris: I think that one can get through life perfectly well without devouring amphibians. Stand firm!cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-41636038147956361582007-12-11T14:05:00.000-08:002007-12-11T14:05:00.000-08:00After reading this I think I'm glad I've never tri...After reading this I think I'm glad I've never tried them!ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958330170295676200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-55992764910041315362007-12-11T14:04:00.000-08:002007-12-11T14:04:00.000-08:00Dagny: After reading all the other comments about ...Dagny: After reading all the other comments about it tasting like chicken, I guess your mom is right and I got a bum piece of meat. (Chitterlings! Hee!)<BR/><BR/>Zoomie: It happened to be waved right under my nose, for free, so... I HAD to try it! :D<BR/><BR/>FaustianBargain: Ah. Sauteeing. Yeah, these were kind of braised. You're all making me want to give it another try with really fresh, sauteed legs.<BR/><BR/>Morgan: Well, I can get my butter and garlic fix with a bowl of noodles, hold the snails. :)<BR/><BR/>Jennifer: Scotty's!<BR/><BR/>Kudzu: I'm learning a lot from these comments that I was probably skunked on the frog. You're making me brave.<BR/><BR/>Elarael: Chewy, yes. And in this case, a little dry, so probably not very fresh. Thanks for the pep talk.<BR/><BR/>Sam: I've loved meals at GD in the not-too-distant past... But even there, I might have shied away from the leggies. Lucky you have your own Frog to steal from.<BR/><BR/>Linda: I was a little surprised by the algae taste, because if they all tasted that way, there wouldn't be many takers. Yeah, OK, I gotta try again.<BR/><BR/>El: In a deli case in suburban Marin County, no less. Maybe they caught the frogs themselves. Wait. Do we have ponds? Heh.<BR/><BR/>Kevin: So we can surmise you've tried them, and there are better things to put in your mouth. Good boy.<BR/><BR/>Lannae: Just wait till Global Warming prevents you from ever having to eat polar bear! Life is good.<BR/><BR/>DocChuck: Those stores are not in my region, but I'm fascinated that you can even find frogs' legs at a grocery store. I thought it was akin to wild game.<BR/>Anyway, thanks for the tutorial. Now I really do want some good ones.cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-69206794288084012252007-12-11T10:34:00.000-08:002007-12-11T10:34:00.000-08:00Frog legs are delicious IF:they are fresh;they are...Frog legs are delicious IF:<BR/><BR/>they are fresh;<BR/>they are cleaned promptly and correctly;<BR/>they are pan fried;<BR/>they are the proper size (large).<BR/><BR/>AND, yes (to me at least) they do taste a lot like chicken.<BR/><BR/>I have had very good luck getting good frog legs at Wegmans and Food Lion (if you have those supermarkets in your area).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-80953572786352398522007-12-11T09:33:00.000-08:002007-12-11T09:33:00.000-08:00Not high on my list of yummies either. Seems like...Not high on my list of yummies either. Seems like there was a culure of frog's legs here in the south. The elders in the 'hood talked about swamping around as kids and catching frogs, and their mama's cooking 'em up for dinner. *Phew* good thing that developers put mall and sprawl over most of our wetlands and swamps, so I don't have to deal with fresh local frog's legs. (note the sarcasm in that last sentence).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13821968120668567974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-42247426507484850192007-12-11T08:34:00.000-08:002007-12-11T08:34:00.000-08:00CC,Not a favorite of mine either.CC,<BR/>Not a favorite of mine either.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385923797403540154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-83495298860295968792007-12-11T04:25:00.000-08:002007-12-11T04:25:00.000-08:00My parents courted over frog legs. Beer batter fr...My parents courted over frog legs. Beer batter fried, in a blue-collar bar, with my mom's German shepherd waiting in the car (on her mom's insistence). <BR/><BR/>I think they're fine if they're fresh (ditto snails) but ick sitting in a deli case next to the potato salad? bluhElhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878724196098024140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-62550841537744135062007-12-11T00:03:00.000-08:002007-12-11T00:03:00.000-08:00I had some once. I don't remember the taste a pond...I had some once. I don't remember the taste a pond scum or anything, just all of the annoying little bones. They are a lot of work to eat, like quail. I stick to chicken myself.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041872314763651462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-79251641814114575332007-12-10T22:40:00.000-08:002007-12-10T22:40:00.000-08:00I had them in France 25 years ago and they tasted...I had them in France 25 years ago and they tasted like chicken, had them at Gary Danko last year and they taste like chicken then too. The frogs leg is the only thing I fondly remember eating at GD. It wasn't even mine, I stole it from another Frog's plate!Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-73486306365346858192007-12-10T22:03:00.000-08:002007-12-10T22:03:00.000-08:00oops..butterfingers..india and bangaladesh used to...oops..butterfingers..<BR/><BR/>india and bangaladesh used to be the major exporters at one time until they figured out that they were spending more on pesticides [TO KILL THE FLIES] that the frogs were NOT eating because they were not allowed to do their jobs.<BR/><BR/>i'll stop now.FaustianBargainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283762632244656946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-8491076654707918402007-12-10T22:00:00.000-08:002007-12-10T22:00:00.000-08:00the french used to love their frog legs(which is w...the french used to love their frog legs(which is why they are..err..affectionately known as the 'frogs'), but the killing and exporting of frogs is banned in france. when the english 'import' frog legs, they are actually purchasing asian frog legs. the french buy them from asia and then 'export' it to the brits.(not unlike how they 'export' their foie gras..they keep the good stuff..the 'artisinal stuff' and the ones that are sublime because they are not mass produced... to themselves and basically sell the foie they exported from other eu countries where its not yet illegal(its illegal to produce foie gras in britain)...india and bangaladesh used to be the major exporters at one time until they figured out that they were spending more on pesticides that the frogs were NOT eating because they were not allowed to do their jobs. other countries..(esp indonesia and possibly vietnam?) export to france now. so its very likely that frog legs sold in restaurants are exported and come frozen. considering that, freshly caught frog legs are going to be difficult to find..<BR/><BR/>from the muppet movie:<BR/><BR/>pointing to a billboard showing a bucket of "Doc Hopper's French Fried Frog Legs"<BR/><BR/>Doc Hopper: Isn't that splendid? Just splendid! Just take a look at it.<BR/><BR/>Kermit: All I can see are millions of frogs with tiny crutches.<BR/><BR/>(i couldnt help that!)FaustianBargainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283762632244656946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12774302.post-25097312686440128192007-12-10T20:58:00.000-08:002007-12-10T20:58:00.000-08:00I think the trick with frog's legs is definitely a...I think the trick with frog's legs is definitely about freshness. I still remember the flavor when I first (and the only time due to circumstance) had them at age 6 or so. We had a family cabin on a large, private pond where someone would catch the frogs and roast them on the campfire. <BR/><BR/>I remember that they were very good. Chewy and with a wild flavor that was mild, and yes, like chicken if the chicken was tenderer than chicken and fresh and 'different'. Give them another try when they are freshly caught!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com