The British are eating Frogs

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue May 26, 2009 1:52 pm

While out last week, we popped into a fairly low key resturant in Dorset for some munch and i was quite astonished to find frogs legs on the menu.

I have been googling to see if other folk are taking to this dish and found this article. It is out of date but i had no idea that the popularity of frogs had risen here like this.

Getting a kick out of frogs' legs - Features, Food & Drink - The Independent

Has any other folk seen them on the menu at local resturants?

What next....... frogs to go at Maccy D ?

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Tue May 26, 2009 1:54 pm

Oh, I have never tried them. I had too many froggies as pets as a child.

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Tue May 26, 2009 1:57 pm

been told they taste like chicken but i dont think I could eat them

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Tue May 26, 2009 1:58 pm

Had them in Belgium. Absolutely delicious but not enough meat to get fat on.

Love snails too. I'd have them if I saw them on the menu

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Tue May 26, 2009 1:59 pm

A lot of people here eat them and like them. I refuse to try them. If I'm going to eat something that "tastes like chicken", it IS going to be chicken.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Tue May 26, 2009 2:01 pm

Peg;1194717 wrote: A lot of people here eat them and like them. I refuse to try them. If I'm going to eat something that "tastes like chicken", it IS going to be chicken.

I like chicken. It tastes like snake

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue May 26, 2009 2:03 pm

Snowfire;1194715 wrote: Had them in Belgium. Absolutely delicious but not enough meat to get fat on.

Love snails too. I'd have them if I saw them on the menu
What actually happened was there was a couple on a table behind us eating them. We'd just sat down but the smell from them was delicious. Having earned my Grade A snooping badge at the age of 6, i told them, their dish looked nice and asked what it was. I thought they were taking the pisse until we'd sat down and looked at the menu. My sis's 4 yr old started crying and asking questions as to how the frog was going to get across the road with no legs.

I have to say..... I was very very tempted but went with the Muscles in garlic and butter sauce instead. :wah:

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Tue May 26, 2009 2:04 pm

I will never know what snake tastes like. :wah:

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue May 26, 2009 2:05 pm

Peg;1194720 wrote: I will never know what snake tastes like. :wah: ummmm i do :wah: Had it in Africa....... it tastes like chicken :wah:

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Tue May 26, 2009 2:11 pm

oscar;1194721 wrote: ummmm i do :wah: Had it in Africa....... it tastes like chicken :wah:

So does crocodile. A bit chewier with a very slight fishy taste.

It was OK but I wouldnt go out my way to have it again

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue May 26, 2009 2:19 pm

Snowfire;1194725 wrote: So does crocodile. A bit chewier with a very slight fishy taste.

It was OK but I wouldnt go out my way to have it again The great thing about eating croc is you get a nice handbag as well.

I had shark..... a bit chewy but nice strong flavour.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Tue May 26, 2009 2:23 pm

oscar;1194729 wrote: The great thing about eating croc is you get a nice handbag as well.

I had shark..... a bit chewy but nice strong flavour.

I've had ostrich. Wonderful meat. Had it in a Mongolian restaraunt

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue May 26, 2009 2:40 pm

Snowfire;1194731 wrote: I've had ostrich. Wonderful meat. Had it in a Mongolian restaraunt I had it as well but it took hours to get the buggers neck out the sand.

I got mine in 'Sainsbury' :wah:

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue May 26, 2009 3:10 pm

:rolleyes:

Of course they are. And did you have gruel as an appetizer ?

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue May 26, 2009 3:21 pm

Nomad;1194745 wrote: :rolleyes:

Of course they are. And did you have gruel as an appetizer ? Gruel is only served to the criminally insane in secure units.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue May 26, 2009 3:25 pm

oscar;1194719 wrote: What actually happened was there was a couple on a table behind us eating them. We'd just sat down but the smell from them was delicious. Having earned my Grade A snooping badge at the age of 6, i told them, their dish looked nice and asked what it was. I thought they were taking the pisse until we'd sat down and looked at the menu. My sis's 4 yr old started crying and asking questions as to how the frog was going to get across the road with no legs.

I have to say..... I was very very tempted but went with the Muscles in garlic and butter sauce instead. :wah:

So you prefer muscles over frogs legs?

I have tasted them once. Taste like white meat, similar to chicken.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue May 26, 2009 3:28 pm

along-for-the-ride;1194757 wrote: So you prefer muscles over frogs legs?

I have tasted them once. Taste like white meat, similar to chicken. I adore shell fish especially lobster, scallops, crab, muscles etc. my favourite is to make a huge rice dish with all of the mentioned :-4:-4:-4

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue May 26, 2009 3:32 pm

chonsigirl;1194707 wrote: Oh, I have never tried them. I had too many froggies as pets as a child.

I had froggies also as a pet to, there was 3 gigantic ponds close to home...I use to go and get tapoles and bring them back in a tank set up for them......It was the most incredible experience to watch them grow......and they were only the size of quarter full grown!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

....now I have 2 aquatic frogs in my fish tank....I would never eat froggies!:(

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue May 26, 2009 3:34 pm

Wonder what frog spawn tastes like?

Vesuvius · Post by **Vesuvius** » Tue May 26, 2009 3:48 pm

heck :sneaky: You are going to upset the 'animals R us' peeps :-6

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue May 26, 2009 3:56 pm

Vesuvius;1194782 wrote: heck :sneaky: You are going to upset the 'animals R us' peeps :-6

yuppers!

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue May 26, 2009 3:56 pm

They taste like chicken wings, similar consistency too. Hard to find on a French menu these days. I think they're out of fashion in France.

Eating frogs probably started in poor rural areas - like a lot of foods which later became delicacies.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Tue May 26, 2009 4:06 pm

AussiePam;1194790 wrote: They taste like chicken wings, similar consistency too. Hard to find on a French menu these days. I think they're out of fashion in France.

Eating frogs probably started in poor rural areas - like a lot of foods which later became delicacies.
Great to see you back Pam :-6:-6:-6

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue May 26, 2009 4:23 pm

Thanks Oscar. Just passing by - and couldn't resist a moment's contemplation of French cuisine I expect snails fit into a similar category to froglegs. You're out in the country, trying to make ends meet and you use anything you can get. I've eaten very fine pigeon in Provence too. Country pigeons and vineyards do well together, and farmers value their birds. You still find snails on menus, but rarely now the leetle legs of ze froggies. Bon app !!

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed May 27, 2009 6:09 am

Snowfire;1194715 wrote: Had them in Belgium. Absolutely delicious but not enough meat to get fat on.

Love snails too. I'd have them if I saw them on the menu

i lived in Belgium for 3 years and never managed to eat frogs or snails:yh_rotfl I did however eat horse:oalbeit mistakenly

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Wed May 27, 2009 6:12 am

oscar;1194729 wrote: The great thing about eating croc is you get a nice handbag as well.

I had shark..... a bit chewy but nice strong flavour.

Does it come with the matching shoes & belt?:yh_rotfl

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Wed May 27, 2009 7:43 am

Here you go Oscar...bon app!

Post by **pantoandy** » Wed May 27, 2009 8:42 am

as a brit i totally refuse to convert to their filthy french ways

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Wed May 27, 2009 8:43 am

kazalala;1194957 wrote: i lived in Belgium for 3 years and never managed to eat frogs or snails:yh_rotfl I did however eat horse:oalbeit mistakenly

Victoria · Post by **Victoria** » Wed May 27, 2009 10:45 am

I have been told that 'water rabbit'as served in Belgium is very nice it also tastes like chicken.

Im not tempted though water rabbit is a nice name for muskrat :yh_sick

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed May 27, 2009 11:06 am

I dunno,,, we eat cow, sheep, baby sheep, pig, chicken, rabbit, deer, ... they are all animals...

I wonder why we are so averse to eating a certain animal, :-3

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Wed May 27, 2009 11:09 am

kazalala;1195201 wrote: I dunno,,, we eat cow, sheep, baby sheep, pig, chicken, rabbit, deer, ... they are all animals...

I wonder why we are so averse to eating a certain animal, :-3

We eat the same animals as you Kaz...but I could never bring myself to eat dog or horse.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed May 27, 2009 11:20 am

qsducks;1195207 wrote: We eat the same animals as you Kaz...but I could never bring myself to eat dog or horse.

yea thats what i mean ,,, why??? i bet you couldnt eat pork or beef if you kept that animal as a pet for a while

mind when i ate horse ,,, i quite enjoyed it,,, but once i realised it was horse i was mortified,, and i never ate it again,,:wah::wah: (it was sold in the supermarkets in belgium) but i do think its hypocritical of us ,, to be so shocked at eating dog and yet we eat other animals

what i mean is if we are shocked at eating dog ,, why are we not shocked at eating cow?

Vesuvius · Post by **Vesuvius** » Wed May 27, 2009 11:23 am

Or snake

But needs must....the Chinese make a really smashing dish of snake, by all accounts, who was it who went round the world? One of the ex Python mob??? Super series, snake is a delicacy, but beyond me to try any, although this is said to taste like chicken

China has a long history of starvation, so its likely what they eat is a direct result of trying to keep alive, snakes, insects, grubs, birds, dogs, cats, anything and everything, and who can blame them at that time in their history. We have to walk in their boots to really understand.

Post by **Sunshine** » Wed May 27, 2009 11:30 am

Seems a lot of odd to eat animals taste like chicken. Wonder why?

Vesuvius · Post by **Vesuvius** » Wed May 27, 2009 1:33 pm

White meat???

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Wed May 27, 2009 2:22 pm

oscar;1194706 wrote: While out last week, we popped into a fairly low key resturant in Dorset for some munch and i was quite astonished to find frogs legs on the menu.

I have been googling to see if other folk are taking to this dish and found this article. It is out of date but i had no idea that the popularity of frogs had risen here like this.

Getting a kick out of frogs' legs - Features, Food & Drink - The Independent

Has any other folk seen them on the menu at local resturants?

What next....... frogs to go at Maccy D ?

You should tell the waiter to wipe the menu clean. It's bad enough to find gravy spilled over the menu let alone frogs legs.:rolleyes:

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Wed May 27, 2009 2:52 pm

Many years ago I ate Frogs Legs and Stuffed Sparrow.....didnt know what I had eaten till after the event....true the legs did taste like chicken....but no I would never have eaten either if I had known what the hell I was eating before I had.Still everyones different and to some I guess its the norm.

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Wed May 27, 2009 3:27 pm

OpenMind;1195333 wrote: You should tell the waiter to wipe the menu clean. It's bad enough to find gravy spilled over the menu let alone frogs legs.:rolleyes:

:yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed May 27, 2009 3:53 pm

Carolly;1195343 wrote: Many years ago I ate Frogs Legs and Stuffed Sparrow.....didnt know what I had eaten till after the event....true the legs did taste like chicken....but no I would never have eaten either if I had known what the hell I was eating before I had.Still everyones different and to some I guess its the norm. What Kaz said is true. They are all animals. I have a little policy of my own in that although i will try a dish once out of curiosity, i don't eat anything that i consider killing completely un-necessarilly. What the heck are peeps eating Quail for? Or Partridge or little fluffy bunny rabbits? There is no need. Then, i'm quite funny about methods of killing animals. They have to be killed humanely by stun gun or i won't touch it. That's because i'm a bleedin hypocrite and it eases my consience :sneaky:

Chookie · Post by **Chookie** » Wed May 27, 2009 4:00 pm

oscar;1195384 wrote: ........ i don't eat anything that i consider killing completely un-necessarilly...........:

On the other hand, I won't eat anything I refuse to kill.

Oscar, bunny wabbits and bambis are delicious. So are pheasants, peacocks cushats.

The biggest problem I have is that I refuse to eat farmed meat of any kind.

But I;m still a carnivore..........

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed May 27, 2009 4:04 pm

Chookie;1195387 wrote: On the other hand, I won't eat anything I refuse to kill.

Oscar, bunny wabbits and bambis are delicious. So are pheasants, peacocks cushats.

The biggest problem I have is that I refuse to eat farmed meat of any kind.

But I;m still a carnivore..........
Your a bunny wabbit murderer your Chookiness.

What about haggis? How are they trapped and killed? Is it humane?

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Wed May 27, 2009 4:15 pm

oscar;1195384 wrote: What Kaz said is true. They are all animals. I have a little policy of my own in that although i will try a dish once out of curiosity, i don't eat anything that i consider killing completely un-necessarilly. What the heck are peeps eating Quail for? Or Partridge or little fluffy bunny rabbits? There is no need. Then, i'm quite funny about methods of killing animals. They have to be killed humanely by stun gun or i won't touch it. That's because i'm a bleedin hypocrite and it eases my consience :sneaky:I actually agree with every word you say .....for a change;)I went past a Food Hall not to far away and outside they had a sign that Zebra Meat....Kangeroo (ok I know its eaten alot in Oz)....Aligator were all on sale there......why are we that hungry fgs. I have pheasants that visit my garden alot living where I am....beautiful creatures and often think why we have to kill them in the name of sport to eat.Man is just plain greedy its that simple and if it has 4 legs or can fly or even swim ....well kill it and eat it as animals were put here for us to eat and for nothing else .I also am a hypocrite regarding animals and something im not proud of.I have kept chickens....ducks....rabbits and even a goat and still have geese.....no way would I eat them but instead I go to the supermarket and buy a bird that has been fattened up.....treated badly prob and full of gawd knows what and because I havent seen them running around its ok....well it aint and as I have said im not proud of this. I have sheep in a field near me...I go and see the baby lambs jumping around and I fill up with tears as im going home to a lamb dinner....oh I so admire people who have strong principles regarding animals and just wont eat them and so wish I could do the same.....maybe one day who knows but I really dont know why we have to eat so many different animals now and guess we are all different is the answer and some just enjoy the different tastes....a subject im afraid that will never be agreed about.

Chockygirl · Post by **Chockygirl** » Wed May 27, 2009 4:19 pm

oscar;1194734 wrote: I had it as well but it took hours to get the buggers neck out the sand.

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Chockygirl · Post by **Chockygirl** » Wed May 27, 2009 4:22 pm

I tried kangaroo when the supermarket started selling it.

It's very lean,rather 'gamey',but it was very hard not to think that I was eating Skippy.

Chockygirl · Post by **Chockygirl** » Wed May 27, 2009 4:27 pm

oscar;1195384 wrote: What Kaz said is true. They are all animals. I have a little policy of my own in that although i will try a dish once out of curiosity, i don't eat anything that i consider killing completely un-necessarilly. What the heck are peeps eating Quail for? Or Partridge or little fluffy bunny rabbits? There is no need. Then, i'm quite funny about methods of killing animals. They have to be killed humanely by stun gun or i won't touch it. That's because i'm a bleedin hypocrite and it eases my consience :sneaky:

We really shouldn't eat veal because of the way it's produced.

Very cruel.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed May 27, 2009 4:50 pm

Chockygirl;1195411 wrote:

I tried kangaroo when the supermarket started selling it.

It's very lean,rather 'gamey',but it was very hard not to think that I was eating Skippy.

At least it's got a ready made pouch for stuffing

Victoria · Post by **Victoria** » Wed May 27, 2009 10:55 pm

Chockygirl;1195413 wrote:

We really shouldn't eat veal because of the way it's produced.

Very cruel.

There are two types of veal available white veal produced in the old fashioned way keeping the calf in a crate ect and pink veal which although the animal is still very young when slaughtered it leads a fairly 'normal' life until then freedom of movement proper food ect.

I dont eat white veal,pate de fois gras or lobster, for the same reason dont like the way its produced. I do or have eaten just about most meats though incl rabbit, duck,kangaroo, ostrich, venison and horse.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Thu May 28, 2009 3:14 am

oscar;1195384 wrote: What Kaz said is true. They are all animals. I have a little policy of my own in that although i will try a dish once out of curiosity, i don't eat anything that i consider killing completely un-necessarilly. What the heck are peeps eating Quail for? Or Partridge or little fluffy bunny rabbits? There is no need. Then, i'm quite funny about methods of killing animals. They have to be killed humanely by stun gun or i won't touch it. That's because i'm a bleedin hypocrite and it eases my consience :sneaky:

Carolly;1195402 wrote: I actually agree with every word you say .....for a change;)I went past a Food Hall not to far away and outside they had a sign that Zebra Meat....Kangeroo (ok I know its eaten alot in Oz)....Aligator were all on sale there......why are we that hungry fgs. I have pheasants that visit my garden alot living where I am....beautiful creatures and often think why we have to kill them in the name of sport to eat.Man is just plain greedy its that simple and if it has 4 legs or can fly or even swim ....well kill it and eat it as animals were put here for us to eat and for nothing else .I also am a hypocrite regarding animals and something im not proud of.I have kept chickens....ducks....rabbits and even a goat and still have geese.....no way would I eat them but instead I go to the supermarket and buy a bird that has been fattened up.....treated badly prob and full of gawd knows what and because I havent seen them running around its ok....well it aint and as I have said im not proud of this. I have sheep in a field near me...I go and see the baby lambs jumping around and I fill up with tears as im going home to a lamb dinner....oh I so admire people who have strong principles regarding animals and just wont eat them and so wish I could do the same.....maybe one day who knows but I really dont know why we have to eat so many different animals now and guess we are all different is the answer and some just enjoy the different tastes....a subject im afraid that will never be agreed about.

Yep i think we are all hypocrites who say oooo dont eat rabbit, horse, frogs, quial, partridge etc..:rolleyes: and a vegetarian would argue the point Oscar that eating any animal is unneccessary;):o

Victoria;1195491 wrote: There are two types of veal available white veal produced in the old fashioned way keeping the calf in a crate ect and pink veal which although the animal is still very young when slaughtered it leads a fairly 'normal' life until then freedom of movement proper food ect.

I dont eat white veal,pate de fois gras or lobster, for the same reason dont like the way its produced. I do or have eaten just about most meats though incl rabbit, duck,kangaroo, ostrich, venison and horse.

Yea ,, Janet Street Porter once did an experiment with that,, bringing up the calves humanely and giving them freedom etc,, to produce some tasty veal,, it was on Gordon Ramsey's F word programme i think

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu May 28, 2009 4:40 am

kazalala;1195515 wrote:

Yea ,, Janet Street Porter once did an experiment with that,, bringing up the calves humanely and giving them freedom etc,, to produce some tasty veal,, it was on Gordon Ramsey's F word programme i think

Janet Street Porter should have been slaughtered humanly with a bolt gun many years ago