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BTW, as a 44 year old French that has never seen frogs on a restaurant menu, and never had any, I wonder how common eating frogs is nowadays. Escargots seem muc
by glandium 4y ago
BTW, as a 44 year old French that has never seen frogs on a restaurant menu, and never had any, I wonder how common eating frogs is nowadays. Escargots seem much more common, to cite something else we're known for.
- eru 4y agoI guess eating frogs might be more common in South East Asia? Frog leg porridge is really easy to find in Singapore, for example.
- thematrixturtle 4y agoThey're common in Singapore because of the southern Chinese influence. You don't see them often in Malaysia or Indonesia tho (outside Chinese areas) because frog is not halal.
- cageface 4y agoFrogs are very popular in Vietnam, served in all kinds of ways.
- yodsanklai 4y agoI think it's quite rare. I tried once because a friend was visiting from the US and wanted to try. With a bit of research, I found a restaurant specialised in frog, but yes, they aren't common.
- maeln 4y agoIdk, I went to a lot of restaurant that had frog legs in their menu. On the other hand I had snails only once. But I think "traditional" french restaurant are not that common anymore in anycase. My city is full of restaurant from all over the world or thematic restaurant, only an handful of "classic" french restaurant (and its not a bad thing, I love the variety).
- thedailymail 4y agoOnly place I've eaten frog was in Cambodia. First time, at a street vendor, it was delicious. Second time, at a hotel buffet, it made me sick as a dog.
- lapinot 4y agoFrogs are a protected specie in france: you can catch some for personal "use" but there are quotas. So all the frogs you eat in restaurants come from elsewhere in europe. Could explain the evolution. Also i'm not sure it's something "typically french", i'd definitely categorize it as region-dependent (eg from the Dombes near Lyon). Btw for frog fishing you need no hook but just a small piece of fabric, had some fun making a couple fly when a kid, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUDmb3ZMw5c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUDmb3ZMw5c
- yodsanklai 4y agoNow that I think of it, I remember that when I was a kid (40 years ago), occasionally my mother would cook snail/frogs. Snails more than frogs actually. Maybe it's one of these traditions that we're losing.
- themaninthedark 4y agoFrog's legs are eaten in Appalachia in the South East of the US. Not so much in restaurants but I was invited to a friends house and that was part of the meal. Tasted kinda like chewy chicken wings, not bad.
- stephenhuey 4y agoI’ve had them several times along the Gulf Coast of Texas. Like the alligator eaten here, it’s part of the joke of the long list of things that tastes sorta like chicken.
- Bayart 4y agoIt's mostly a familly thing, I guess. I'm younger than you are but always ate frogs regularly.
- ivolimmen 4y agoAs 47 year old Dutch guy I can say I ate frogs in the Netherlands of all places... but never seen them in France (but I did not specifically search for them)
- hirundo 4y agoOur local supermarket in an Arizona small town sells frogs right next to the seafood in the meat department. Somebody must be buying them. Though I've never seen them on a local menu. Are they typical in a French grocery?
- benhurmarcel 4y agoI've never seen them in French supermarkets.
- iamthepieman 4y agoThe only time I've eaten frog was fried in a Cajun restaurant.
- mytailorisrich 4y agoI ate frog legs in a restaurant in France no later than this summer, but it was a Vietnamese restaurant... Snails, on the other hand, are not too difficult to find in supermarkets.
- sleepdreamy 4y agoIt's not uncommon. In the south they eat it, I personally have had frog and it tasted like chicken to me. I try all kinds of weird food because why not. I cross the line at eating spiders. Nope