frogs and crickets are delicious! have you tried them?

Here in the US you dont find many places that serve frogs or crickets. I know they do have places that have frog legs. But I have never tried them. The most exotic thing i have ever eaten (which I know isn't very exotic) was calamari or fried either octupus or squid. not sure which. I didnt like it. I would probably try frog legs if I knew of a place that served it. As far as crickets go i dont think i would try them.

I've eaten a lot of exotic foods and frog legs is one of my favorite. Its pretty delicious. I tried it when I was a child, I still remember that day because I got bitten by a goose (serves me right for disturbing it, haha!). Anyway, my uncle tricked me into eating the frog legs, he said it was chicken but I was suspicious at first since its too small to be chicken wings. But what the hey, I just ate it. And it tasted good! I ate it with out most vigor thinking it was really chicken wings. Then my dad dropped the bomb laughing but by that time, I didn't really mind because it tasted good. As for crickets, I have not the chance to try it out. I've eaten fried 'butod' with onions, tastes pretty good especially with the onions. Butod is the local name for sago worms. From what I have read, its an excellent source of protein and a nice snack, have to be careful though not to eat the head because its not suppose to be eaten. Other exotic food? In Borneo, exotic is basically our food but we seldom make it our daily food since our cooking has assimilated with the chinese cooking. A few of the exotic food are butod, bat stew (yes, its nice), labi-labi (soft shell tortoise, haven't really eaten this), snake soup with turmeric (this is heavenly, taste like eels, if you haven't eaten eels, taste like fish), ginger crocodile, and deer meat. Deer meat is nice, aside from the occasional buck shot still in the meat though

hi pierrella, i have tried frogs already and i must say that its really good and i come to like it. actually its one of my favorites when i was younger coz we have lots of it in our place. when i was younger i am living near the rice fields and so there are season that there's a lot of frogs there, those edible ones of course. hehe and i like it when mom use it for adobo, or just cook it with miswa. its really great. and sometimes we do catch it our own! i haven't tried crickets yet but i have seen it on tv already, and for now i can't say if i can eat them. but i remember when i am younger there's also this another looks like insect that we eat in our village, they call it 'suhong' but i don't know what to call it in other term. but all i know is that there's a lot of them during rainy season.

I haven't tried any but my hubby said that he likes to eat frogs because it is much more tastier than chicken. I don't know about crickets and I am so curious to try the jumping chicken frogs i mean. I wonder where in Pampanga do they serve that kind of exotic dish. I would be glad also if anyone here knows where I can buy such delight, hope it is also available in Makati or Manila area.

I haven't tried any of that. I'm from the Philippines too. I've only had 'balot' as the most exotic food I've eaten. Maybe one day when I visit Pampanga, I'll try that cricket thing and ...the frog. I'll take you word for it.

Hey Pierrella, I'm sorry to say but the idea of exotic food disgusts me. Its the poor animals. I'm a non-vegetarian but I prefer to stick to the normal meats like chicken, beef,pork and seafood. My friend and I once went to a restaurant that had duck and rabbit on the menu, so wanted to try it out as she heard it was very tasty but I said a flat no to her. I can't stand the thought of eating duck and rabbit, those poor innocent animals. I know I may sound like a hypocrite cause I don't like people hurting animals and killing them. But at the same time I can't give up non veg food. But somehow chicken and the rest doesn't sound bad cause I guess that's the common food everywhere. I just wish that they are treated with some dignity atleast till they are alive. I am against animal cruelty which is very rampant in Asian countries especially cause of the exotic tastes of people. Just wish all people had a heart to think about poor innocent animals!!

taste of the frog is not bad, its like a chicken meat, but everytime i see what a frog looks like it turns my appetite down.i like to try those fried camaru, i think they are juicy..hehe

I haven't got the chance to taste that delicacies. I know i can't eat it. But they say the frog that they cook is the one fatter than the usual frog that we see normally in the city. that Frog meat's taste is not differ from the taste of chicken. And the cricket is really delicious, according to a friend.

I haven't tried this kind of food. Many people says that exotic foods are delicious but I don't really like to try, my stomach can't take it. Hahahaha.

I'm kind of old-fashioned. I've heard a lot of stuffs like these crickets, grasshoppers, beetles, fried and sold. Some fried in batter. Friends who travelled abroad said they tasted good are rich in nutrients. I'm not sure if the latter is true. Frog legs either roasted or barbequed are quite common here. But not stuffed frog. That's something new to me. But whether its crickets, grasshoppers or frogs I don't think I could get myself to eat them, at least for now.

i'm pretty adventurous in trying out different cuisines, but i don't think i'd ever see the day that i'd be trying out "exotic" food! not even frogs legs, though they said these just tasted like chicken. no no no for me. cheers and happy myLotting!

haha i havent tried eating exotic food but i heard it is delicious. in fact there are places in the Philippines having specialty food out of frogs and crickets. later in my life, i will give a try on that foods hahaha

I have heard that frogs and crickets are delicious to eat. I haven't tried eating or even just tasting any these foods, however, I have tried eating dogs and monitor lizard when I was still a kid, they are also delicious. Killing and eating fogs was prohibited and stopped now in my place and I guess in other parts of the Phils as well, due to illness it might caused.

So far I have tried frog legs and it was great taste like chicken but I am not sure if I will be willing to try a stuffed frog just yet.

Ive tried eaten frogs.. its really good when you fry it and then its crunchy.. delicious. But i never tried cricket yet.. wish to try one soon.

I have never tried these dishes, but i did know that they cooked frogs as my daughter got to try them when she went to France and she did not like them one bit.I do not think i would want to try the dishes as that kind of thing do not appeal to me at all.

I never heard of it, that frogs are also eaten.No I haven't tried these dishes but I would like.