Anyone for frog?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341770)
Rockingham, Australia
June 11, 2023 10:54pm CST
I put up a photo of a frog the other day and it reminded me of another frog story although this one is less appetising, if you’ll pardon the pun. And if you’re eating, you might prefer to move on to another discussion.
In the late 1990s (I think) we and another couple took twelve year 12 boys to Thailand on a community project. The boys 16/17 years old. The Karen village was well to the north near the Myanmar border.
On the way we stopped for a meal at a roadside café and one of the boys found a whole frog in his soup. Although considered a delicacy, none of us were inclined to eat it and it was returned to the soup pot.
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@wolfgirl569 (107932)
• Marion, Ohio
13 Jun 23
@JudyEv I know people here eat frog legs. But I could not see the whole frog for sure
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@JudyEv (341770)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jun 23
@wolfgirl569 A whole frog would put me right off.
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@LindaOHio (181320)
• United States
12 Jun 23
I've had frog legs before. I don't think I'd have them again. They taste like chicken; but they are kind of gross. Have a good week.
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@JudyEv (341770)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jun 23
@LindaOHio Apart from that on time, I've never seen it in stores or restaurants. As you say, why not just eat chicken?
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@LindaOHio (181320)
• United States
12 Jun 23
@JudyEv I figure...why not just eat chicken?
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@BarBaraPrz (47630)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
12 Jun 23
Looks as if the boys enjoyed the occasion.
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@shaggin (72184)
• United States
13 Jun 23
@DaddyEvil being a vegetarian I think it would be nasty
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@Treborika (17850)
• Mombasa, Kenya
12 Jun 23
That's very interesting my friend. I can't taste frog at all costs
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@RebeccasFarm (90294)
• Arvada, Colorado
12 Jun 23
I have eaten fried and barbequed frogs legs when I was a kid camping.
I had caught the bullfrog and my Dad had fixed it for us.
It was fine like chicken.
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@RebeccasFarm (90294)
• Arvada, Colorado
12 Jun 23
@JudyEv Yeah I dont quite recall the texture..I have also had rabbit.
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@JudyEv (341770)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jun 23
@RebeccasFarm We ate plenty of rabbit on the farm. It was nice in a casserole with bacon.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50604)
• United States
12 Jun 23
No frog for me either. Frog legs are a delicacy here. They fry them. I’ve never cared to try one.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50604)
• United States
13 Jun 23
@JudyEv I just don’t think I could eat one.
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@Beestring (14675)
• Hong Kong
12 Jun 23
I've tried frog legs. Taste like chicken meat.
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@allknowing (137589)
• India
13 Jun 23
I have tasted frogs legs once. They taste like chicken but never again
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@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
12 Jun 23
Omg! In some provinces in my country, frog is a delicacy and I heard it tasted much more delicious than chicken. It's a special specie of frog though. And I really want to try it actually. Just don't have the opportunity to do so.
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@toniganzon (72517)
• Philippines
13 Jun 23
@JudyEv They're not in restaurants here too and not in shops as well. But farmers would sometimes cook it. I'm not sure if there are cities in this country that sell them.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16785)
• China
12 Jun 23
That would put me off eating too ! Frogs have plerocercoid in their muscle,which would even make people suffer from a disease of brain.
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@LeaPea2417 (37369)
• Toccoa, Georgia
12 Jun 23
That's one thing I refuse to try. Eww, the thought disgusts me
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@moffittjc (121659)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Jun 23
I’ve eaten frog legs many times, but never an entire frog. Like the boys, I probably would have passed on that particular delicacy.
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@moffittjc (121659)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Jun 23
@Treborika As far as I know I’ve only eaten the legs.
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@JudyEv (341770)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jun 23
I've had a leg once but, apart from that time, I've never seen them on offer since.
@Treborika (17850)
• Mombasa, Kenya
12 Jun 23
I think you are the frog. You can't eat frog legs and say that you haven't eaten the entire frogs.
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@JudyEv (341770)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jun 23
Really it's all about what you're used to, isn't it? lol