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Re: Grabbing Dinner

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Post by mock-possum »

Fun little story.

Really makes me wonder whether I should give frog legs another try. I’ve had them at fancy French places and at southern joints, and they’ve always been kinda meh - taste like chicken, basically, or else taste like what’s get fantastically butter-based sauce they’re swimming in.

Maybe I need to try cooking them for myself to really get a feel for the unique flavor. I wonder if there’s a place to get them fresh here in town?

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Post by mikestew »

mock-possum wrote: post #2

Fun little story. Really makes me wonder whether I should give frog legs another try. I’ve had them at fancy French places and at southern joints, and they’ve always been kinda meh - taste like chicken, basically, or else taste like what’s get fantastically butter-based sauce they’re swimming in. Maybe I need to try cooking them for myself to really get a feel for the unique flavor. I wonder if there’s a place to get…

I wonder if there’s a place to get them fresh here in town?

"You got them frog legs?"

"No, that's just the way I walk."

Depends on where you live, of course. TFA says fancy French restaurants, and I'll just have to take their word on it. A lot of places south, and some Midwest, and you'll still have to look around. But experience says, yeah, quality varies from "smother it in garlic butter" to "just a light seasoning is all it needs". No recommendations, as I'm on the West Coast now, went vegetarian and haven't seen any on the menu out here regardless.

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Post by cheese_van »

Pulled into a rural Louisiana driveway visiting a friend. And out in the back yard, they were cutting off the tail of an alligator with a small chain saw. Apparently the tail is where the good steaks are, but I didn't stay for dinner.

The story reminded me of an old joke about Louisiana:

In Louisiana, the zoos have signs for each caged animal. 1. Name of animal. 2. Name in Latin. 3. Geographic distribution. 4. Recipe.

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Post by fallinghawks »

mock-possum wrote: post #2

Fun little story. Really makes me wonder whether I should give frog legs another try. I’ve had them at fancy French places and at southern joints, and they’ve always been kinda meh - taste like chicken, basically, or else taste like what’s get fantastically butter-based sauce they’re swimming in. Maybe I need to try cooking them for myself to really get a feel for the unique flavor. I wonder if there’s a place to get…

I occasionally see live frogs for sale in Asian groceries. I don't know if they're farmed, and it may be seasonal. This is in the Bay Area.

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Post by lemao9988 »

0daystock wrote: post #8
HideousKojima wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seeing as they're actually eating the frogs in question, it sounds like it's not just for fun and sport.

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visiting your family is not nexessary for survival or sustenance. In fact your survival most likely implies the destruction of habit for other animals thru consumption/farming
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