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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

No one's missing much, I've eaten frog twice, once in the US and once in France.

it lacks much flavor and is somewhat like chicken in that department, but the meat has a weird greasy, slimey, oily texture thing to it that really puts me off.

That being said, if you get the opportunity to try alligator, treat yo' self. Fried alligator bites > chicken wings.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

Like many ingredients its more about preparing them right.

Its been 10 years ago since the Chinese restaurant my family liked was closed. We still talk about how absolutely amazing the frog legs where. Sometimes when eating asian we may even get triggered of a specific taste we recognize as must have been included with the frog legs.

Lots of garlic, umami and spring onion were pretty sure off but there not enough to recreate that disg.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Alligator is really underrated, absolutely delicious.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Really?? I tried it twice in FL.. one touristy place, one locals place. Both times I hated the texture. Tough.

[–] m0darn 1 points 1 year ago

Just tasted like fish to me.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Got almost the opposite experience here. Liked frog legs almost as much as chicken, but found both alligator meat and alligator jerky offputtingly fishy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Sichuan frogs legs are amazing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Have had both frog and alligator. Honestly, both taste essentially like chicken.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Well, have a nap. THEN FIRE ZE MISSILES!!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

ZE END OF ZE WORLD

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

But they'll be dead soon. Fukkin' kangaroos.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

The rest of the world? Guess you don’t travel much, eating frog is normal in many Asian countries and even other European regions besides France.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

FIRE ZE FUCKING MISSILES!!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

AHHHHHH MOTHERLAND!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

But I am le tired

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, have a nap... ZEN FIRE ZE MISSILES

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

(cigarette)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hate to break it to you but there are tons of frog legs being eaten in America as well.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I thought that was just a Cajun thing, which still makes it (sort of) French.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

For sure. We fry them though. That's what makes them good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Just like... Just like what now?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Not Cajun in my area of the Midwest and these hicks are eating frog legs like they hate frogs

[–] cyborganism 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The only times I've ever had frog legs was at Chinese buffets.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

In China they often cook the rest of the frog too. Spicy frog hotpot is pretty good but I find it a little off putting when you get a bony little hand.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Frog legs are tasty!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know it's kinds of a meme but they do actually taste like chicken. If you've even eaten chicken wing and thought they just have too much meat on them, try frog legs instead

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Chicken already doesn't taste great unless you do a lot of stuff to it. Plain it's pretty boring. I can't imagine eating something that tastes similar with a lot more effort.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

These are supposed to be the ingredients of a dish, not the dish itself.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Maybe get some better chicken.

Properly raised (and cooked) chicken is very tasty. No need to add anything.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Some slimy animal: exists
The french: zut alors, I need to find a way to put you in my mouth. Oui, oui!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Je veux manger la grenouille!