Frog's legs

[Mr Coeur de Lion]

Ok, I know the legs get eaten, but what happens to the rest of it? Seems a waste not to eat the body, or does that just taste really rank?

[woolybanana]

Perhaps we might define 'eat' before we go any further[6]

[Mr Coeur de Lion]

Yes, well eat might be too strong a word, but I guess the end result is the same.

I find them tastesless and bland personally, which why I wondered if the frog itself might be better and no French person has thought of this before (that last bit's probably a tad unlikely, I admit).

[woolybanana]

Well, I have eight tadpoles which refuse to change into frogs. Does this mean they know something?

In fact, I think the bodies are mainly thrown away.

[chris pp]

The legs are cut from the living frog and the still living body with the head are simply caste aside to slowly die, often in huge heaps. Also you should consider that these days nearly all the frogs legs are imported from China and the far east, all in all a fairly disgusting process.

Chris

 

[woolybanana]

So, my tadpoles are being wise then?

 

[AnOther]

And while we're at it who's idea was it to first eat a snail !

[woolybanana]

A little old lady down the lane where I used to live who was over 100 and still came out regularly with her bucket to colect them, even scouring my garden at night which was a bit spooky.

[Mr Coeur de Lion]

Also, the first person to discover milk from a cow. Just exactly was he doing with the cow int he first place???

Seriously though, is that what they do with the bodies? They don't even taste that good to warrant that kind of cruelty. that's bad.

So why don't they eat the body though? Perhaps it's poisonous or tastes worse than the legs?

[Théière]

[quote user="Richard"]or tastes worse than the legs?[/quote]

Surely can't taste as bad as Andouillette [+o(]

[Hoddy]

You could try my favourite TV chef's recipe -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzLgHGCtlVQ

Hoddy

[Dog]

The French may just toss the frogs body to the chickens - but worse perhaps is the trade in shark fins - the fishermen hack of the fin and leave the shark to die in pain.

[buelligan]

I have seen film of frogs' legs being "harvested" in China - enough to raise an eyebrow on even the staunchest meatetarian.  Absolutely horrific.  They are gathered in huge numbers.  As they are predators to many crop eating creatures - one does wonder if the money that is gained in selling their legs has to be spent on pesticide...

My neighbours still collect snails - keep them in little cages, carefully marked with the details of capture and after the qualifying period, they are cooked with garlic, tomato, chilli and herbs.  I've spent many a damp evening in my bio veggie garden collecting the little buggahs - got pails of 'em.  But mine are sneaked off on foot and under cover of darkness, to a wild green area by the river about a mile away, to start a new life with new papers and cover story.

[Danny]

[quote user="Richard"]Ok, I know the legs get eaten, but what happens to the rest of it? Seems a waste not to eat the body, or does that just taste really rank?
[/quote]

some bedtime reading for you, Richard

http://www1.american.edu/TED/frogs.htm

Danny