betoulle Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Anyone know where I might be able to buy a small tin of frogs legs - have friends in South Africa whose workers don't belive they can be eaten (they have a glut of frogs on their farm) so would like to send them a sample tin...have only seen them frozen in supermarkets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Don't forget to tell them how and where they are produced. How the legs are chopped off a live animal before being washed and prepared for food.Bar bl**dy baric.....................[:@] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 One more reason for me not to eat them :!!!!!! [:-))][:-))]BB, I didn't know that !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINKLE Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I tried Googling tinned frogs legs and had no luck. I then tried in French and was giggling to myself as 'Cuisses de Grenouilles en boite' literally translates in English as 'frogs legs in a night club' . I know!!![:D] This got me thinking and giggling even more and I finally found what you were looking for betoulle. I hope your friends in South Africa believe you now[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odile Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Bugbear, I agree it is absolutely disgusting, and very cruel, as live/mutilated bodies are just piled up until they eventually suffocate. A lot of frogs legs are actually imported from countries like Indonasia where frogs play a vital role in keeping malaria insects down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odile Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 just google it frogs' legs+killing Very interesting reading, and shows you exactly what's what1 YUK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINKLE Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Oh please odile - could you have a day off being so b l o o dy serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odile Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 go on, I dare you to do it - go and catch that frog and cut it's legs off then watch it die. maybe you could time it and report back. Actually it is illegal in France now. Rather be b...y serious, than bl...y cruel + help the spread of malaria. Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINKLE Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I'll take that as a no then shall I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odile Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 yep- if you ask me for a recipe for veal, I'll start all over again - unless you have a source for veau sous la mere.Was having a grand old time today until you got me going.If you don't want to know the truth - don't ask. Personally I like to know what I eat, so I can make an informed choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odile Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 thanks for encouraging me to find more Twinkle - I've just found out the proper traditional French way to catch said frogs. Apparently it's done with a 3 pronged hook with a piece of red cloth attached. The frog is attracted to teh red cloth, like a bull... jumps on it and gets impaled on hook/s - then - well you know the rest already.Education can be painful - but not as painful as the reality (especially for the frog - or the bull for that matter.) Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odile Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 [quote user="betoulle"]Anyone know where I might be able to buy a small tin of frogs legs - have friends in South Africa whose workers don't belive they can be eaten (they have a glut of frogs on their farm) so would like to send them a sample tin...have only seen them frozen in supermarkets[/quote]frogs eat huge amounts of insects - so your friends in ZA maybe very lucky that les grenouilles are keeping the disease spreading flies down - and therefore very useful little critters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJay Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 OFGS Odile.....! The OP didn't ask that, so start a new thread if you want to bang on about it! [:@] People are capable of making their own mind up. Post edited by the moderators. Please do not post messages which contain explicit language or vulgarities (whether written in French, English or any other language. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odile Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Of course if they are aware of the facts. could you clarify OFGS please. thank you. I for instance was totally unaware of the traditional catching methods, so I would like to thank the OP for giving me the opportunity to find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINKLE Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 OFGS = Oh For Gods Sake - I think.Umm.. where to start. Okay - I've never eaten frogs legs in my life because the idea doesn't appeal to me. I already knew how they produce frogs legs after living in rural France for 20 years. I also know how they cook lobster and how they kill most livestock in abbatoirs. I don't think any of this is funny and I wish it didn't happen. I also wish that peodophiles didn't exist or parents that neglect their children or men who batter their wives. However - now and again a photo of a frog dancing in a nightclub makes me smile.Thank God[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard T Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 [quote user="TWINKLE"]However - now and again a photo of a frog dancing in a nightclub makes me smile.[/quote]Frog dancing is cruel and demeaning. There should be a law against it!Richard T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINKLE Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Try telling that to these pair Richard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Katie Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Anyone know where I can buy a tin of spam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINKLE Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 JK!Do you actually know how they produce spam? Google it - you will be horrified! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 It's the tins i feel sorry for. No-one loves just a tin on its own. [:(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINKLE Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 That just broke my heart Meg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pads Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I hear they deep fry and batter spam now adays how flipping cruel is that .... I use to have a pet spam when I was a kid it breaks my heart [:(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pads Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Shall we pull little fingers twinks , as we said the same thing at the same time ?............ or is that cruel to little fingers [8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINKLE Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 My little finger is worn out at the moment Pads[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pads Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Oooohhhha !! Why ?[;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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