Why eat a frog?
Oftentimes the legs are compared to chicken flesh; a more precise comparison would straddle the line between chicken and a firm, meaty fish. Slick and tender, frog thighs are especially flaky like fillet of cod, yet the amphibian flavor possesses the gamier attributes of meat. Best of all, buying whole frogs affords the additional pleasure of nibbling around the body and appendages. I couldn’t decide whether to dispense with the frogs at the store or take them home alive. It’s not often that I’m presented with the opportunity to slaughter my own dinner. The thought of the slippery amphibians hopping out of the sink and underneath the sofa, where they could evade my grasp indefinitely, settled matters. I asked the woman working the counter to retrieve a plump pair for me. She grabbed two from the bin and placed them inside a large plastic bag. [Warning: NSFsqueamish-or-frog-loving-people content ahead.] The Butcher The butcher took the frogs, still stored inside the bag, from the woman.
