EPISODE 5: Frog Legs

HI, Everyone! Here is the 5th podcast of Jack Ate the Beanstalk.

I'm sorry it took awhile and I'm sorry but I caught a cold so I'm stuffed up on the podcast.

This week I tried Frog Legs. People think of French food when they hear frog legs but I found out that the French people don't eat frog legs that much. Asian cultures also eat frog legs, but in America, frog legs are eaten in Cajun culture down in Louisiana.

There are different ways to prepare it, but most of the time it's fried. That's how I ate it this time.

By the way, I got the frog legs at an asian market.

I liked them. They did taste like chicken but they also tasted like fish.

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Puzzler Question: "What do some people in the Caribbean call frog legs?"

Answer: Mountain Chicken. They call it that because these frogs are big and taste like chicken and they live in the mountain regions of some of the islands. They are so popular that this type of frog is now endangered.
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Recipes

Frog legs (about 1 lb.)

Ingredients
Bread crumbs or Ritz crackers, crushed finely
Salt
Pepper
Garlic
Eggs
Butter
Olive Oil
Milk

Preparation
1. Soak frog legs in milk for at least an hour. This takes away the strong taste from the meat.
2. Batter the legs by dipping in an egg wash and then coating with breadcrumbs, mixed with salt and pepper.
3. Saute or deep fry in butter and olive oil and garlic until golden brown on both sides.
4. Remove the legs and let cool on a rack.

Enjoy!