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Dear Kermit: I’m sorry
One of the bigger highlights from my “summer in the Midwest” adventure was eating frog legs.
More accurately, I nibbled on a small portion of a frog’s leg.
I know what you’re thinking, how exactly did frog legs end up on the menu for a Fourth of July family BBQ? We’re not really sure but the bf’s aunt brought them along with a ginourmous cooler filled with fish. I didn’t know about the legs until I walked into the kitchen to see her cleaning the cooler contents and saw the sister playing with them.
People, the legs were connected to each other. Seriously. They looked like they could really small people legs! It doesn’t help any that the Aunt then started singing some song and making the legs dance around as if they were part of a chorus line.
Almost like this actually…
I was curious because I’m kind of reckless like that but apprehensive because I’m kind of scary like that. I was really curious as to whether or not it tastes like chicken like you always hear. The sister and I went back and forth on whether or not we would eat one, finally settling on if one tried it, the other would too. The family laughed at me since I was staring at the frogs legs for a while, but that was just me sizing up the situation and making it a little less scary.
The aunt fried them on the grill and I finally worked up enough courage to try some [the sister had tried early but failed and the grandmother sampled some - if she could do it, how could I chicken out?].
My frogs leg eating twin
The verdict? They were okay. I maybe might try them again in a restaurant setting if someone else ordered them but I wouldn’t order them myself. They did have a slight chickenesque flavor to them but I tried fingering the exact taste but couldn’t. I was actually surprised that the bf sampled them as well, especially after he spent the better part of the afternoon refusing to do so whenever I asked.
At least I can cross this snack off my list of foods to try. I’m going to definitely earn that “Been there, Ate that” tshirt.
Yum?