Yes, I have tasted frog..so, is that a big deal :p

By Jane
@jaiho2009 (39142)
Philippines
April 30, 2012 3:42am CST
Yesterday on our way home from a convention, my daughter and other youngsters are having chit-chat inside the bus (they're too noisy) Then, one retired military ask them, "have you guys eaten exotic foods" ? Youngsters wants to impress the retired colonel, so they say yes and enumerate exotic foods eg; snakes, frogs, grasshopper etc etc. Okay, fine, you have eaten all those and I haven't (-_-) Is that a big deal if I haven't tried any exotic food. Wait- I know I have tasted a frog would it make me proud of It's Monday ..enjoy mylotting everyone jaiho®- still trying to race with time :p 4-30-2012 44:41pm Monday PT
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• Philippines
30 Apr 12
i tasted frog also. it's delicious! tastes like chicken. well my husband made "adobong palaka" (frog with soy sauce, onions, garlic and pepper) for me and i did not imagine it's frog. but when i ate it and he told me it's frog, i was so shocked but it's very delicious. really!
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@lynboobsy11 (11343)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
Ohh really I never knew that, in this age of mine I never tasted that.
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
hello ann, I know I have tasted frog legs and yes, it tasted like chicken. I also tried to taste the "camaro" I am not sure if that's the right name. It's an insect, a famous exotic delicacy from "Cabalen" restaurant. I tried to taste it, but I just can't -hehehe The frog legs are fried ones- but well, maybe I can taste the adobong palaka too -hehehe. Thanks and have a good day
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@sid556 (30960)
• United States
30 Apr 12
I've had frog legs too and everyone told me it tasted like chicken but honestly...i really didn't think so at all. To me, it tasted like frog with it's own very distinct taste. If I was blind folded and you taste tested me, I could tell the difference. I was told also that rabbit tastes like chicken and no it does not. It tastes like rabbit. I was told that deer tastes like beef...doesn't.
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• Philippines
30 Apr 12
Hi, i eat frog when i was kid.I think frog that is from water ,like river in our mountain. Is not the frog that is walking in the streets,canal's etc. It taste good if fried cook,and others.
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
hello bfwm, You made me laugh- thanks (hehehe) Yes, I don't think those frogs that we see from streets or ditches are edible. I know even farm rats are considered exotic foods and many like to eat those farm rats. I know fried frog legs are really tasty thanks and have a great week
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• Philippines
1 May 12
Yaks, i don't eat rats in the river or in the farm.It seems so dirty to me,yakie.. Well, have a great day you are back here.
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
2 May 12
well, be careful when eating from Chinese restaurant- I saw from the news that they're using rats as alternatives for chicken meat....
@lynboobsy11 (11343)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
You must be proud of Jai, for I never eaten frog before. I can't even remember any exotic food that I eaten before. hehehe I'm not afraid only no one invite me to eat.
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@lynboobsy11 (11343)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
ohh so you tasted the imported one Okay can share with the business I will start looking it now since we have so many here in my province.
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
oh well, not a bad idea aint?
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
hello lyn, That was long time ago. More than a decade when I visit my mom in Singapore. One of her friend invited us for a dinner and they cooked fried frog legs. And you will be amazed to know that frog legs are too expensive in there huh... Hmn....I am thinking to culture frogs and export to Singapore
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@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
i never tasted any of those! thinking of those makes me cringe.. the most exotic i have tasted are the gizzards of chicken lol is that even exotic? but heck.. i do not think i could get myself to eat those you have mentioned! and yeah - ants.
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@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
1 May 12
@ms.jai i guess i do not see those as exotic because i regularly eat with even back during my high school days, outside of my school when i was in High school is a boulevard, it was near the sea... and outside the sea are like food stalls that serve those kinds of foods.. yummm! i love isaw! @chrystaltears - sure do love them, we even bbq the liver
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• United States
30 Apr 12
I don't understand how anyone can eat gizzards and livers, but everyone I know does!
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
hello jazel, Honestly, the "ihaw-ihaw" (street foods particularly animals internal parts) are exotic for me. Maybe because I am not used to eating those. I even remember the "kwek-kwek" (boiled quail/chicken egg coated with flour dyed with yellow food coloring and deep fried) exotic. I only come to taste those foods recently (duh- am I too late for those foods- hehehe)
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@jndlponti (2402)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
Hi there. I have tasted adobong palaka with spicy hot sauce in it when i was still in the 5th grade. It was the time I had my summer vacation at my mother's parents place. My uncle cook that for me since he said he wanted me to try something new, something I will always remember of their place. When I tried it, it really taste good. At first I as about the vomit seeing those tiny frog legs. But then I still manage to pick some. And found out it wasn't that bad, it actually taste good. The other exotic food I tried was the balut. Oh my. I only ate the yellow part since I almost fainted seeing the little chick inside the egg I was holding.... Good thing my husband took the chick out and just let me ate the yellow parts.grabeh!!!
• United States
30 Apr 12
I've seen them eat the balut on television, but I couldn't do it, I don't think.
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
hello jndlponti, I also tried tasting the "camaro" of Cabalen, one of their exotic delicacies but goodness, I just can't. There are also other foods that I really tried to taste- but I am not gutsy (duh) Balut- yes,other countries don't eat this one (anyway, I also do not eat this stuff) But I have tasted balut and I don't find it very hard to taste because they took the chick first and only gave me the yellow part :) Thanks and have a great week
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@jndlponti (2402)
• Philippines
1 May 12
I might ganna lose my appetite for about days if ever I ate the whole balut. I just can't believe how they really ate it all and can finish more than two is just one sitting. Oh my my...But they said it has really good vitamins from it. It is even good remedy for stress and lack of sleep.
@jinky2012 (438)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
yes i have tried already to eat that and i want to eat right now.lol. frogs are really good. i dont get boring when i used to eat that.in fact i am excited and feel the fun that we are going to eat.Beside the legs are so small,then it is enjoyable.
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• United States
30 Apr 12
How about horse and dog?
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
hello jinky, I know in some places this food is a common menu/recipe. Maybe if someone will cook or serve me other frog recipe- I will try. thanks and have a great week
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@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
I have tasted a lot of stuff in my lifetime, particularly because our mother would always cook up something without telling us what it is until dinner's done. I've tried eating frog legs, birds, snakes, locust (grasshopper), rabbits, quails, wild boar (oh this is the best indeed!). I think it's not really a big deal but I tell you, once you've tasted the wild boar, you'd truly say why it should be tasted. Nothing like the pork meat we have these days, there's no fat and the meat is just great even without a lot of spices and seasoning. Too bad it's already very rare. I would like to try to taste turtles (sea turtles) and sea cucumbers. My mom tells us that they taste great. Have a great MyLot experience ahead!
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@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
1 May 12
Oh, that's my mom's way. Mouth savoring dishes and you don't know what you're eating until it's gone. I usually would take a hint when bone structures are different but all-in-all she cooks it too well to be noticed. Not to mention that she's my mom, so mothers wouldn't feed their children something bad right?
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• United States
30 Apr 12
That would work. Just put a great looking and great smelling dish in front of me and tell me later!
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
hello laydee, Maybe if someone won't tell me exactly what I have to eat. Like in Bodhi where they serve vegetarian menu that taste like meat, that's one good way to make one eat exotic food or uncommon food (uncommon for others) Thanks and have a great week
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@sid556 (30960)
• United States
30 Apr 12
Frogs are exotic? When did that happen? Frog legs, deer, racoon, rabbit, freshwater fish, squirrel, bear, pheasant etc....all things we ate when camping with my uncle when we were kids....hardly exotic. We cooked them over a campfire at a camp where there was an outhouse and we had to prime the pump in the morning to get water...no hot water unless we boiled it on the campfire...fun times but not exotic. On the other end of the spectrum, my dad's side of the family was wealthy and I recall dinners at my grandmothers and oh my lord....being raised in times when it was only proper to eat everything on your plate and especially if you were in someone else's home....ugh! memories of pigs feet, tripe, anchovies, lamb. All I can say is that rich people have weird taste buds.
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
30 Apr 12
Well that makes sense. Exotic or not exotic is depending upon where you are from and what you are used to.
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• United States
30 Apr 12
Farm rats! No. Yuck! Spit! Gag! Gross! Couldn't handle that! Noooooooo!
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
hello sids, Pig feet is not exotic here in our country, it is a common food in our table. Same with anchovies and tripe- these are one of the most common food that we Filipino eat. There are particular place here in our country that eat frogs, farm rats, grasshopper, snakes, wild boar and so many others that is not common to other places. Thanks and have a great week
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@vandana7 (98517)
• India
30 Apr 12
Ok..here is your homework.. write a thesis on how you felt after it.
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• United States
30 Apr 12
Want me to tell you how it felt to eat pig's intestines (chittlins). Well, gag, I couldn't handle it. Not that it tasted bad, but the thought of what came out of them and they felt like I was trying to chew a texture like my tongue! Someone told me they are good if they are cooked right! I'll never know!
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
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@Cutie18f (9551)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
Frog? No, I'd never even dare touch it. Isn't it poisonous?
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• United States
30 Apr 12
Just don't kiss 'em or let 'em pea on you!
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
hello Cutie, I know there are frogs that are poisonous, but there are also other kinds that are edible. Maybe you can try once- if you happen to see it from any restaurant that serves exotic delicacies :) Thanks and have a great week
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• Philippines
30 Apr 12
hi jai, I tasted frog once because my dad said I should tried it I can say it's more tastier than chicken meat . Well there are some people who is adventurous enough to taste exotic food But it's not big deal if you tasted one or not after all its your appetite . I had a great shower at your place love yah
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
Have you tried the drum dive?
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
oh yeah....sure....dare?
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• Philippines
30 Apr 12
maybe we can both try the skinning dipping inside your drum
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@stary1 (6612)
• United States
30 Apr 12
jaiho2009..I thought frog legs were a pretty common food..lol I had them fried in Louisiana and in a sauce in New York city...I prefer the fried..and it does sort of taste like chicken (but not exactly)..they are very good
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• United States
30 Apr 12
No farm rats please!!!
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
hello stary, I think so, frogs are common food to other places. Here in our country, there are particular place that frog is one of their common menu. There are places that also eat farm rat, grasshopper and other foods that sounds exotic to others. It only matters how one have the guts to try and eat un-common food from their table. Thanks and have a great week
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@vaishnavc (556)
• India
30 Apr 12
Hey..I too have eaten frog.It is actually really tasty. I had fried frog legs. I ate it while i was travelling with my friends.We went to a really beautiful but remote place in Kerala.And we found it in a small restaurant there.
• United States
30 Apr 12
To me, they taste like good rich chicken!
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
hello vaishnavc, I can't remember much the taste, thu I can say it's not bad at all especially it is fried (frog legs) have you tried other exotic foods aside from frog legs? thanks and have a great week
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@sabado_dc (1001)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
I eat frogs, snakes, bamboo worms, junebags, silk worms, water bugs, monitor lizard or doub, I have tried wild deer, wild chicken, banana barks, tarrot stalks and roots. Am a Christian but I don't eat pigs (We never eat) (Mathew 8: 28-34)
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• United States
30 Apr 12
Banana bark? How do you cook that. Keep the worms tho!
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
hello bro, Glad to see you too and how's Graduation Anyway- I wish to taste those foods that you have mentioned above....but,I can't promise I will have the guts to do so Thanks for the welcome my dear and good day
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@sabado_dc (1001)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
BTW welcome back and I am happy to see you again.
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@stealthy (8181)
• United States
30 Apr 12
I have never really tried things because I wanted to try something exotic. But I have tried some of the things being mentioned here. I had frog legs at a small party when I was in high school that were fried and they did taste a little like chicken. As a kid I would go hunting with my Dad for birds like dove and quail, mostly dove, so I have eaten those. We went duck hunting once and I got a duck which I tried but it was too gamey for me. I have had deer that my grandfather hunted. I have had rabbit that I shot and was fried and was similar to chicken and also at a Moroccan restaurant in San Francisco which was good it was in something like a goulash dish or something. I tried rattle snake appetizer at a restaurant in Arizona and didn't like it at all. I have had buffalo burgers at of all places a ski place in the Northeast U. S. and it was better than a regular hamburger.
• United States
30 Apr 12
I've always been a little timid about eating deermeat cause sometimes it's processed well and sometimes not. If it isn't processed well, it smells dirty or something, gamey I guess you called it. But my brother could process it and cook up the best deer stew!
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
hello stealthy, Wow, you've tasted a lot. I have eaten a duck meat and this is a common food here in our country, but not a common menu in our table, because I don't know how to cook one (hehehe) Maybe if given the chance to try other things- why not as long as it looks edible, ...sometimes looks can deceive especially artistic food presentation. Thanks for your share and have a great week
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
30 Apr 12
hi Jaiho oh no not me I will not eat frog legs yuck. Everyone has hteir own tastes and my does not ru n to frogs Legs.Yep today is it and I am also racing with time. I did eat cows brains once and it grossed me out so I upchucked the whole thing afterwards. I am not interested in shocking exotic foods so sue me folks. I like ordinary great tasting foods myself. so not exotic foods are not a big deal to me either. the care giver is vacuuming and its so noisy its hard to concentrate and type. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Maybe she needs some exotic food.Oddly she pays no attention to what I like or do not here.so I ignore her too.
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@sid556 (30960)
• United States
30 Apr 12
frog legs are not that uncommon or exotic in my corner of the world. I've had them. When I used to camp with my uncle as a child they were as common as horn pout and no...they did NOT taste like chicken. I did not care for them but my brothers and uncle loved them for some reason.
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• United States
30 Apr 12
Hatley, I'd have to pass on those brains, I'm afraid.!
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
dear Hatley, Yes, I do believe that everyone has their own taste. There are foods that looks/sounds exotic to others but a common delicacy to other people. I am not too gutsy to try foods that I consider exotic. Well,regarding the caregiver, maybe she needs one :p (just kidding) Thanks and have a great week ma'm
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@albto_568 (1268)
• Costa Rica
1 May 12
I have never tasted frog, but, I have heard the legs are delicious, so, if I ever had the chance, I wouldn´t hesitate to do so. What I have eaten is snake, not a great dish, I must say, also crocodile, wich has a good meat, but its texture is not all too pleasant, and ants, a large big-butt species, wich were surpisingly good, like eating almonds. Maybe I will give a chance to frogs, one of this days.
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@albto_568 (1268)
• Costa Rica
1 May 12
Crocodile is served in a small restaurant, near a crocodile farm precisely in my country, I have heard, frog legs are delicious, I should give a try, I know of people who eats insects, even scorpions like I saw on TV, but I don´t think I would eat them, though ants aren´t that bad.
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
1 May 12
hello albto, Crocodile? this must be something. I haven't heard anyone eating crocodile meat although I know people hunt crocodiles for their skin. Frog legs tasted good- I have tried it once. Frog is a common delicacy in some parts of my country. I have heard of ants, ants eggs and other insects. Thanks for your share and have a great week
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
1 May 12
Yah, some countries are eating scorpions, silk worm, star fish and other insects. Oh, tarantula- I saw one from youtube. I haven't check about crocodile- maybe later I will check it from youtube. Good day
@alquizar (480)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
A lot of people now a days is interested in eating exotic foods.The word exotic food makes us people to be more curious about it and most people like to try it because of their curiousity of the food and like to try out something new especially with foods.
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
hello alquizar, I agree that people wants to try something new and exotic foods is one of those new things people wants to try. I don't know if how can I go with trying new things, not even with foods. I am not gutsy when it comes to tasting weird looking foods. Thanks and have a great week
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@coldnpale (555)
• Greece
30 Apr 12
I don't think its such a big deal if you have tasted exotic or weird kind of foods. Some people like experimenting with new tastes just because they are curious (like me), others don't feel like trying new tastes, or are not given the chance. I 've eaten froglegs a couple of times as well. As people mentioned, it kinda tastes like chicken. I've tasted snails as well, they are supposed to be a delicant in french cuisine, however i didn't like them to be honest. Mostly I enjoy any kind of seafood ,even though it's not really considered a weird type of food..
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• United States
30 Apr 12
I won't try a slimy snail. Those slugs are all over here and at night they climb around on you windows and screeens and leave a streak of slime everywhere they've been. There is No WAY I could put one of those creepy slimy things in my mouth.
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
hell coldnpale, Snails, I have tried these foods too- and yes, I don't like it compared to frog legs :p I know how people wants to try new things, experimenting as they say. But I am not gutsy when it comes to experimenting, particularly with foods. Maybe with vegetables but not with crawling ones thanks and have a great week
@viju0410 (2286)
• India
30 Apr 12
hi, No dear... so far i haven't had any of those. I am an eggaterian and so i am not interested for all such food/s. Though i remember my friends made me eat fish fry and they all had crab pickle, that was very long back.
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
30 Apr 12
hello viju, Actually, I am not an adventurous when it comes to foods. I am not gutsy to taste and try foods that is new or looks weird. I don't have anything against those who also like exotic foods- it is their choice. I know some people like to experiment and try something new to satisfy their curiosity. Thanks and have a great week
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