I was recently tricked into eating some Thai frog meat. Sitting around with some Thai friends, all tucking into the various nosh around the table, when one strange dish caught my eye... It looked similar to the fried pork and garlic with black pepper which I love.
'What's that one' I enquiry at a pal across the table
'Chicken', he says flatly.
Hmm. Looks funny. I'm a couple of beers down by now, so hey ho, inhibitions are out the window. I grab a big spoonful with a bit of rice and sauce and into the hatch. As I'm chewing my pal kindly pipes up - '...tastes LIKE chicken'.
Great.
Anyway, frog meat is not my cuppa. Only the Frenchies eat frogs in my world... But I'm secretly glad I was tricked into trying Thai frog meat; I would never have gone near the stuff otherwise.. Its always one of those dishes I quickly flick past in the menu on my way to safer, more familiar fare; a mental block on my part that stops me from actually trying to enjoy it.
I mean, cow, pig.... frog? Whats the difference, really?
Especially when it's been deep fried and served with tonnes of garlic...














