It turns out that frog is effectively a finger food (it’s served with the type of towelette that you’d typically get when eating ribs) and you simply take the legs apart joint by joint and gum / slurp the meat off the bones (or at least that was my impression). And in the end, your plate effectively looks like the sight of a massacre with a large pile of bones.
Overall, I felt that the frog was good and perhaps tasted like very tender chicken. That said, what really stood out about the taste was the seasoning itself, which consisted of a buttery-garlic mix. It was very rich and by the time I had finished my second helping, the full food coma had definitely set in.
And then something happened that completely took me by surprise – another platter of frog parts arrived, but this time in a thick cream sauce. I almost felt like John Candy in The Great Outdoors after he finished the “Old 96er” prime rib challenge only to be told that he still needed to finish the fat, gristle, etc.
At the time, I was honestly questioning whether I’d even be able to realistically eat dinner that night and the next thing I knew there was another full course to face. And I was the only guy at the table so I had the feeling that the lion’s share would be coming my way…
The following photo captures the second platter after we each had already taken a fairly large portion. I was definitely feeling queasy at this point, but managed to keep everything down okay.
After lunch we took a nice long walk down to a lake not far from the restaurant. I think the walk was just what I needed as the combination of fresh, brisk air and some exercise helped tame the food coma. Here are some pictures that I took with my phone. As you can see, the sunny weather had definitely left at this point. Parts of the lake were completely frozen.
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