Kitchen history
French people and frog legs – about a very special relationship
Yes, it’s true: French people eat frog legs. Traditionally also at Christmas time. But why? And how? Patrick Rambourg introduces us to the history of culinary art.
Monsieur Rambourg, I would like to clear up a cliché with you: French people and their alleged passion for frog legs. Are they really that popular?
In any case, we have been eating them for a long time. We can find recipes for its preparation as early as the 14th century in culinary treatises. If you look at the cookbooks from the Middle Ages to today, you can say: We have a long history with frog legs.
Source: Stern
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