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A leap back in time shows Czechs ate frogs' legs first ; FOOD
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Frogs' legs, commonly considered a French delicacy, are, in fact,
a Czech delicacy, say archaeologists. New research has revealed that
ancient Czechs were eating the amphibians more than 5,000 years ago.
Archaeologists at the Institute of Archaeology of the A...
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Food & Drink: Getting a kick out of frogs' legs British diners are not too chicken to eat new-style frog.
The Independent - London
; FROGS' LEGS are the bee's knees in top British restaurants at the moment. At The Square, Phil Howard sautes them to serve alongside a courgette flower stuffed with chicken and tarragon mousseline. A hop, skip and jump away at Sanderson hotel, Spoon+ offers cream of frogs' legs soup with watercress.
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Sorry, we're fresh out of frogs' legs, thighs, shins . . .
The Independent - London
; WHILE I was in Edinburgh for the Festival I was lured into an art gallery called the FruitMarket to see an exhibition of modern German art, which was very nice as now I have seen an exhibition of modern German art and don't have to see one again just yet. But when I was in there my attention was
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FRENCH CLASSICS: FROGS' LEGS PROVENCAL
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; KITCHEN TECHNICIAN FRENCH CLASSICS: FROGS' LEGS PROVENCAL Frogs' legs might make your taste buds leap By SANFORD D'AMATO Special to the Journal Sentinel Sunday, July 18, 2004 Working in French kitchens, I often heard a disparaging comment that referred to the French as frogs. This supposedly came
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Making the Leap To Frogs' Legs
The Washington Post
; ... nothing to do with the name. Chef-owner Jimmy Sneed gets "incredibly huge" frogs' legs from the Everglades, and says "the good news is that the big ones are just as tender as the little ones"; but because in France, only the tiniest legs are tender enough to ...
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A leap back in time shows Czechs ate frogs' legs first
Belfast Telegraph
; New research by archaeologists has uncovered the kitchen remains of hundreds of frogs' legs in a hill fort east of Prague. Most of the 900 bones found in a pit are hind legs (the part which has the most meat and which is traditionally eaten), and came from males. This suggests they were
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