Frog legs
Frog legs
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Frog legs
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Post #1 - December 15th, 2010, 3:05 amI want to try frog legs but would like to try to fix them at home. Does any one know where I might be able to buy some here in Chicago? I found one fancy site but they wanted one to buy 30 pounds at $300
That is way outta my budget. Thanks for any help 
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Post #2 - December 15th, 2010, 8:22 amMost Asian markets will have them fresh (if not live) and most ethnic markets have them frozen. What part of town are you in?
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Post #3 - December 15th, 2010, 9:02 amI bet if you go to Chinatown they would be glad to wack off the legs of some of the little hoppers that they have in their cases.
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Post #4 - December 15th, 2010, 11:18 amrazbry wrote:I bet if you go to Chinatown they would be glad to wack off the legs of some of the little hoppers that they have in their cases.
Maybe you don't mean this to come out the way it did. I can only hope so....defended from strong temptations to social ambition by a still stronger taste for tripe and onions." Screwtape in The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis
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Post #5 - December 15th, 2010, 11:35 amHi,
Most of the frog legs served in our restaurants come from Asia. It seemed from my quick review, most were coming from Thailand. I would certainly call Thai shops.
I believe I have seen them frozen at H-Mart, though I have no recollection of the price.
Regards,Cathy2
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Post #6 - December 15th, 2010, 12:54 pmMaybe you don't mean this to come out the way it did. I can only hope so.
Ummmm...did I say something wrong? Chinatown grocery personnel prepping live frogs down to their legs. That's all I meant!
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Post #7 - December 15th, 2010, 1:04 pmrazbry wrote:Maybe you don't mean this to come out the way it did. I can only hope so.
Ummmm...did I say something wrong? Chinatown grocery personnel prepping live frogs down to their legs. That's all I meant!
When you nicknamed them "hoppers" before describing the "hacking off" of their legs, I read into it a certain sadistic glee. The big smiley face served to reinforce what was perhaps an erroneous interpretation of your post....defended from strong temptations to social ambition by a still stronger taste for tripe and onions." Screwtape in The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis
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Post #8 - December 15th, 2010, 1:06 pmLol y'all are crackin me up! I will check Chinatown. I live out in g-d foresaken Cicero.
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Post #9 - December 15th, 2010, 1:11 pmgmarquez1976 wrote:I want to try frog legs but would like to try to fix them at home. Does any one know where I might be able to buy some here in Chicago? I found one fancy site but they wanted one to buy 30 pounds at $300 That is way outta my budget. Thanks for any help
Super H Mart in Niles has them and they are generally under $5/lb.
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Post #10 - December 15th, 2010, 1:13 pmKenny prefers to chew them off, himself.
Cuts out the middleman.
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Post #11 - December 15th, 2010, 1:17 pmMhays wrote:Kenny prefers to chew them off, himself. Cuts out the middleman.
Right, and you should see how I get my bulls testicles ready to be prepped....defended from strong temptations to social ambition by a still stronger taste for tripe and onions." Screwtape in The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis
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Post #12 - December 15th, 2010, 2:32 pmKennyz wrote:Mhays wrote:Kenny prefers to chew them off, himself. Cuts out the middleman.
Right, and you should see how I get my bulls testicles ready to be prepped.
Now I've got an image in my head of Kenny standing in a pasture with all the bulls looking nervously around and going "meow"Last edited by zoid on December 15th, 2010, 7:30 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Post #13 - December 15th, 2010, 2:38 pma certain sadistic glee
Probably
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Post #14 - December 15th, 2010, 5:30 pmzoid wrote:Kennyz wrote:Mhays wrote:Kenny prefers to chew them off, himself. Cuts out the middleman.
Right, and you should see how I get my bulls testicles ready to be prepped.
Now I've got an image in my head of Kenny standing in a pasture with all the bulls looking nervously arond and going "meow"
Thanks for a much needed laugh at the end of a really crappy day
"Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad." Miles Kington
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Post #15 - December 15th, 2010, 7:41 pm
I have to admit I was giggling as I typed it
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Post #16 - December 16th, 2010, 1:38 pmI bought them frozen at Fresh Farms.
5740 West Touhy Avenue Niles, IL 60714-4606 - (847) 779-7343
Open Daily 7am-10pm
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Post #17 - December 18th, 2010, 10:20 pmI've bought them frozen (individually wrapped) from Rubino's Seafood at Halsted and Lake. It was about a 5 pound box for around $30. Very good deal in my opinion. Substituted them for wings in buffalo sauce!
735 West Lake Street Chicago, IL 60661-1026 - (312) 258-0020
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Post #18 - December 20th, 2010, 11:43 amI always get my frog legs from Valli Produce in Arlington Heights. They usually run between $5-6 per pound. I picked up six pair yesterday for $6 a pound. I love them lightly dusted with flour and sauteed in garlic butter and white wine. Delicious!!!
Valli Produce
400 E. Golf Road
Arlington Heights, IL, 60005
(847) 439-9700
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Post #19 - December 20th, 2010, 11:46 amIs it possible to buy these little buggers boneless?
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Post #20 - December 20th, 2010, 11:53 amI've never seen them available boneless. When I've purchased them, they've always been frozen and bone in.
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Post #21 - December 20th, 2010, 12:19 pmI saw them at the butcher counter at Pete's Fresh Market (Cermak & Western location) this morning. ~6/lbs I think.
