If you’re looking at very small legs with thin bones, little visible fat, a smooth surface, and pale pink flesh, frog legs are one possible identification.
Frog legs are genuinely eaten and are considered a delicacy in several culinary traditions. Their flavor is often described as mild, while their delicate texture works particularly well with simple ingredients such as butter, garlic, herbs, and lemon.
But there is one important rule worth remembering:
Never identify unknown meat with certainty from appearance alone.
If the meat is sitting in your kitchen and you don’t know exactly what it is, verify the packaging, seller, or source before cooking or eating it.
Once you know you’re dealing with properly sourced frog legs, however, you may discover that this unusual-looking ingredient is much less mysterious than it first appears.
Would you try frog legs if they were served to you—YES or NO?
