Re: Country names
From: | John Cowan <cowan@...> |
Date: | Thursday, May 15, 2003, 13:34 |
Christophe Grandsire scripsit:
> [A]s for frogs, I like to tell the
> story that the first time I ever ate frog legs was in an Italian restaurant
> in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. In other words: we don't eat that many frog
> legs, and you certainly cannot find them in a supermarket :)) (unlike
> snails :)) ).
AFAIU, anurophagy spread from Paris to the rest of France only after the
Revolution.
--
MEET US AT POINT ORANGE AT MIDNIGHT BRING YOUR DUCK OR PREPARE TO FACE WUGGUMS
John Cowan http://www.reutershealth.com jcowan@reutershealth.com