Re: French-food phobia

Makoto Taniguchi wrote:

> I'm a very open person and I like trying new things but somehow I
> can't quite push myself enough to eat an escargot or a frog-dish. It
> seems like many French dishes have a creature on it which I am not
> sure if I want to try. What can I do to overcome the fear of trying
> these French dishes?

As for snails: had them once and the were delicious, swimming in a
pool of butter and minced garlic.

Never been anywhere that frogs legs were served.

Aside from that, if you want to go to the home of European cooking
try Italian.  The Italians have forgotten more than the French
ever learned from them.  The Italians were preparing civilized
cuisine while the French were still huddled in caves gnawing on
bones.