crocodile meat
@bananarepublica (60)
Philippines
May 1, 2010 10:48am CST
hello fellow mylotters! i was able to watch on tv several days ago about crocodile meat fast becoming a favorite among exotic food lovers here. imagine munching a burger with patties made from ground crocodile meat? but those who have tasted it swears it tastes really good. no wonder breeding farms in the philippines are laughing their way to the bank because an order of this exotic dish fetches from 500-1000 pesos each in some restaurants that serve it. given the chance, would you taste it even if it's free?
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@cream97 (29087)
• United States
1 May 10
Hi, bananarepublica. I would not taste it, if it is totally free. I don't want to eat anything that is mean and ferocious looking. And an alligator does not seem appealing to me when it comes to eating. I think that I would be disgusted. I can eat from a cow before I eat from an alligator.
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@bananarepublica (60)
• Philippines
2 May 10
hello cream97! well that's what makes one's taste buds different from the other, and i cant blame you for that. thanks for sharing your thoughts and happy mylotting!
@Biomechanoid (2923)
• Estonia
1 May 10
I think that I would take the chance if I was offered to taste the crocodile meat. But I am sure it wouldn't become a habit for me to have that type of meat once in a while. I am still not sure about the conditions the crocodiles are kept in, it's possible that these farms don't have healthy atmosphere for keeping these beasts here. And I don't support keeping animals in horrible conditions. I would give it a try just because my curiosity.
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@bananarepublica (60)
• Philippines
2 May 10
hi biomechanoid! i guess it's normal for us to think first about how meat for human consumption is kept and prepared before eating them, right? just like you, i wouldnt try eating a kind of meat without being certain how that meat was kept, prepared and cooked. thanks for sharing your thoughts and regards!
@bananarepublica (60)
• Philippines
1 May 10
hi max1950! since alligators and crocodiles are distant relatives so to speak, it could be true that croc's meat is really as good-tasting as that of the alligator's. thanks for sharing!
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@BlueGoblin (1829)
• United States
2 May 10
I tried it before while down South. I didn't care for it much but then again I don't like much meat outside of certain fish, beef, turkey and chicken.
@bananarepublica (60)
• Philippines
4 May 10
and i don't blame you for that, after all, that's what makes one's taste buds different from the others' right? thanks for sharing and have a nice day!
@hofferp (4734)
• United States
1 May 10
I like to taste everything, at least once, so I'd try a crocburger. I bet it does taste good. Are you sure it's considered an exotic in the Philippines? Aren't crocodiles native? So then, it would be like us eating buffalo burgers... Buffalo, while they sound exotic, are native to the US.
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@bananarepublica (60)
• Philippines
2 May 10
hello hoferp! actually i havent tried crocodile meat yet, but at the rate some Filipinos are loving it, i guess it sure does taste good. we have native breeds here as well, but the meat that's fast becoming a hit here is that of farm-bred ones, so it's considered an exotic delicacy here. thanks for sharing and regards!
@bananarepublica (60)
• Philippines
2 May 10
hi mdengwm! well that's good news. aside from crocodiles being bred for their meat, they have therapeutic properties as well, as what you've heard. thanks for sharing your thoughts and regards!
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
1 May 10
hi bananarepublic I think I would give it a try but cannot say
whether or not eat the rest of it. Its good that the Phillipines have foumd some ways to make good money. I have tasted snake which I do
not really like, rabbit which makes me sick to think about , and
bison meat which is like beef with sugar on it,yucky really.
So I am game to try something and just will not promise I will eat
more of it. lol lol lol.
@bananarepublica (60)
• Philippines
2 May 10
hello hatley! well at least you have the guts to give something new a try. thanks for sharing your thoughts and regards!
@nijolechu (1842)
• Canada
1 May 10
I never had the opportunity to get to try the Ground alligator meat before. But I have heard that the exotic animal meats do have a gamey taste to them. I am one of those people that would like to try everything so I think I would like to try to taste some alligator meat if I could.
@bananarepublica (60)
• Philippines
2 May 10
hello nijolechu! well at least you too have the guts to try it yourself. good luck when you find one and thanks for sharing!
@Cutie18f (9551)
• Philippines
1 May 10
Really? Crocodile meat? I can understand why it is expensive because crocodile breeders here in our place spend lots of money feeding these crocs which are fed with chickens. These crocs are in the zoo and they get the money to feed the animals from the gate fee charged those who go to this mini zoo.
@bananarepublica (60)
• Philippines
2 May 10
hi cutie18f! that's right, crocodiles fed with live chicken! but the crocs here are in a farm exclusively for breeding. thanks cutie for sharing and have a nice day!
@ertommeasr (67)
• Italy
2 May 10
:D it's free, i would try to eat a piece of this meat! now i'm very curious
@ertommeasr (67)
• Italy
2 May 10
:D, if it's free i would try to eat a piece of this meat? now i'm very curious
@haxorfreek (524)
• Philippines
10 Oct 10
Well i wouldn't mind trying it. Since i really love exotic foods.
I think crocodile meat is a bit harder and leaner compared to beef since i think they don't have that much fat compared on livestock animals.
The price seems a bit costly, but i wouldn't mind trying and tasting it.
