Would You Eat This ?
By Kandase
@Kandae11 (56627)
June 22, 2022 9:27am CST
Actually it is consumed in countries of South America, Central America, a few countries in the Caribbean , even Florida and some other States.
I am talking about the Iguana, which is a specie of the larger members of the lizard family. Yes, the Iguana is a large lizard.
It is referred to as " The chicken of the trees" by those who eat it because it ' tastes like chicken' , but it is higher in protein and very low in fat.
Imagine catching one of those or taking it home from the market to prepare it for supper?--I couldn't do it. Of course you can buy it already skinned and deboned.
Would you be willing to try Iguana meat? Have you tasted any of the exotic meats available on the market?
Image from Wikipedia
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@DaddyEvil (152350)
• United States
22 Jun 22
I would try it. When I was a kid, mom always bought any unusual-to-us foods to try. As an adult, Pretty and I have tried lots of different types of meat. Some of them, like emu and kangaroo, I won't eat but at least I did try them.
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@Kandae11 (56627)
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22 Jun 22
I suppose it depends on the taste and texture too. Long before l was vegetarian l attended a birthday party. Dinner was buffet style and l remember taking a hefty serving of what l thought was chicken curry. I had a few bites then l was informed by someone that what l was eating was iguana meat.
I couldn't continue. Foremost in my mind was its not very appetizing appearance and the fact that it is in the reptilia class
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@RebeccasFarm (95312)
• Arvada, Colorado
22 Jun 22
I could do it if I was hungry enough. That would have to be in a certain circumstance.
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@Kandae11 (56627)
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22 Jun 22
@RebeccasFarm l happened to me once. I mistook it for curry chicken.
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@aninditasen (17205)
• Raurkela, India
23 Jun 22
I don't take any meat excepting chicken. I would feel squamy if I saw such meat.
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@aninditasen (17205)
• Raurkela, India
24 Jun 22
@Kandae11 I won't go close to it, leave alone eat it.
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@Kandae11 (56627)
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24 Jun 22
@aninditasen Ha, ha ha. It has spiny bristles along its back which kind of identifies it with the dinosaurs of ancient times.
@Nakitakona (57316)
• Philippines
28 Jun 22
We don't have iguana here. But we have a similar kind of animal and I had eaten one. It's tasty, yummy like the chicken meat. I'm talking about monitor lizard.
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@Nakitakona (57316)
• Philippines
29 Jun 22
@Kandae11 They're classified as reptiles.
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@Beestring (15560)
• Hong Kong
22 Jun 22
Umm, don't think I'll eat it. When I was a kid, fried corkroaches were sold as street food in Hong Kong. Corkroaches are also high in protein. I think nobody eats them now.
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@Beestring (15560)
• Hong Kong
22 Jun 22
@Kandae11 I remember people saying that they were crispy and quite tasty. lol
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@snowy22315 (192147)
• United States
22 Jun 22
It wouldn't be high on my list, but I have eaten gator meat. It does taste like chicken, and around here they sell gator nuggets in places.
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@RasmaSandra (86560)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Jun 22
Actually I would like to have one as a pet but I would not eat it,
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@Marilynda1225 (85172)
• United States
22 Jun 22
Nope!! not something I'd be interested in trying even if it tastes like chicken. However if it was served to me and I didn't know it was iguana ...
@Marilynda1225 (85172)
• United States
23 Jun 22
@Kandae11 I think I would have reacted the same way. There's just some animals I wouldn't want to eat no matter how good they tasted and iguana would be among them.
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