Posted on 07/01/2018 7:30:23 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
Iguanas are an invasive species in Florida and experts have seen an increase in population over the last several years. Whether it's to help with population control, or if people just find them down right tasty, reports have been popping up across the state about people eating iguanas.
South Florida resident Brittany Peters is one of those people. "I like to promote eating what you harvest and know a lot of people kill iguanas since they are a nuisance, and I wanted to cook and eat them hoping to encourage those who kill them to also eat them," she told ABC Action News.
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In reference to your last comment on strange animals of Australia; I give you The Duckbilled Platypus, an egglaying mammal!
The only way Ive tolerated gator was in an etoufee. Otherwise nyet.
Oh, look. Someone just ate Adam Schiff.
Oops. Wrong bug-eyed reptile.
People eating lizards in Florida is better than sacrificing livestock at the courthouse.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article131983429.html
Mmmmmm, cold blooded tree rats.
I bet their as good as squirrels.
Egads!!! What’s next?? The Hugh Manatee? Deep fried manatee?
Probably no worse than rattlesnake. Definitely safer to harvest.
BLT...YUMMY!
BUG EYED
LIZARD
TREAT!
I once ate a lizard named Lizzie,
it turned me all red and dizzy,
my girl looked at me and laughing with glee
said tonight no huggy, no kissie.
a giant bird made out of bacon woudl be better
Where's PETA??
it looks more like a juvenile bearded dragon.
they are also eaten in central america where they are called tree chickens (in their native language.)
My son has eaten one. I don’t recall him raving about the flavor though.
My experience eating gator - you know the smell of a swamp on a hot and steamy day? Now imagine that smell all over your tastebuds. That is what gator tastes like - the swamp.
they are also eaten in central america where they are called tree chickens (in their native language.)
Same thing with Asian carp, which are actually good to eat.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=asian+carp+cooking
So are pythons and New York liberals. How do pythons taste? I expect the New York liberals to be as nasty and bitter on the plate as they are running wild.
Directions
Since you can never tell what the weight is until you have it you will have to wing it. ...
Declaw, skin and gut.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Grill or broil till cooked through. ...
Cover with lime juice and cilantro.
The meat will taste a little like, yes, chicken. ...
Makes a nice meat filling for tacos.
The tail is mostly muscle.
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