Reptile and Amhibians as.... Food.. your opinion and experience...

Frog legs taste like chicken - I really enjoy it.
Living in Mississippi, I've had butter with smoked alligator in it at a restaurant (that now exists in Nashville) that was given with the fresh bread which was tasty too.

I'm not opposed to people eating any animal. Cultures are different and that makes them interesting. I'd try cat or dog even though I wouldn't dare eat MY cats or dog. (my husband has asked me several times if there is an apocalypse and we ran out of food, would I eat our animals. He would, I wouldn't!)

I am going to have to try Alligator again I had it one time 10 years ago and to me it tasted like a tough pork chop. After hearing from a lot of other people that eat it I think it may have been prepared wrong. I have eaten pretty much any game you can take in Missouri including frogs and I have no problem with eating anything up to and including BBQ raccoon. I am probably going to get crucified for this but I have said if I were ever in Europe I would probably try horse, and if I ever make it to Japan I would probably try whale.

I can't bring myself to eat venison and don't picture myself trying a reptile of any sort. I don't have a problem with people eating them, just not for me. Now, if I had to eat them to survive I would, no question at all.
I don't eat lobster and shrimp anymore, clams not so much either. I was horrified at the ripe old age of three that lobsters were cooked alive. Every time I go to Maine I feel ill. I do eat fish though, but not while I'm at the ocean. If I think about what I'm eating I'm finished. Yeah, I know but I can't help it!
Luckily for me a burger doesn't look like a cow.

Snapping turtle cooked properly is very good.

And yes, there really are several different kinds of meat in them.

My favorite method of cooking is best for the bigger, older turtles we commonly catch. I stew them.

Basically, once you get the meat free from the shell and innards, you skin it, chunk it up, simmer it in water with about a tablespoon of baking soda in it for about 15 minutes. Drain the turtle pieces, simmer in fresh water or even better chicken broth, with your favorite vegetables for 30 to 40 minutes or until tender. You can thicken the broth with cornstarch, or add cream instead.

If you want to take the time to clean the smaller ones, they are much more tender and are suitable for frying, I recommend soaking the pieces overnight in milk or soda water before frying.

You can also grill or roast pieces of smaller turtles after soaking.

Gale

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Originally Posted by angllady2

Snapping turtle cooked properly is very good.

And yes, there really are several different kinds of meat in them.

My favorite method of cooking is best for the bigger, older turtles we commonly catch. I stew them.

Basically, once you get the meat free from the shell and innards, you skin it, chunk it up, simmer it in water with about a tablespoon of baking soda in it for about 15 minutes. Drain the turtle pieces, simmer in fresh water or even better chicken broth, with your favorite vegetables for 30 to 40 minutes or until tender. You can thicken the broth with cornstarch, or add cream instead.

If you want to take the time to clean the smaller ones, they are much more tender and are suitable for frying, I recommend soaking the pieces overnight in milk or soda water before frying.

You can also grill or roast pieces of smaller turtles after soaking.

Gale

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Now I really want to try it! We're all coming over to eat at your place. :P

That is what I was thinking I really want to try turtle now.

I love gator. It's raised on gator farms for food just like any livestock so I don't see the problem. As long as the animal wasn't poached, I see no problem eating it.

Rattle snake isa very good, but hard to eat off of the bone. Turtle soup is rather good as well. Want to try gator.

I haven't had the opportunity to try any reptiles. I'd be quite interested in trying alligator or croc, but the thought of eating an amphibian creeps me out as much as the thought of eating snails as a delicacy. I have no ethical issue with it, I've owned goats and have tried goat meat, and I love cows but I love how they taste even more. I am a serious carnivore, I love meat as much as I love the animals themselves, lol.

Born and raised in Florida, Rattlesnake was a once a month meal at my household. I have eaten Alligator and Snapping Turtle a hand full of times and Frog legs more times then I can count. I have had dog once while stationed in Korea. I was tricked into eating it, and once I found out what it was, it did not stay inside of me very long. It was good, but eating dog to me was wrong due to the fact that I see them as pets, not food. While stationed in Korea, if it came out of the sea, I probably have tried it at least once. I have also eaten chocolate covered grasshoppers and ants. I will try just about anything once just to say that I have tried it.