re: Is this the kind of turtle some of yall eat?

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The majority of turtle soup in restaurants isn't made with turtle meat. I'm 95% positive that Palace Café in NOLA doesn't use real turtle meat

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I make a mock turtle soup that is better than most I've had at restaurants. One day I found turtle meat at Rouses and got all excited, but when I cooked it with the real stuff it wasn't nearly as good. I found the meat fatty, oily, and bland. Added veal to it to boost the flavor.
Admittedly, I'm a reptile lover so there's some bias. But a fully mature buck is what - 6-8 years old? I feel the same way when I see the gator hunters popping a 13 footer. Something that has endured for 75 years gets killed for a $200 paycheck. The farmed 6 footers yield better quality hides anyway from what I've read. To each his own, but for'me it's about respect.