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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran: Religious edict authorises crocodile meat consumption
2008-02-19
(AKI) - Iranian Shia religious authorities have issued a fatwa, or religious edict allowing crocodile meat to be eaten by humans. The meat of amphibian animals is deemed 'haram' or forbidden under Islam, while fish and seafood may be consumed.
Oh geez, crocs are reptiles, you idiots! Don't you even recognize your cousins?
I'm real fond of chicken. Its taste reminds me of crocodile.
Iranian regions have for some time been breeding crocodiles for their valuable skins, which are exported to Europe to make shoes, bags and belts etc. The fatwa came after a request by Iranian crocodile breeders who did not know what to do with the crocodile meat. The Short-Muzzle crocodile, known by local people as the Gando, or Persian Crocodile, grows up to five metres in length and is indigenous to Iran. In some US states such as Florida, crocodile steak is considered a delicacy.
Posted by:Fred

#10  But now suppose, one had sex with that alligator---can he still eat it?

I'm gonna go out on a (missing?) limb here and say if someone had sex with an alligator, they can probably do whatever they want.

(note: no mention of the camel/ship of the desert joke here!)
Posted by: SteveS   2008-02-19 20:24  

#9  Step Four: Call Papa John's already. We're *starving*!
Posted by: Seafarious   2008-02-19 20:03  

#8  I have one fine recipe for very Tough Olde 'Gator Meat. In fact, I bet I could sell this to Zen for the high dollar.

Step I
Begin Assembling Ingredients
1) large piece of Olde 'Gator Tail. 45 lbs
2) Cajun Fixins & Spices
3) mess of Hot Chilies
4) 3 bottles Tabasco
5) tin can full up w/ dried Cayenne
6) Louisiana-style Red hot sauce
7) Large Sack of onions
8) Stout Cypress Board larger than the Olde 45 lb. piece of Meat in Question

Step II

Tenderize Olde 'Gator meat
1) pound meat with big wooden mallet.
2) pummel meat with fists until tired.
3) Jump up and down on Olde 'Gater meat with clean rubber boots.
4) Repeat steps 1, 2, and 3 until Olde 'Gater is tender.

Step III

1) Hand Rub every ingredient into the 'Gator Meat in proportions to yer liking
2) Hand rub them Spices and Ingredients some more..
3) Repeat

Now after the 6 or 7 hours of preparation take the 'Gator Meat liberally slathered with the Spices and Ingredients and carefully place it on the Cooking Cypress Board and slip it into a slow cooking hardwood & fruit-wood burning oven.

next check the 'Gator just before sunset and bedtime, the oven should be set at around 240F.
The Next morning the smell should be driving every neighbor and hound dog for ten miles around into pure ecstasy

Now is the time for every man to stand up and join the Marines
Posted by: RD   2008-02-19 19:52  

#7  But now suppose, one had sex with that alligator---can he still eat it?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2008-02-19 18:25  

#6  Gator tastes good!
Posted by: 3dc   2008-02-19 13:17  

#5  #2 lol. "Mah, mah Beudreaux this heah crocadia tase jest lak 'gator meat."
Posted by: GK   2008-02-19 10:12  

#4  Sounds like the sort of fatwa that gets issued when other foodstuffs are becoming scarce or expensive...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2008-02-19 10:10  

#3  "In some US states such as Florida, crocodile steak is considered a delicacy."

It would be, considering that there are only a few dozen crocodiles in Florida, compared to millions of alligators.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2008-02-19 09:03  

#2   In some US states such as Florida, crocodile steak is considered a delicacy.

In Louisiana EVERYTHING is considered a delicacy.

(Never ask a Cajun whats in the pot)
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2008-02-19 09:03  

#1  Fins and scales folks. Fins and scales.
Posted by: newc   2008-02-19 04:27  

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