Iguana meat

San Juan Sacatepequez

, Guatemala

Iguana meat has historically been important in the

colonial Mexico, he mentions the iguana as a traditional food throughout Western Mexico and describes it as good to eat when properly prepared. Iguana meat is legal in the United States of America and several other countries, however importation is restricted due to CITES

conventions.

There has been a marked preference for the

black iguana (Ctenosaura pectinata) in the region, though both are eaten.^[1]

Common recipes for the iguana include stews (guisado),

flautas

.

People in parts of South Florida have started cooking iguana meat after the Florida Wildlife Agency encouraged residents to kill green iguanas on their own property. In Puerto Rico, where iguanas are an invasive species, there have been efforts to promote iguana consumption.^[2]

References

Notes

^ Martinez Campos - Recetario (p. 14)
^ "Fine Dining May Solve Puerto Rico's Invasive Iguana Problem". Gizmodo. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 2020-01-05.

Bibliography

Martinez Campos, Gabriel - Recetario Colimense de la iguana - Mexico (2004) Conaculta
Sahagún, Br. Bernardino de - Historia General de las cosas de la Nueva España - Mexico (1975) Ed Porrúa
Fisher, Eliza - "Customs and Border Protection Confiscates Iguana Meat Near San Diego" - Huffington Post, 08/15/2011

[1] Martinez Campos - Recetario (p. 14)

[2] "Fine Dining May Solve Puerto Rico's Invasive Iguana Problem". Gizmodo. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 2020-01-05.

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