With or without ketchup?The meat is said to taste similar to chicken, but a bit stronger and tougher. And it's selling for about $14 a pound in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Along with bison, ostrich ostrich, common name for a large flightless bird (Struthio camelus) of Africa and parts of SW Asia, allied to the rhea, the emu and the extinct moa. It is the largest of living birds; some males reach a height of 8 ft (244 cm) and weigh from 200 to 300 lb and emu, iguana iguana (ĭgwä`nə), name for several large lizards of the family Iguanidae, found in tropical America and the Galapagos. The common iguana (Iguana iguana may be the newest "alternative" meat to hit U.S. markets. People (mostly Central American Central America A region of southern North America extending from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia. It separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean and is linked to South America by the Isthmus of Panama. immigrants) are willing to pay that much because the meat is believed to have many beneficial health properties. Not only is the budding market improving life for American importers, but it also is having an effect in El Salvador, where iguana farms are providing much-needed jobs. The farms also help keep the tropical forest intact, since that is where wild iguanas live. |
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