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The meat of the reptiles is not only cheaper and tastier, but also relatively fat-free and full of protein. According to gourmets, the top part of the tail is the most popular and delicious piece. The taste is similar to that of poultry.
Pork in Thailand costs the equivalent of almost six francs a kilo, crocodile meat only about half.
That’s why crocodile meat is currently booming in the Southeast Asian country.
Due to rising pork prices, more and more people in Thailand are turning to crocodiles as an alternative. The reptile meat is not only cheaper and tastier, but also relatively fat-free and full of protein, the Bangkok Post quoted Wichai Rungtaweechai, the owner of a crocodile farm in central Thailand’s Nakhon Pathom province, as saying on Friday. Crocodile meat can be had for about 105 baht, or 3.20 francs, per kilo, while a kilo of pork costs 200 baht, the equivalent of six francs, almost twice as much, it said.
Many crocodile farms have focused on export
Many crocodile farms have so far focused on export, but are now increasingly serving the domestic market. According to experts, crocodiles are usually slaughtered at the age of three and a half years, when they weigh around 30 to 40 kilograms. An animal yields about twelve kilos of meat.
According to gourmets, the top part of the tail is the most popular and delicious piece. The taste is similar to that of poultry. “Meat from other parts of the body can also be used in a variety of ways, such as in grilled dishes, with noodles or in a wok,” said farm owner Wichai Rungtaweechai.
(DPA/sys)