Overfishing first pushed green sea turtles to near extinction, followed by decimation of diamondback terrapin populations. In their place, snapping turtles were used as an alternative, while mock ...

Green sea turtles were typically the first type of turtle sought for the dish, but as numbers plummeted, cousins such as snapping turtles and terrapins were next on the list. In fact, no "dish was ...

Terrapin could easily and effectively replace ... Galatoire’s sources its turtle meat from local snapping turtle farms and makes the soup with ground turtle meat, beef broth, onion, bell pepper ...