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My Experience With Eating Tortoise For The First Time (50759 Views)
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| Chulex(m): 6:50pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
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It was a very sunny day as I drove from Port harcourt to Ughelli, and as usual I stopped at the the roadside stalls on the highway to buy foodstuff(usually prawns and plantain). Surprisingly I saw tortoises of various sizes hanging on from the wooden sheds. I got so curious as I have heard of people eating it and I had never tasted it. So I decided to price one small one, which I eventually bought for #1500. I happily put it in my booth anticipating what delicacy I wud prepare with it. How to kill it and remove shell now became the next issue, I've only heard of about people removing the shell with very hot water. Luckily for I found someone who was going to kill but instead of using hot water, the tortoise was heated on a stove to make it easy to remove the meat out of the shell. That was how I made Banga soup with with tortoise. Unfortunately I don't have photo of the soup but I have the picture of the tortoise and the killing process Even though all my friends criticized me for eating it, claiming it was an endangered species, I must confess I really enjoyed my Banga soup cooked with tortoise meat(Kinda tasted like chicken)
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| braine(m): 6:51pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
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Na wah... I thought they use it for charms especially those yahoo boys. so People eat this?? ?? 
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| tpiander: 6:53pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
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never had it before.
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| HungerBAD: 6:54pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
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I was born and raised in the Western part of Nigeria. Lagos specifically, although a Niger Deltan. As a young boy growing up, I use to see a lot of sacrifices with tortoise all around me. Those memories never left my head. I still associate tortoises with sacrifices. No vex. But to me it just be like say you chop one sacrifice now. 124 Likes 4 Shares |
| tpiander: 6:55pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
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| kossyablaze(m): 6:59pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
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Pukes
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| ThePeacemaker(m): 7:06pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
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Eatinq tortoise............... You chop the shell .
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| invisibility: 8:06pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
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Tortoise for real? That innocent harmless creature that never hurt anybody. The OP can eat anything.
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| Chulex(m): 12:44am On Sep 26, 2015 |
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No oh. You dey chop shell nof snail for your village?
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| Chulex(m): 12:46am On Sep 26, 2015 |
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Even sheep that is used to describe meekness and gentility people dey chop am. I am sure u have eaten too. What has the sheep done to deserve it?
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| okirewaju(f): 7:48am On Sep 26, 2015 |
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Nice Meat Ate it sometime ago Delish i tell you! 3 Likes 2 Shares |
| Keepshining(f): 2:17pm On Sep 26, 2015 |
Chulex:Men! tortoise can fart like kilode. 6 Likes |
| haytripple(m): 9:04am On Sep 27, 2015 |
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Exactly the way my cousin removed d shell also. I ate the meat that just to boast to my frd I ate a new kind of meat bt I didn't like myself 2ruout dat week cos anytime I av stomach bug my mind will ring back if the tortoise caused it lol
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| Re: My Experience With Eating Tortoise For The First Time by Nobody: 2:36pm On Sep 28, 2015 |
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Efulefu bastard! eat mbe  Thunder fire you!
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| HungerBAD: 3:05pm On Sep 28, 2015 |
Adanna28: We can send our message across without cursing. 55 Likes 1 Share |
| prettyjo(f): 8:11pm On Sep 28, 2015 |
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hmmmmmmm odiegwu 1 Like 2 Shares |
| Notyourb1tch(f): 9:47pm On Sep 28, 2015 |
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I hope you didn't boil the tortoise alive  I am speechless... 8 Likes |
| Re: My Experience With Eating Tortoise For The First Time by Nobody: 2:21pm On Oct 02, 2015 |
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Lalasticlala come and see a tortoise eater.
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| darmys(f): 2:26pm On Oct 02, 2015 |
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it is not supposed to be funny but the subject made me laugh. Meanwhile. do visit http://daminaija..com/ For your daily dose of Juicy entertainment news and more  you would love it |
| California30(m): 2:33pm On Oct 02, 2015 |
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I do go to my Friend's house when i was in Nigeria, his father was a native doctor, they will kill & cook the tortoise they used in sacrifices to the gods & we will all eat.
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| prodiG(m): 2:33pm On Oct 02, 2015 |
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abso"fuc.king"lutely disgusting!
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| Sweetcollins: 2:33pm On Oct 02, 2015 |
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Lol...try taste ezi offia(wild pig)
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| Burger01(m): 2:33pm On Oct 02, 2015 |
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My God! Nigerians can eat anything! Are we that hungry  Honestly, we are so cruel
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| GlorifiedTunde(m): 2:33pm On Oct 02, 2015 |
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Nyama!!  Nigerians can chop anything ehn!! 1 Like 1 Share |
| obinnajr(m): 2:33pm On Oct 02, 2015 |
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EWU
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| California30(m): 2:34pm On Oct 02, 2015 |
Adanna28:You eat chicken ?? You're a bastard 19 Likes |
| ITbomb(m): 2:34pm On Oct 02, 2015 |
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They are through with snakes, tortoise is now under siege God help us 12 Likes |
| jimi4us: 2:35pm On Oct 02, 2015 |
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Na so una dey spread virus.
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| Re: My Experience With Eating Tortoise For The First Time by Nobody: 2:35pm On Oct 02, 2015 |
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OMG! Poor thing that could have lived for two centuries.
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| free2ryhme: 2:36pm On Oct 02, 2015 |
Chulex: you are following the way of your ancestors don't worry you will soon become cave man 
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| KuliMart: 2:36pm On Oct 02, 2015 |
HungerBAD:
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| idemmili(f): 2:37pm On Oct 02, 2015 |
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Hmmn,How did it taste like?
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