Turtle Meat is the national dish of the Cayman Islands. A true delicacy and perhaps the most traditional meal with older generations in the Cayman Islands, ‘turtling’- or farming for turtles, dates back to the 17th Century when settlers would harvest and sell the meat also to passing ships. To this day it is a tradition and a favorite among locals and it was a high protein source for red meat. the Turtle meat is done as a stew, in soups and many other preparations.
PLEASE note that turtles eaten in the Cayman Islands are not from the wild but a government-owned turtle farm which is also a tourist attraction. The meat from these farm turtles are used in soup or braised as steaks and burgers.
