Croc meat for dinner !!!

If Pig -> Pork, Cow -> Beef etc. then what is Crocodile ->? :) I was thinking this after I came back to the apartment having had Crocodile meat for my dinner.

Sifaan was back in Bangkok ( this time as Coach for a school software programming team ) and we planed to catch the Dinner Cruise on the Chao Phraya river... unfortunately we were late in getting there and missed out on the cruise boat...after trying to negotiate with a guy at the pier who didn't speak English very well we ended up being taken to a restaurant on the riverside.
Making the best out of the situation we decided to have dinner there...

The menu did have some not so normal things on it... Ostrich, Frog, Sanke and Crocadile !!! Wanting to try something different we went for the Crocodile... :) The meat was tough and rubbery :) besides that it was just fine. Though it want really the most delicious it was worth the price for a new experience!!!

Here is an extract from Wikipedia about Croc meat...

"Crocodile is consumed in some countries such as Australia, Ethiopia, Thailand, South Africa and also Cuba (in pickled form). It can also be found in specialty restaurants in some parts of the United States. The meat is white and its nutritional composition compares favourably with that of more traditional meats. It does tend to have a slightly higher cholesterol level than other meats. Crocodile meat has a delicate flavour and its taste can be complemented by the use of marinades. Choice cuts of meat include backstrap and tail fillet."