Green Sea Turtle

The Green Sea Turtle. The largest hard shell marine Turtle in the world. Oh no, I’ve only written Turtle three times so far, and it already looks like a made up word. Turtle? It says it’s spelt right, but really, Turtle? Anyway, you may have noticed it doesn’t look particularly green (not this one - this one is really green), but that is because it gets its name from the layer of green fat under its shell. But, how do people know… well, this leads me to my next and main point. I have recently been reading a lot of pirate diaries and Green Sea Turtles are by all accounts, absolutely delicious. Buccaneers (so called for their method of food preparation) sold meat according to how ‘sweet’ or ‘fat’ it was. Turtle, being both, was the greatest delicacy and appears to have been quite addictive. You could also keep them alive on ships for months at a time, which saved on leccy bills. The only downside seemed to be that if you hadn’t eaten it for a while, or you ate too much, you would feel heavy and sweat green oil. I can’t tell if this is pirate banter or not, but ergh. Unfortunately, they’re now endangered, and very firmly on the not-for-gobbling list.