As part of our On the Waters Edge series, we take a practical look at snapping turtle as a traditional wild food resource. I’ll walk through the process of cleaning and processing the turtle, preparing the meat, and cooking it into a finished meal.
Snapping turtle has a long history as table fare, but proper processing and preparation make all the difference. This is another example of how knowledge of the resources around our waterways can turn fishing, foraging, trapping, and harvesting skills into real-world self-reliance.
In this video:
• Snapping turtle processing
• Cleaning and preparing turtle meat
• Preparing the meat for cooking
• Breading and frying turtle
• Field-to-table cooking
• Wild food preparation
• Waters-edge skills and self-reliance
If you enjoy traditional outdoor skills, bushcraft, survival, fishing, trapping, camp cooking, and wild foods, check out the other videos in the On the Waters Edge playlist.