Bad Tattoo Brewing91裸聊视频檚 newest creation will have you saying 91裸聊视频楥rikey!91裸聊视频� once you91裸聊视频檝e tasted their crocodile pizza.

Specially ordered from a farm in Australia, the Penticton brewery and restaurant decided to go wild and experiment with crocodile meat91裸聊视频搕he tail meat specifically. Donnie Carlson, head chef and dough boy at Bad Tattoo, said the idea to use an exotic meat as a topping arose during the recent Snakebite Film Festival.

91裸聊视频淲e were looking at funny stuff to do for a special. Our friend, Carl Meadows, held the Snakebite Film Festival a few weeks ago and we wanted to get rattlesnake for that night as a cross-promotion,91裸聊视频� said Carlson. 91裸聊视频淏ut Sysco can91裸聊视频檛 stock it anymore, it used to be something you could buy91裸聊视频� then we found the crocodile.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a farmed product out of Australia and what we91裸聊视频檙e using is the tail, so it91裸聊视频檚 a tail fillet.91裸聊视频�

Carlson said the meat comes frozen and staff only thaw as needed to preserve its freshness. He said this meat has surprising characteristics that one wouldn91裸聊视频檛 expect.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 actually really high in protein and super low in fat compared to chicken. It91裸聊视频檚 just one of those things that91裸聊视频檚 weird, so people don91裸聊视频檛 eat it. But it91裸聊视频檚 actually not as weird as you expect when you eat it,91裸聊视频� said Carlson. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 very similar to halibut in flavour, but it91裸聊视频檚 kind of similar to catfish in texture. So it91裸聊视频檚 tougher when it91裸聊视频檚 raw, and the joke of it tasting like chicken is very true.

91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 why we designed the pizza as like a barbecue chicken pizza. Except it91裸聊视频檚 barbecue sauce, ranch, and croc91裸聊视频� If I didn91裸聊视频檛 tell you (it was crocodile), you probably wouldn91裸聊视频檛 notice.91裸聊视频�

All dough for Bad Tattoo pizzas is made fresh, in-house and Carlson said they make a simple thin crust to 91裸聊视频渇ocus on the toppings.91裸聊视频� A pizza takes about four minutes to fully cook in the restaurant91裸聊视频檚 pizza oven, another reason why thin crust is an advantage.

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Carlson said the biggest challenge, aside from keeping the meat fresh, is overcooking. He explained that crocodile meat can dry out and become tough if it spends too long cooking, but because of the short cooking time in their oven they can avoid that.

91裸聊视频淚t kind of is the perfect cooking method for it. Goes on raw, comes out super quick so it stays tender,91裸聊视频� said Carlson. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 actually not that chewy because we cut it thin as well.91裸聊视频�

The crocodile meat is paired with a mild-spiced barbecue sauce, crunchy onions, cilantro, mozzarella cheese and poblano ranch. Carlson said this specialty pizza will be available 91裸聊视频渁ll spring and summer91裸聊视频� until the end of September until they switch back to their fall and winter menu.

Carlson said the crocodile pizza is best paired with a bitter IPA, but said any beer goes with pizza in general.

91裸聊视频淭his is definitely one of the weirdest ingredients we91裸聊视频檝e brought in, even in the process of getting it. No one carries crocs, so we had to get it special-ordered in,91裸聊视频� said Carlson. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 pretty expensive but it91裸聊视频檚 just too cool not to do it. And working with any raw product gives you that extra layer of challenge in cooking it. But I think it91裸聊视频檚 worth that challenge because it91裸聊视频檚 just such a unique item.

91裸聊视频淗ow often can you say you91裸聊视频檝e had something like crocodile?91裸聊视频�

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Jordyn Thomson | Reporter
 
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