Do people eat Iguana?

To see how people would react to eating iguana, Polo and his team convinced Chef Roberto Hernandez, executive chef of the top-notch Washington, D.C. restaurant, Mio, to cook with it. read more

Over the course of thirty years, the Island of Boca Grande in Florida went from having zero iguanas to over 10,000. This invasive species was making it impossible for native plants and animals to survive. The island finally decided to do something about it; they called George Cera. read more

Iguana meat has historically been important in the culinary traditions of Mexico and Central America; particularly in the states of Jalisco, Michoacán and Colima. In Fray Sahagún's history of colonial Mexico, he mentions the iguana as a traditional food throughout Western Mexico and describes it as good to eat when properly prepared. read more