A Break from Violet to talk Croc Tacs

 The other day I had the chance to go shopping with Sarah on a Saturday afternoon.  This is a somewhat rare occasion.  Mostly because I work during the day, but also because Sarah thinks I blow too much money when I go to the store.  I believe she mentions something about me going for one or two items and coming home with a "a few" more.  This is almost always because I just happen to find bargains that I cannot afford to pass up. 

With Sarah doing the majority of our shopping, it took me a while before I was introduced to the Thai grocery market experience.  At first, I thought everything looked fairly similar, but simply priced much cheaper than I had gotten used to in Switzerland.  That was until I ran into the frozen meat section.....

How do you not get excited when your presented with the options of Wild Boar Meat or Frozen Crocodile Tenderloins?  Somehow, Sarah found a way.  Me, on the other hand, I was ecstatic.
I quickly began loading up the shopping cart with both both of these superb choices and thinking about some of the great ways I was going to be able to use them.  I think Sarah could sense trouble with the amount of time I had spent in the meat department and made her way back to curb my enthusiasm.  She limited me to only one of the two.  I must admit it was a tough choice, but I finally made my decision to go with crocodile.
 

As soon as it was placed in the shopping cart I immediately started thinking about how to best use my crocodile tenderloin and who I could invite over to share this fine cuisine I was dreaming up.  I have often said tacos can be made from about anything and they will still taste great.  I figured the croc tenderloin would be a great way to find out.   We invited Dan and Amy and a few friends over for a Sunday afternoon meal.  To ensure they would accept our invitation I didn't mention what the menu would include.

The preparation of the tacos was as easy as I had expected.  I simply chopped up the croc and through it in the skillet with a little taco seasoning.  I then got a little soft and threw in some hamburger in to accompany the croc meat.   

Sadly to say, this is as close as I got to a picture of the finished good.  It was probably because I was too busy pounding my delicious croc tacos and soaking in the praise everyone in the group was singing about them.  Ok, the last part may be a bit of an overstatement.  In all seriousness, the tacos turned out pretty tasty.  Believe it or not, I think my croc meat experience held true to the saying of everything tastes like chicken, but this might have been a little chewier.  It would probably best be described as tastes like chicken and chews like squid.  While not a big fan of squid, when it comes to croc meat I figure the chewiness just allows you a little more time to savor the great taste of croc tacos!