There was a clip from Galvan’s Instagram story where he lifts the cover of his Yeti cooler and says “turtle soup, turtle soup” as he pans over the two turtles. When Montemayor messaged ...

In its first iteration across the United States, turtle soup was typically made with green sea turtles, which lent the dish its signature viscous texture that turned gelatinous as it cooled.

Partly due to the difficulties in getting hold of turtles, mock turtle soup emerged as an appealing alternative in the 19th century and was even preferred by some diners. This was essentially the ...

More Jon G. Fuller/Associated Press ABC13 reports that since-deleted posts from the man discussed taking the turtles and saying that he would make turtle soup. Montemayor said he spoke with the ...

I thought it was a joke, 'I'm going to eat your turtles.'" Montemayor said of the semi-regular customer who he said came in, ordered a beer, and started talking about making turtle soup with the ...

“When I was a little girl, turtles used to come live [to the restaurant].They’d be crawling around the kitchen, and I’d be naming them.” Turtle soup is available at other New Orleans ...

Turtles were overfished in the late 18th and 19th centuries, drastically reducing their population. Heinz stopped selling turtle soup in the 1970s, when sea turtles were included in the Convention ...

There was a clip from Galvan’s Instagram story where he lifts the cover of his Yeti cooler and says “turtle soup, turtle soup” as he pans over the two turtles. When Montemayor messaged ...