Alligator meat is OK to eat on Fridays during Lent, here's why and how to prepare it Alligators and other reptiles can be eaten on Fridays during Lent as chefs share cooking tips.

Gator Meat Blend: 1 lb. lean beef, such as brisket trimmings; 1 lb. fatty pork trimmings, pork jowl or belly; 1 lb. cleaned alligator meat, preferably “red” meat from the legs; Clean all meat of ...

Gator meat, which is classified as seafood, doesn’t have a true flavor outside of how it’s prepared. It shouldn’t have a scent, either.

Gator meat, which is classified as seafood, doesn’t have a true flavor outside of how it’s prepared. It shouldn’t have a scent, either.

"Gator meat, the best white meat there is," he said. People with alligator problems can call the state hotline, the State Nuisance Alligator Program or SNAP at 1-866-392-4286 or 1-866-FWC-Gator.

The meat from an 800-pound alligator that was caught on Saturday in Mississippi has been donated to soup kitchens in the state. The hide of the gator will also become the skin of leather goods.

A truck carrying a load of alligator meat spilled all over the highway between Mud Avenue and Evangeline Thruway. "We lost about $4,000 to $6,000," said DeRouen.