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Where lion meat sells for $36 a pound
Got a hankering for some lion meat? How about a crocodile steak? Skunk soup? Then Mexico City’s San Juan Market is the place for you, reports the Spanish news agency EFE this week.
It seems the otherwise humble market has become the source for hard-to-find exotic meats, which are getting snapped up by a growing number of high-end chefs and demanding foodies.
The market also sells xoloescuintle, a hairless dog that sometimes found itself the main course on pre-Hispanic dinner plates. Lion meat was selling for $36 a pound earlier this month. And the skunk soup? Apparently it helps cure skin infections.
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