Disney World is no stranger to avante-garde cooking and culinary innovation. Just look at some of the crafty creations, from escargots puff pastries and BLUE barbecue sandwiches (?!) to Tomato Margaritas!
Feuilleté d’Escargot à la Crème d’Ail et Persil: Escargot in Puff Pastry with Garlic and Parsley Cream Sauce
But just how far outside the box are Disney restaurants — and Florida restaurants in general — willing to go if, umm, python becomes a food source?
When we think of pythons, we usually think of Kaa in The Jungle Book or, of course, Indiana Jones. Our minds don’t generally wander to pythons on the plate!
Indiana Jones Baseball Cap
However, as a tactic to combat the invasive Burmese pythons that have run rampant in the Everglades, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is working with the Florida Department of Health to determine if they’re safe for humans to eat, according to CNN. So that’s happening!
Snake at Entrance to Animal Kingdom!
For some context: pythons are non-venomous LARGE snakes that have become a LARGE problem for native wildlife in south Florida. So much so that we’re at the point where scientists are considering serving them for dinner!
Snake Plush
If they get the green light, this COULD mean python starts showing up on menus throughout the state, though it’s certainly hard to imagine Disney doing anything with snakes in their kitchens… . We’ll let you know if this DOES get approved in Florida!
Disney World is definitely no stranger to BIZARRE snacks!
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Hmmmm, sounds interesting. It is a giant long muscle with little to no fat….almost all protein from what I understand once you dress it. I remember just a few years ago some talk of Iguana beginning to show up on the plate soon. The iguana population in south Florida is also on the increase. It was another high protein low fat walking muscle… referred to as “Chicken of the Trees”..
Just found out the problem with eating the pythons in the Everglades. They contain a lot of mercury.