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What is the American nickname for armadillo meat used for human consumption?

Question #108644. Asked by BaronBatty.
Last updated Dec 06 2016.

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The Nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), or the nine-banded long-nosed armadillo (and colloquially as the poor man’s pig or poverty pig), is a species of armadillo found in North, Central, and South America, making it the most widespread of the armadillos.

During the Great Depression, the species was hunted for its meat in East Texas, where it was known as "Hoover Hog" by those who considered President Herbert Hoover to be responsible for the depression. Earlier, German settlers in Texas would often refer to the armadillo as Panzerschwein ("armored pig").

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine-banded_Armadillo#Hoover_hog

Sep 09 2009, 6:38 AM
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Thanks Zbeckabee, I didn't know that. But there's another term that people, in Texas at least, use for the barbecued flesh of the little armoured one.

Sep 09 2009, 8:46 AM
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Armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) are mammals, though their backs are covered by a bony shell. Armadillo, which means “small armored thing,” was given its name by Spanish conquistadors. The Aztec name was azotochtli, which means “turtle-rabbit.”

Armadillos are sometimes called “gravediggers,” especially in the South, because of their inclination to dig in soft dirt (such as a freshly dug grave) while searching for insects to eat.

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Texas Turkey

link http://www.rogueturtle.com/articles/armadillo.php

Possum in a half shell

link http://www.dirtdoctor.com/organic/garden/view_question/id/7/

Texas Speed Bumps

link http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Texas%20Speed%20Bump

Response last updated by LadyNym on Dec 06 2016.
Sep 09 2009, 9:24 AM
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Possum in a half shell is the one I was thinking of, but the others are hilarious as well.

Sep 09 2009, 6:05 PM
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