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Specially ordered from a farm in Australia, the Penticton brewery and restaurant decided to go wild and experiment with crocodile meat香蕉视频直播搕he tail meat specifically. Donnie Carlson, head chef and dough boy at Bad Tattoo, said the idea to use an exotic meat as a topping arose during the recent Snakebite Film Festival.

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Carlson said the meat comes frozen and staff only thaw as needed to preserve its freshness. He said this meat has surprising characteristics that one wouldn香蕉视频直播檛 expect.

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All dough for Bad Tattoo pizzas is made fresh, in-house and Carlson said they make a simple thin crust to 香蕉视频直播渇ocus on the toppings.香蕉视频直播� A pizza takes about four minutes to fully cook in the restaurant香蕉视频直播檚 pizza oven, another reason why thin crust is an advantage.

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Carlson said the biggest challenge, aside from keeping the meat fresh, is overcooking. He explained that crocodile meat can dry out and become tough if it spends too long cooking, but because of the short cooking time in their oven they can avoid that.

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The crocodile meat is paired with a mild-spiced barbecue sauce, crunchy onions, cilantro, mozzarella cheese and poblano ranch. Carlson said this specialty pizza will be available 香蕉视频直播渁ll spring and summer香蕉视频直播� until the end of September until they switch back to their fall and winter menu.

Carlson said the crocodile pizza is best paired with a bitter IPA, but said any beer goes with pizza in general.

香蕉视频直播淭his is definitely one of the weirdest ingredients we香蕉视频直播檝e brought in, even in the process of getting it. No one carries crocs, so we had to get it special-ordered in,香蕉视频直播� said Carlson. 香蕉视频直播淚t香蕉视频直播檚 pretty expensive but it香蕉视频直播檚 just too cool not to do it. And working with any raw product gives you that extra layer of challenge in cooking it. But I think it香蕉视频直播檚 worth that challenge because it香蕉视频直播檚 just such a unique item.

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