Not so long ago you could find Campbell’s turtle soup sitting alongside minestrone ... Even if people are allowed to eat a few turtles every once in a while, there is another important reason ...

quoting from food historian Paul Freedman in the book Man-Eating Monsters: Anthropocentrism and Popular Culture. The popularity of turtle soup combined with a growing scarcity of turtles even led ...

According to these guidelines, the turtle soups might be safe to eat at least once a week for healthy adults, depending on how much meat was in the soup. Chef Aaron Gottesman holds a bowl of turtle ...