Watch: South Florida pizzeria makes viral 'Everglades Pizza' with iguana meat

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Florida restaurant goes viral for iguana pizza

After a recent cold snap, Ryan Izquierdo headed to Bucks Coal Fired Pizza with a wild request. Izquierdo captured cold-stunned iguanas and brought his unusual catch to Bucks Coal Fired Pizza in South Florida.

One South Florida pizzeria is pushing the boundaries on traditional toppings by adding a cold-stunned catch to the menu. Bucks Coal Fired Pizza in North Palm Beach created what they are calling the world's first iguana pizza. 

The backstory:

When temperatures dropped across the Sunshine State, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) issued an executive order on Feb. 1 and 2, allowing residents to remove cold-stunned iguanas without a permit. According to the FWC, green iguanas are a highly invasive species that damage the local environment and economy.

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After rounding up a handful of cold-stunned iguanas, content creator Ryan Izquierdo brought his unusual catch to Bucks Coal Fired Pizza. The pizzeria’s behind-the-scenes video of the process has gone viral online, racking up over 675K views and counting.

The video shows the pizza maker creating the "Everglades Pie" by adding olive oil, cheese, bacon, venison and iguana to the dough before sticking it in the oven.

What they're saying:

Izquierdo's first bite was loaded with iguana meat.

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"That's the tail meat. Very, very good. It tastes like, it really tastes like frog legs. It's a little bit sweet," he described.

The pizzeria says if they find an approved vendor, iguana pizza will be a permanent addition to the menu.

The Source: Information for this story was collected from Bucks Coal Fired Pizza.

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