Mock turtle soup from the time of the personal union between the Kingdom of Hanover and the Kingdom of Great Britain. While green sea turtle was popular for soup making in many countries, U.S. recipes included many other local species. Soup made from snapping turtles is still available in parts of the country. Similarly mock turtle soup recipes have a variety of substitute meats. Beside organ meats like the British recipes, recipes in the U.S. often use stewing beef or ground beef but may call for alligator. The Campbell Soup Company once produced canned mock turtle soup made of calf's head. In a
Green sea turtle reducing the amount of drag and improves their health. Historically, the turtles' skin was tanned and used to make handbags, especially in Hawaii. Ancient Chinese considered the flesh of sea turtles a culinary delicacy, including and especially "C. mydas". Particularly for this species, the turtle's fat, cartilage, and flesh, known as calipee, are sought as ingredients for making turtle soup, a popular 19th century American dish. In Java, Indonesia, sea turtle eggs were a popular delicacy. However, the turtle's flesh is regarded as "ḥarām" or "unclean" under Islamic law (Islam is Java's primary religion). In Bali, turtle meat was a