Mock Turtle were not frequently used and often discarded, including the head, hooves, and tail; and uses the non-muscular meat to imitate turtle meat. Tenniel's illustration shows the Mock Turtle with the body of a turtle, and the head, hooves, and tail of a calf. The complicated pun, then, is both word-play and picture-play. Mock Turtle The Mock Turtle is a fictional character devised by Lewis Carroll from his popular book "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". Its name is taken from a dish that was popular in the Victorian period, mock turtle soup. Carroll enjoyed such puns on Victorian fashions and etiquette, and
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