{"id":146384,"date":"2026-02-06T19:05:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T19:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/146384\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T19:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T19:05:17","slug":"watch-south-florida-pizzeria-makes-viral-everglades-pizza-with-iguana-meat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/146384\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: South Florida pizzeria makes viral ‘Everglades Pizza’ with iguana meat"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Florida Florida restaurant goes viral for iguana pizza<\/a> <\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. – 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The backstory:<\/p>\n

When temperatures dropped across the Sunshine State, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) issued an executive order<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

READ: Florida man gathers \u2018blanket\u2019 of frozen iguanas during cold snap<\/a><\/p>\n

After rounding up a handful of cold-stunned iguanas, content creator Ryan Izquierdo brought his unusual catch to Bucks Coal Fired Pizza. The pizzeria\u2019s behind-the-scenes video of the process has gone viral online, racking up over 675K views and counting.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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What they’re saying:<\/p>\n

Izquierdo’s first bite was loaded with iguana meat.<\/p>\n

READ: TikToker eats iguana tacos during South Florida cold snap: ‘That right there is a Florida man taco’<\/a><\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

The pizzeria says if they find an approved vendor, iguana pizza will be a permanent addition to the menu.<\/p>\n

The Source: Information for this story was collected from Bucks Coal Fired Pizza.<\/p>\n

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