Variety of foods safe for Lent on light wood surface. - AntonSAN/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. During the prayer season of Lent, Catholics observe the practice ...

The church regards alligator as seafood, thus making it okay for someone to consume it during Lent without feeling like they sinned. Former New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond wrote a letter in 2010 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. During the prayer season of Lent, Catholics observe the practice of self-control by abstaining from meat on Fridays. Meat, in this case, ...

Muddy Waters Oyster Bar co-owner Diana Kucenic knows a thing or two about alligator. Her East Liberty seafood bar and restaurant, specializing in Cajun fare, has been serving up gator bites made from ...

Is alligator meat just a reptilian version of chicken or something entirely different? We put it to the taste test and reveal the surprising truth about this wild delicacy.