calipee , auch: callipee

The flesh of turtles, calipash or calipee, was, and still is, considered a delicacy in a number of cultures.

Particularly for this species, the turtle's calipee, fat and cartilage are sought as ingredients for making turtle soup, a popular 19th century American dish.

The Bishop said grace; the promise became reality, green calipash and amber calipee swimming in their juice; and after some moments Jack said to Blaine, 'These classical fellows may prate about ambrosia till they go black in the face, but they did not know what they were talking about.