Darwin was less enthusiastic about the meat, writing "the breast-plate roasted (as the Gauchos do "carne con cuero"), with the flesh on it, is very good; and the young tortoises make excellent soup; but otherwise the meat to my taste is indifferent."
Darwin era menos entusiasta sobre a súa carne, e escribiu: "a placa do peito asada (como os gauchos fan a "carne con cuero"), coa carne nela, é moi boa; e as tartarugas novas fan unha excelente sopa; pero polo demais a carne para o meu gusto é indiferente".