Aussie diplomat sorry for Cambodian turtle soup meal

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'My intent was not to promote these dishes, but to tell people about some of the foods I was offered during my recent provincial visit,' said Australia's ambassador to Cambodia Pablo Kang.

Ambassador Pablo Kang shared an image earlier this month of a bowl containing cooked turtle his party consumed during a visit to rural Pailin, but deleted the tweet after drawing criticism online.

The ambassador's culinary faux pas stirred little interest inside Cambodia -- where one particular softshell turtle species can be legally farmed and sold for food.But many other species of softshell are considered critically endangered around the world, and the pictures drew the wrath of online critics.

 

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