The plastron is the ventral, or bottom, part of the shell of turtles. After removal from the horny plate or shell, it is used in turtle soup. Tortoise plastron is dried and sold in traditional Chinese medicine.

Categories: Meats, Fish and Seafood
Derived from: Turtle
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Wikidata ID: Q13486671
Wikipedia title: Turtle shell
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Wikipedia article: Turtle shell
Larousse Gastronomique; Montagné, Prosper, 1961
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