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Whale Meat

post #1 of 7
12/2/08 at 11:53am
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Having seen Whale Wars and recently read a few articles about Japanese whaling, I was wondering if anyone here has eaten whale meat, especially recently. Would anyone even admit it?

Lance
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post #2 of 7
12/2/08 at 12:52pm
Hey- I have!

Although not recently. A very fashionable restaurant opened on the waterfront in Boston around forty years ago. Forgottem the name. They made a very big thing about their specialty, whale steak.

Being even then on the foodie cutting edge (before the term was coined, even) we went to try it.

We were served big cuts of what looked like prime rib. They were gorgeuos! We carved off a bite - texture like prime, prime rib.

It tasted like... cod liver oil. :(

Maybe they've figured out a better way to do whale since then.

Wouldn't know... haven't had any since.

Mike :cry:
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post #3 of 7
12/2/08 at 1:17pm
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I bet that was quite a disappointment. If that's what whale meat tastes like (maybe different species taste different - although I can't imagine them tasting much different) I don't understand the Japanese desire for it.

Lance
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post #4 of 7
12/2/08 at 1:41pm
I've had whale dishes in Iceland and also the nordic regions.

can't say it's like cod liver oil; my mom never treated me to that,,,,
then again, can't say it is not an acquired taste.

in thin slices it's just like everything else, tastes like chicken.

in hunks, well - that's different.
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post #5 of 7
12/2/08 at 2:19pm
I tried it in Norway, many years ago. Didn't like it. But then, I don't like shark, either.
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post #6 of 7
12/2/08 at 4:14pm
Largely for the same reason some people want to build nuclear power plants on earthquake faults. It makes everyone else nuts.

BDL
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post #7 of 7
12/3/08 at 7:07am
I've had it last year, when I was in japan. But only paper thin slices, it's quite fatty, and couldn't really distinguish the taste, but it sure as **** wasn't delicious.
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