Originally Posted by
Rejuvenated
I know they are extremely popular dishes in Japan and Norway. I've never had them before. Are they red or white meat? What type of whales are normally harvested for these? Do they taste more like other fish or are they similar to your average poultry (chicken, beef, lamb, pork, etc). Even though I have never tried them, I am definately not against the consumption of such animals.
You are in luck - it is Japan's whaling season!
Japan intends to kill a broader variety of whales this season for secretive 'research' purposes, before the meat is harvested and sold. Perhaps you could contact the Japanese Government's whaling agency via a website, or find info on the places where people
choose freely to eat whales.
If whale meat, which reportedly is not very tasty, was extremely popular, wouldn't fishermen from other countries also be illegally killing them to supply the extreme demand?
I am against the killing of whales, supposedly protected species, for industrial-scale food production.
Interesting question, but I think you will need to travel to one of these countries to find your answer.