Originally Posted by
JHattery
Seal was not much better.
Had a project back in High School involving Native Alaskan Culture. So as one of the things I brought in was seal. It didn't really go over that well, but was ok. It was battered and fried, and extremely smelly, like bad fish. Tasted fishy too and had the consistency of liver. Not many students tried it
Originally Posted by
davidcalgary29
I would not normally choose to eat whale, either, but I note that missing from this discussion are the legal whale hunts and the consumption of whales by aboriginal peoples in North America. Many southern foods are prohibitively expensive, and native mammals, including whales, are considerably more nutritious than what is trucked/flown up from the south. Really, what's the greater affront to urban ethics -- eating whale, or eating a greasy, unhealthy $50 bucket of KFC that was probably made with factory-farmed pullets? I certainly won't turn down muktuk if I am offered some when I travel to some of the more remote northern communities this fall.
Originally Posted by
brucebowe
My wife worked with an gal from Barrow whose parents would FedEx her whale meat once in a while. She grew up eating it and loved it.
What all this has to do with flying I can't imagine except that folks that fly a lot tend to be interested in lots of things. Including zipping through the air at 500 mpg and 35,000 ft whilst sipping a cocktail. People are surely funny.
I was in charge of a Scouting event last year in ANC (OA Section W-1B Conclave) and since the location was unique, (Had people from the West Coast, OGG & Japan fly up) I contacted a friend of my Dad's who lives in BRW, and he arranged for a cooler full of muktuk to be Goldstreaked down to us in ANC. The stuff was quite strong too, and very chewy. Lots sampled a piece of it... not many liked it. But it was the experience.
My favorite exotic animal has been beaver. I especially enjoyed the fatty tail.