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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 10:57 pm
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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.
muktuk if I am offered some when I travel to some of the more remote northern communities this fall.
I have had maktaaq a few times. I didn't notice any paticular taste but the texture was like chewing on a rubber ball.
Sometimes it's available in the local grocery but it very expensive
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