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I like to try local delicacies everywhere I travel. I have tired deer, bear, squirrel, musk ox, alligator, crocodile, kangaroo, shark, moose, cariboo, seal, emu, ostrich, goat, beaver, zebra, just to name a few.

I would LOVE to try whale.

Cheers,

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Originally Posted by davidcalgary29 (Post 8170307)

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

It appears humpback whales have another stay of execution. News re the upcoming IWC meeting in that linked story. You should still be able to eat whale meat from the 2007 hunt - but can someone confirm this from JPN?