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Originally Posted by MMM
I have to agree...and maybe it is a regional thing...but in three years I only had whale meat two times, and neither time was at a restaurant, but at BBQs at friends house. Both times the whale meat was considered a "treat". Where I lived (in Hyogo) whale meat is in no way a staple food.
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The further north you go, the more prevalent whale culture becomes - just as the Japan sea coast of Japan has a crab culture that is in a different league than the rest of Japan. Apparently in some areas, the meat for curry is whale, you eat whale burgers at school, etc. I think that the Kansai area is the area with the lowest consumption, so it`s not a big surprise that you didn`t encounter it. I can`t say that it`s eaten all that much around here either, but it does exist on every menu at every izakaya / ippin-ryouri place I`ve ever been to.
It`s like the otsumami of choice among the older men.