Eating Whale Meat In Japan
 

I've heard that's it's a popular food in Japan, and also Korea.

Have you tasted in and what are your thought's?

On another note, my X-Wife is from Kyushu, and she has eaten horse meat which is also eaten in that area..

Eat... more... tofu...

ahhh I feel pity for the whale T_T

I eat plenty now..

Love it:)

I haven't tried it. I'd like to say I'd never eat it but honestly if I was starving and whale meat was the only thing available to me, well...omnomnom
:D

I've tried it. Raw.

It takes a bit to get used to the texture, but it's soft and succulent, and has a lot of flavor.

While I'm not exactly terribly bothered by whaling, I don't think it's something I'd eat often. I've only ordered it three times in the past year, and the servings aren't very large - about the same size as your average plate of sashimi.

Do you feel pity for a cow? Cows are more friendly.

I am only angry that the animal is in extinction but I wouldn't really care if they killed whales (if there were tons of them).

I mostly like Japan and am intrigued by the ideas that come out of it.

This is one of the few things I absolutely hate about Japan.

I'm not into those big OMG I hate you, you kill the whales people. At the same time I'm a bit worried about how them becoming extinct is going to affect us in the long run.

I think the reaons are more to do with the price of fish!

I also think it's the cruel way of killing them that tends to attract, or is that just publicity?

God bloody knows how you are supposed to kill such a large ocean creature humanely, or does not the word humane relate to a whale?

Fair enough question, but I honestly don't know hence the 'bit worried' part. The only obvious one I can give you is that extinction would mean you're wiping out something you use for food, oil, cosmetics - it wouldn't make sense to kill them all if you think about it. As for the ecosystem I know they eat plankton/krill but I'm not sure what those do in the large scheme of things. Maybe too many unbalances things?

If someone put whale on a plate infront of me, I'd eat it.

Alot more places than Japan eat horse too, when I was young I tried horse meat when I was in france. I can't remember what it was like though.

The effect that the extinction of whales would have on the environment is immeasurable. So many variables to calculate.

The eco-system is like a game of Jenga (the game played with a wooden block tower where each player takes a piece of the block away without the tower crubling). Take out one piece and it could have drastic effect... or not.

I don't think so.

The extinction of an entire species ranks higher on my "outrage list" rather than the actions of a few extremists. Especially when I sympathise with the cause of these extremists.

True. Everything is (was) well balanced before humans started to f¾ck things up. I'm not saying I don't have a role in this, but it just sickens me to see how the world is losing it's natural balance gradually.

I understand what you are saying, but this means getting rid of medication and letting animals eat us XD

I meant the ecosystems. Animals can't eat us if we protect ourselves from them. People hunt them, destroy their habitat and poison them to the point at which they are almost or entirely vanished from the face of the earth. All for the sake of consumers and materialism.

Surely there can be a middle ground in which we can utilise and manage the resources of this planet without completely plundering.

I don't think the future is inevitably bleak for humans either way.

I agree. I think it's a huge step forward when people are more aware of the consequences of our actions.

I agree. It seems more and more people are... let's hope it never becomes a case of "too little too late".

Things can't go on forever. Sometimes, something has to perish in order to make room for something new. (see: Dinosaurs)

I love whale meat, the texture is not like any other meat there is, and whale meat is rich on taste

Taking into account the natural balance as I mentioned, perishment/extinction of species has been said to usually be a slow and gradual happening. We are accelerating the extinction of many species that have developed after the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Let's say: a meteoroid never had reached Earth. Theoretically, there would have been a wider range of species. The extinction of 1 or 2 species wouldn't matter much, but nowadays life has a lot more value. If we humans continue to destroy most animals, there won't be enough left over for nature to develop new species in the future (which is an extremely long process). And we all need animals for our short- and long-term development.

After the extinction of most dinosaurs, mammals had the chance to develop like never before. But what if mammals (excluding humans) would disappear? Then perhaps insects would have the chance to develop like never before. And I for one, don't want that to happen.

I've never tried whale, but I'll try almost anything once. (Mountain oysters being the only thing I can think of off the top of my head that I wouldn't try)

I've never cared for any type of extremist. What's the point in using violence to get your point across. It only makes your point less noticeable than your actions.

My ex-boyfriend's aunt is Filipino [she actually met his uncle for the first time in the Philippines [they met online]]. She said that fish eyes are a delicacy there and my ex confirmed it saying last time he was at there house she made fish and popped the eyes out and ate them like candy. I guess it could just be her household or something, but to each their own ;)

Fish eyes!

WOW!

they will be eating dolphins next!

Only if the dolphin blew all his money on lottery...

I have had whale meat. It is not something I feel the need to eat again. I have had it and didn't love it and didn't hate it, but that isn't an option, so I can't answer the poll.

I've never had whale meat but I would like to try it. I'm the type of person who will try any type of food at least once and if I don't like it I won't eat it again.

I love whales, and while it is sad that they are hunter into extinction. I would love to try whale meat attleast once in my life.
But I wonder if people would dissagree with whale hunting if whale's were "farmed" likes cows are....Allthough I can imagine the impossibility of raising whales like cows due to sheer size and natural instincts

Like a lot of people on here, I've never sampled whale meat, but given the opportunity, I would be willing to try it.

I don't think I'd be willing to try.
But I heard Oita has good Horse meat XDD

From my friend who went to Japan for a vacation.

Taste: horse meat > whale meat

Owning a horse and dived with whales beautiful creatures of the sea, you wouldn't get me eating either.

France is well known for horse meat right?
Gordon ramsey did try to promote horse meat actually. it's apparently leaner and healthier than beef.

I'd give whale meat a try, if it was given to me.
Of course Whaling is a big issue, but the propaganda and actions the activists movement is even more disgusting. yes, make a point, but killing humans along with it? Deranged!