Whale Meat!

[Heather]

Lamb is great stuff. But I strongly dislike it it bosnian food.

[Nokutetsu]

Originally Posted by JasonTakeshi

Never tried it, but i will someday.

I wanna try Kangaroo. They say Kangaroo is good.

Kangeroo is really nice. They sell it at our local butcher here, and when I first saw it I was suprised. I've heard of red meat but it was such a bright colour, and I would recommend it.

Crocodile...I've tried that too, and snake. They taste like Chicken.

I can't say I've had whale though.

The best meat I've ever tried is Camel. It's like beef, but slightly sweeter?

But lamb is still my favourite.

[edelweiss]

I can understand eating all kinds of farmed animals but I am strongly against the killing of whales for any purpose. I don't care if they taste like a slice of heaven, I think it is very wrong for anyone to eat them.

[thcuteness]

Hmmm i may actually try it now if I get the chance, I always thought it would be rubbery but i guess not.

[Sashimister]

Originally Posted by edelweiss

I can understand eating all kinds of farmed animals but I am strongly against the killing of whales for any purpose. I don't care if they taste like a slice of heaven, I think it is very wrong for anyone to eat them.

And it's ok to slaughter other animals for food? It's your country that consumes rediculous amounts of animal meat, not Japan! You sound like Bob Barker.

[Nokutetsu]

Originally Posted by edelweiss

I can understand eating all kinds of farmed animals but I am strongly against the killing of whales for any purpose. I don't care if they taste like a slice of heaven, I think it is very wrong for anyone to eat them.

I agree with Shashimister. It is your country that has a reputation and kills the most living things, not Japan. Compared to all the animals killed and eaten in the US, Japan is nothing, and it has nothing to do with America being bigger than Japan.

[RickOShay]

Originally Posted by edelweiss

I can understand eating all kinds of farmed animals but I am strongly against the killing of whales for any purpose. I don't care if they taste like a slice of heaven, I think it is very wrong for anyone to eat them.

I agree, this point of view is extremely subjective, and biased. I know you are saying it is just your opinion, but try to look at things through the eyes of other cultures before passing judgment upon them based upon your own values. Nobody is forcing you to eat whale, or stopping you from eating something that you may eat.

I believe political compromises should be sought after for people who feel strongly about these things.. but nobody is ever (nor should ever) completely have their way over something like this, especially in dealing with another country's customs. If something is done within reason, and no crimes against humanity are being committed, I do not think harsh political sanctions or whatever should ever be imposed.

[RickOShay]

Originally Posted by clintjm

Delicious, almost as good as dolphin.

I won't touch horse meat though. Basashi is just wrong. A horse is man's loyal friend.

Actually I found basashi to be quite yummy. Very very lean. But not something I would go out and get on my own.

Whale on the other hand.. i cannot say I was that impressed. Don't get me wrong, it was not bad, but I will take a good cut of salmon or tuna over it any day.

[yuujirou]

Originally Posted by Nokutetsu

I agree with Shashimister. It is your country that has a reputation and kills the most living things, not Japan. Compared to all the animals killed and eaten in the US, Japan is nothing, and it has nothing to do with America being bigger than Japan.

heeeeeeey =.='''
at least in america we 'breed' our animals with the intent to mercilessly kill them at a certain age >.>'''
and at least we feed ours in... crude conditions and.... w/ shitty food and well.. yea i got nothin =P
sorry
but i gotta side w/ these two~
nothing wrong w/ whale meat x]
other than that i haven't had the chance to try any
and that it's .... not exactly readily available state side >.>'''
damn americans.... just because we can't farm/brutalise it, we don't sell it
>.>''

[JustMe]

I personally, would never try whale or bear or anything strange, unusual and rare that had a pulse.

Yes, it's true that America has a bad history of cruelty when dealing with large amounts of farm animals, but so have many other countries.
I'm sure there are chicken or cow farms in Japan that are as disgusting as some of America's.
I'm sure there are fish farms there that aren't very pleasant, too.

It may be in Japanese culture to eat many different sea animals, but when people go out to kill an animal (whale, bear, snake, rare fish), purely for the sake of tasting it, to me that is very wrong.

I occasionally eat meat and fish, and I like it. I'm definitely not against it.
But when a human being can live a perfectly healthy life eating vegetables etc. and small amounts of meat/fish, then why do we need to hunt, kill and eat whales and so on unnecessarily? Purely for taste or a tick on a list.

Everything we need nutritionally can be found in fish and meats that are farmed sustainably and humanely.
Of course, exotic and strange animals are always going to be eaten by people because they want to explore and taste things they've never had before.
But when harpooning a whale species to the point of almost becoming endangered because it tastes "like heaven, and melts in the mouth", that is just ridiculous and should be illegal, no matter whose custom it is.

Unless the animal that people wish to eat can be farmed or fished humanely and sustainably, it should not be on a menu.
Having something rare, old and complex killed because you happen to like the flavour is laughable.