[planet36]

"The fact is, that among his hunters at least, the whale would by all hands be considered a noble dish, were there not so much of him; but when you come to sit down before a meat-pie nearly one hundred feet long, it takes away your appetite."

Moby-Dick

Herman Melville

[iagooar]

I've had whale when I went to Norway.

Was it good? It was OK. Would I have it again? Probably not.

Still a nice experience. Also trying cured reindeer, moose and seal slices was pretty unique.

[repple]

Whale meat is so iron rich. Basically eating liver.

Now reindeer steak — that’s excellent!

[bookofjoe]

I recall having whale on a regular basis when I was college in Japan in 1968-69. I liked it, though its grey appearance wasn't appealing. I was always struck by how much it resembled meat in both texture and taste.

[Blackthorn]

It literally is meat. It's a mammal!

[bookofjoe]

To clarify: animal meat. I had a feeling this clarification would pop up...

[eulgro]

A whale is an animal...

[bookofjoe]

Sigh. OK. 4-legged.

[laxd]

# I was always struck by how much it resembled meat in both texture and taste.

Say what? How can a mollusc taste like meat?

[bookofjoe]

mollusc [sic]: 'An invertebrate of a large phylum which includes snails, slugs, mussels, and octopuses.'

[laxd]

Mollusc is a perfectly legal way of writing mollusk if that's what you mean. And everyone knows that whales evolved from hungry beach snails around 50mya.

[bookofjoe]

>And everyone knows that whales evolved from hungry beach snails around 50mya.

Favorite thing I've read this week.