daveonezero
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Nope too smart. Same reason I don't eat calamari anymore and am abstaining from eating pork too.
Does anyone else ever think about eating whale?
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Domisto
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Had whale in Iceland way back. Was like very tasty stewed beef. The local stuff is not endangered so I wasn't worried about it. Sounds like their exports are a bit dubious though, not sure why they allow it.
Also had horse in France. Just tasted like a regular rump beef steak. Probably not the best cut, cooked it myself. Still good eatin' but nothing special.
I kinda want to explore eating insects more. Maybe with the occasional guinea pig.
Also had horse in France. Just tasted like a regular rump beef steak. Probably not the best cut, cooked it myself. Still good eatin' but nothing special.
I kinda want to explore eating insects more. Maybe with the occasional guinea pig.
Phunkydiabetic
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I read somewhere dolphin's are pretty smart too, you gonna stop eating dolphin?
farmerboy
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iconmaster
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Why are you bringing up whaling? Assume we mean farm-raised fins and minkes.
GhostofBabel
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Invalid defence for not being drunk.
The way we (and Japan) are overfishing tuna makes me think we kinda do need to start fishing whale... as humanly as possible, and only some species.
MilkyJoe
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Anyone that farms whales for food is also a c-word then. Whales are way too high on the intelligence ladder to consider food.
Domisto
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We just need to eat less meat/fish. And for fish eat lower down the food chain, sprats, anchovy, sardine, mackerel.
I'll try anything but I don't eat meat that often. Wouldn't surprise me if most people eat three times what they need for a balanced diet. Plus it's led to most meat products being shit quality. You have to pay for decent stuff and I'd rather pay for that and eat a lot less.
I'll try anything but I don't eat meat that often. Wouldn't surprise me if most people eat three times what they need for a balanced diet. Plus it's led to most meat products being shit quality. You have to pay for decent stuff and I'd rather pay for that and eat a lot less.
iconmaster
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I don't think it's possible to farm raise whale, I was yanking your chain. I'm not really for killing whales in any fashion, but I still think about eating one.
I contain multitudes.
Vow of Silence
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Just popped in to say no. Bye.
Liljagare
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Grew up in the 80's, mom and dad bought whale a few times.
Horse meat is way better (and is actually better than beef/pork.. :0).
I would go so far as to say, after Moose, Horse meat is the second best meat, both are tender, and juicy/buttery in flavour, only a good hand raised chicken can compare.
Btw, Moose as in:
Horse meat is way better (and is actually better than beef/pork.. :0).
I would go so far as to say, after Moose, Horse meat is the second best meat, both are tender, and juicy/buttery in flavour, only a good hand raised chicken can compare.
Btw, Moose as in:
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RokkanStoned
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Is there really a taboo? I live in Norway and never noticed anyone batting an eye at whale meat being sold. My opinion? I'd rather just have beef and I can't remember being really impressed when I got it on sushi either, though it certainly wasn't bad.
RiccochetJ
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I"d try it. Learning about the Inuit and how they subsisted largely on whale for a time makes me curious.
Stiflers Mom
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Tried it in Japan, and it's horrible.
Even most japanese I asked were not fond of it.
Even most japanese I asked were not fond of it.
JimiNutz
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I'm trying to eat less mammals in general.
Whales are highly intelligent and I wouldn't want to hunt them for food or keep them in captivity as livestock.
If one died of natural causes though then I'd be up for having a little sample. I like to try various fleshes and meats given the opportunity.
Whales are highly intelligent and I wouldn't want to hunt them for food or keep them in captivity as livestock.
If one died of natural causes though then I'd be up for having a little sample. I like to try various fleshes and meats given the opportunity.
AnotherOne
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Tesseract
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AnotherOne
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Umm no it's just alot of fat.
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JimiNutz
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I've lived the meat life for many years, steak and eggs for breakfast, chicken for lunch and lamb for dinner. I love meat.
Past year or so I've been trying to eat less mammals though. Birds and fish are still fair game but I try to limit my pork, beef and lamb to once a week maybe twice at most.
I still eat meat three times a day, I just spare my mammal friends where I can. Getting old and soft I guess lol
Osukaa
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Its actually really really good. I eat it when I go to Japan. Its sorta like beef but really tender. I actually seek it out when i'm there. I've had it just about every way it can be cooked I think. Its funny cause I remember we went to a restaurant that served horse but man I couldn't do it.... I've never swam with whales but I've rode horses so I guess the bias is that lol
JimiNutz
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Horse is delicious.
Arguably better than beef in my opinion. I've only eaten it a couple of times though.
Osukaa
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Dammit I might have to make the jump next time and just try it. Although I will most likely never be able to look another horse in the eyes. LOL
Liljagare
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I'd figure if you live in one of the 2 nations left on the planet that still hunt whales, you'd probarly not hear anything negative? I know that norwegians are daft, but, ya really that daft?
But , kom igen, du vet precis vad du gör....
EDIT: Norwegians still hunt whales, and don't "get" at all what would be wrong with it, and as soon as you confront them... well...
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RokkanStoned
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I'd figure if you live in one of the 2 nations left on the planet that still hunt whales, you'd probarly not hear anything negative? I know that norwegians are daft, but, ya really that daft?
But , kom igen, du vet precis vad du gör....
EDIT: Norwegians still hunt whales, and don't "get" at all what would be wrong with it, and as soon as you confront them... well...
One of the two? I'm pretty sure a lot of Northern Hemisphere nations with a coast towards either the Pacific or Atlantic ocean do whale hunting, while a lot of countries without much tradition for whale hunting cry. Usually only greenpeace crazies object to the existence of whale hunting, while Norway has a more sensible approach to most of these issues. Mainly the sustainability is important and that the quotas for each species of whale will differ depending on the actual circumstances, rather than just outright ban whaling just because. That's without considering that IWC operate with ridiculous perceptions of "unexploited sizes", which is just environmental sophistry nearing towards a naturalistic fallacy. And the amount of nations who are just anti-whale hunting without any base in a sensible ecological approach. There's a reason why IWC is controversial and is heavily criticized of being more emotionally driven and political, rather than science based.
But yeah, you're probably right that we don't hear a lot about it, but I'm pretty skeptical about the idea that they hear much about it in other countries that don't do whaling as well. It seems like a really niche or minor issue for most imo. In Norway you also have environmentalists, but they've been focusing mostly on wolves and farms lately.
Du vet, her i Norge prøver vi helst å unngå svenske tilstander.
Mycket besvär från våra svenska bröder, men vi gillar er ändå.
Liljagare
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One of the two? I'm pretty sure a lot of Northern Hemisphere nations with a coast towards either the Pacific or Atlantic ocean do whale hunting, while a lot of countries without much tradition for whale hunting cry. Usually only greenpeace crazies object to the existence of whale hunting, while Norway has a more sensible approach to most of these issues. Mainly the sustainability is important and that the quotas for each species of whale will differ depending on the actual circumstances, rather than just outright ban whaling just because. That's without considering that IWC operate with ridiculous perceptions of "unexploited sizes", which is just environmental sophistry nearing towards a naturalistic fallacy. And the amount of nations who are just anti-whale hunting without any base in a sensible ecological approach. There's a reason why IWC is controversial and is heavily criticized of being more emotionally driven and political, rather than science based.
But yeah, you're probably right that we don't hear a lot about it, but I'm pretty skeptical about the idea that they hear much about it in other countries that don't do whaling as well. It seems like a really niche or minor issue for most imo. In Norway you also have environmentalists, but they've been focusing mostly on wolves and farms lately.
Du vet, her i Norge prøver vi helst å unngå svenske tilstander.
Älskar Er med, but no, it's Alaska that allows it for the natives, Faroe Islands, Iceland (but they skipped this year, a factory broke down I read), Japan and Norway..
RokkanStoned
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Natives or not, doesn't really matter, so that's a moot point. The fact is that the "aboriginal whaling", which is just a way to excuse yourself ("bb..bbut the natives!") or just portion the commercial whaling towards an ethnic minority within your country, is bigger than "commercial whaling". Norway is luckily a far more reasonable country and just goes: "sure, hunt whales, just the right quotas for a specific type of whale, so it's done responsibility)
Edit: Also, to add, the whale Norway hunts, the Minke Whale / Vågehval, has a ridiculously large population of a 180,000. And is classified as: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1).
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Liljagare
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Natives or not, doesn't really matter, so that's a moot point. The fact is that the "aboriginal whaling", which is just a way to excuse yourself ("bb..bbut the natives!") or just portion the commercial whaling towards an ethnic minority within your country, is bigger than "commercial whaling". Norway is luckily a far more reasonable country and just goes: "sure, hunt whales, just the right quotas for a specific type of whale, so it's done responsibility)
Edit: Also, to add, the whale Norway hunts, the Minke Whale / Vågehval, has a ridiculously large population of a 180,000. And is classified as: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1).
Pregnat Mink whales or not, what is the reasoning behind the whale hunting in Norway? Since you state is just a excuse for natives in other nations, that actually need to protein, and can't afford to have prime beef shipped in? You guys can't afford the cows?
The whale hunting in Norway is by far a more moot point, and not needed at all.
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iconmaster
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I assume it's a prerequisite for eating them.
DiscoJer
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You can tell this is an older photo, because today she'd have dyed her hair and be covered with tattoos.