All About Whale Meat: Taste, Best Cuts, and How to Prepare It – Chef's Pencil

All About Whale Meat: Taste, Best Cuts, and How to Prepare It – Chef's Pencil

HomeCooking Tips, RecipesAll About Whale Meat: Taste, Best Cuts, and How to Prepare It – Chef's Pencil

Whale meat can be described as a wilder version of beef with the melt-in-your-mouth texture of tuna. Depending on the type of whale and the cut this unique meat can be quite tough or deliciously tender.

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Hunting and eating whales!! Europe's most controversial food!!

Historically in countries like Japan it was (and still is) common to eat whale meat. Eating whale has sparked controversy around the world so why do people still eat it to this day?

In Japan whale meat has been eaten for centuries. Although it varies by region many people would have eaten whale meat when they were in school. Whale was an important source of protein for the Japanese especially during the post-war period when food shortages led to increased consumption.

While other countries around the world such as Iceland ate whale meat the culture nearly died out over time. In Japan however it is still ubiquitous.