Can mammals and whales eat meat? Was it good? What's that smell?

Whales are the largest mammals in the world, not fish; they are divided into baleen whales, toothed whales, pseudo orcas and humpback whales. Generally live in Antarctica, North Pacific, North Atlantic, species are baleen whale suborder, tooth whale suborder, ancient whale suborder (extinct). So can whale meat be eaten? Was it good? What's the smell?

Can I eat whale meat?

Whale meat can be eaten. In fact, whale meat is not only edible, but also used as a home-cooked dish in some countries. for example, whale meat is no different from pig, beef and mutton in Japan, and it is sold in supermarkets, even in much the same way. a whale meat lunch box package includes smoked whale and whale steak. However, some experts appeal that whale meat can be eaten, but it is not good for our health.

How's the whale meat?

The whale meat is delicious. Whale meat tastes like three layers of meat, soft, but still with a bit of bite, the cooked whale meat is very delicious, but in fact, the taste is not very different from that of ordinary meat, just a little more fishy smell. In fact, most Japanese still eat pig, beef, mutton and chicken, especially young people, seldom eat whales. The demand for whale meat in the Japanese market has been greatly reduced, and the price has also fallen. The lean meat in the tail of whales is as high as 6000 yen per kilogram. Ordinary lean meat is usually 2600 yen, and the price of high-quality skin is 3300 yen per kilogram. The price of canned whale meat is only slightly more expensive than beef and equivalent to salmon.

What does whale meat taste like?

A whale is not a fish, but a mammal in the sea. It should taste like beef. The whale meat strips made in Da Jang Geum are said to be like beef in the play. In the past, someone caught a dolphin, cooked it privately and ate it, saying it was the taste of horse meat.

Why must eat whale meat?

There are also two voices of "lovers" and "conservatives" in the consumption of whale meat in Japan. In the past 20 years, some environmental protection non-governmental organizations in Japan have tried to stop the hunting and eating of whales by disclosing the scenes of brutal slaughter of whales in Japanese fishing villages, but the results are not very effective. However, when studies such as "cetaceans tend to accumulate harmful substances such as mercury" were made public, the demand for cetacean meat such as dolphins and whales was hit hard. The standard for mercury in whale meat by Japanese workers is 0.4ppm (mg / g), but ten times more mercury has been detected in pilot whale samples. The Ministry of Labor of Japan has proposed that pregnant women and children should be careful with the meat of whale fish, and mercury tests will be carried out on residents in Taiji every year.