DO NOT READ THIS if you have a pet whale!

If you like a good dose of mercury in your meat, and don't mind eating Willie, well you may be interested that Willie tastes like beef, not sushi:  "It's similar to reindeer or moose. Whale tastes much more like its hairy cousins on land than its gilled neighbors in the sea. In places where gamey meats are common—like Norway, Iceland, and among the indigenous people of Alaska—whale is served straight up with little or no seasoning. For those who find its unrefined flavor off-putting, whale is cured, marinated, or slathered with a flavorful sauce. Whale bacon, marketed in shrink-wrapped packages of thin marbled slices closely resembling pork bacon, is offered at some Japanese markets."

Mmmmm.  Willie bacon. I know I'm hungry now.....

Source

UPDATE: Two people contacted us that have actually tasted whale meat:


"...It was definitely a red meat, and tasted a bit like beef liver. It was prepared that way too, pan sauteed with lots of onions."


and  


"I had it as a pepper steak, it was like a really coarse and dense steak, with shrimpy overtones. I probably should have ordered it medium instead of well done."


There you have it, folks.  Like red meat everywhere, order it medium-done or less, tastes like chicken...

Comments

[Mark]

Only thing about Willie is that he is technically a dolphin and not a whale.

[Jim Madden and Thomas Jacques]

Saying "If you like a good dose of mercury in your meat, and don't mind eating Cetacea, well you may be interested that Cetacea tastes like beef, not sushi" lacked that special tone we were looking for....

;-)