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Got this dish in our school lunch today. Took a bite to discover a flavor and texture I had never tasted before. I consulted our menu to see what it was, and discovered I was eating “kujira-niku”—whale meat. I’d heard stories from my “sempai” (seniors) of the occasional whale meat school lunch, but was told that they’ve been phasing it out and it was really rare these days. I don’t really know if I should count myself as lucky or unlucky that I got this chance to eat it, but either way, I ate it. For the curious: it’s not great. You can see the meat is really dark—almost black. It’s similar to beef, but with much less flavor. And it’s VERY tough. It took me quite a while to get through this small amount. The bottom line: once is more than enough times to try whale meat. Zoom

Got this dish in our school lunch today. Took a bite to discover a flavor and texture I had never tasted before. I consulted our menu to see what it was, and discovered I was eating “kujira-niku”—whale meat.

I’d heard stories from my “sempai” (seniors) of the occasional whale meat school lunch, but was told that they’ve been phasing it out and it was really rare these days. I don’t really know if I should count myself as lucky or unlucky that I got this chance to eat it, but either way, I ate it.

For the curious: it’s not great. You can see the meat is really dark—almost black. It’s similar to beef, but with much less flavor. And it’s VERY tough. It took me quite a while to get through this small amount. The bottom line: once is more than enough times to try whale meat.


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  1. notentirely said: wow. thanks for posting this one.
  2. hayakawajunpei said: Whale meat is on the menu here more these days due to the large surplus stocks that have to be consumed. Our local stores have been pushing it and it’s gaining in popularity again.
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